Employment Archive » November, 2012

Employment - November, 2012

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• Silgan Tells High Court CBA Can't Apply To Dead Worker
• 5 Questions Employers Shouldn't Ask Job Applicants
• Jury Convicts Duo For Stealing GM Hybrid Car Trade Secrets
• NLRB Digs In Ahead Of Recess Appointments Arguments
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Top Guns From 52 Firms
• 2 More Pa. Judges Contest State's Mandatory Retirement Law
• Timekeeping System Saves Employer From OT Claim: 10th Circ.
• Union Facebook Page Not Picket Line Extension: NLRB Judge
• Michaels Stores Can't Shake Medical Leave Firing Suit
• Geico Investigators Not Exempt From OT, Judge Rules
• Stuntman Sues Over Deadly 'Expendables 2' Blast
• AMR Seeks Another Ch. 11 Plan Exclusivity Extension
• Cross-Border Implications Of The SEC Whistleblower Report
• Power Plant Developer Says Ex-Employees Hid Side Project
• American Apparel CEO Accused Of Choking Employee
• Class Action Waivers In Arbitration: Recent Developments
• Chicago Firefighters Ask 7th Circ. To Let Them Enter Hiring Suit
• NJ Senate Passes CPI-Tied Minimum Wage Increase
• Senate Bill Could Bring More Criminal Trade Secrets Cases
• Hostess Wins Judge's Final Blessing For Wind-Down
• Employers Say 6th Circ. Cintas Ruling Contradicts Title VII
• Dewey Creditors Win Right To Pursue Ex-Executives
• NLRB Lacks Authority To Mandate Posters, 4th Circ. Told
• Pa. High Court To Mull Union Trustees As Subcontractors
• $450M AIG Deal Gives Liberty Short Shrift, 7th Circ. Told
• 8th Circ. Shields Holding Co. From ACA Contraceptive Rule
• NYU Says Franco's Claim That Prof. Was 'Awful' Was Opinion
• 9th Circ. To Review Class Cert. In Wal-Mart Seating Case
• Retaliation Protection Rests On How The Whistle Is Blown
• How Healthy Is Your Law Firm? Time For A Stress Test
• Calif. Wrong Forum For NFL Injury Coverage Row, Judge Says
• High Court Won't Delay Union Vote For AA Workers
• Genesis Case Puts Employer FLSA Strategy On The Line
• DOJ Widens Gallup Whistleblower Suit Over Billing Practices
• NJ Cops Ask 3rd Circ. To Overturn Police Exam Settlement
• Ex-Akin Gump Atty Wasn't Fired For Her Race, 2nd Circ. Hears
• Exemption Renders Pa. Diocese's ACA Suit Moot: Judge
• Target Shows Older Workers The Door, Class Action Says
• NASA Workers Press Congress To Probe Data Breach
• Worker Gear Isn't Equipment Safety Guard: Ohio High Court
• Seyfarth Grabs Pair Of Lewis Brisbois Employment Attorneys
• Dewey Creditors Defend Right To Pursue Ex-Executives
• CalPERS Looks To Sue San Bernardino Over Missed Payments
• DOJ Commitment To Challenging Hiring Practices Continues
• Philly Sewage Plant Says Whistleblower Suit Came Too Late
• Ex-Massey Exec Admits To Masking Mine Safety Violations
• FERA Retroactivity Still Controversial Under FCA
• Ex-Employee Sues Shipper CMA Over Background Checks
• How Obama's Re-Election Impacts Immigration Reform
• Banorte Puts Up $1.6B For BBVA Mexican Pension Fund
• 2nd Obama Term May Cement Contractor Hiring Overhaul
• 11th Circ. Won't Rehear Ala. Immigration Law Case
• Hershey Moves To Ax Investor's Suit Over African Child Labor
• Megachurch Founder's $5M Claims Slashed In Bankruptcy Court
• High Court Weighs Equities Under ERISA In US Airways Suit
• New ACA Rules Foggy On Drug Coverage, Multistate Plans
• Bankrupt Vertis Gets Nod For $4.3M Employee Bonus Plan
• Patriot Coal Ch. 11 Case Moved From NY To Mo.
• DC Circ. Tosses NLRB Ruling That Brush Co. Snubbed Union
• Christmas Light Co. Is A Scrooge To Workers, DOL Says
• Baylor Hospital Inks Medicare FCA Settlement With DOJ
• NLRA Bars Idaho Right-To-Work Law Extensions, 9th Circ. Told
• Abercrombie & Fitch Hit With Overtime Class Action In Pa.
• Obama Signs Law Enhancing Whistleblower Protection
• San Bernardino OKs $26M In Cuts, CalPERS Payment Deferral
• Hostess Union, Pension Fund Want Ch. 11 Trustee
• How Rigorous Is The 'Rigorous Analysis' Requirement?
• 1st Circ. Lets Evanston Duck Sexual Harassment Coverage
• Calif. Carting Co. Loses Arbitration Bid In Driver's Wage Suit
• Texas AG Blasts Subpoena In $421M FCA Suit
• Panera Franchisee Must Bargain With Bakers Union, NLRB Says
• Strippers Win FLSA Class Cert., But Counterclaims Stand
• HSBC Makes $15.6M Deal To End Bankers' OT Class Action
• Colo. Amendment 64: Same Can, More Worms For Employers
• Ex-Seyfarth Shaw Atty Says Boss's Lies Got Him Fired
• Price Postel Must Repay Insurer For Defamation Suit Defense
• Call That Ends 'Nicely' Not Protected FLSA Activity: 8th Circ.
• Justices Weigh Definition Of 'Supervisor' For Bias Suits
• Supreme Court Allows ACA Religious Challenge At 4th Circ.
• Grocer Must Rescind Raises After Pa. Judge Backs Arbitrator
• Ex-Hostess Employee Brings WARN Act Class Action
• Ex-School Chief Kept Blackmail File On Employees, Suit Says
• Valero, Sunoco Sued Over Worker's Benzene Exposure
• AMR Seeks Pension Change Under New Treasury Rule In Ch. 11
• Ex-IBM Worker Can't Get High Court Review In Patent Row
• ConAgra Hit With FLSA Class Action Over OT At Ark. Plant
• EEOC Fights Social Media Discovery In HoneyBaked Suit
• 1st Circ. Won't Mull State Street's ERISA Cert. Challenge
• Edwards Wildman, Ex-Partner Still Headed To Trial Over Pay
• High Court Sends Okla. Noncompete Case To Arbitration
• Lessons From The SEC Whistleblower Report
• Why Employment Counsel Should Study FCPA Guidance
• EDS Wants IT Worker Class Decertified In Overtime Suit
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Exec Loses Arbitration Bid Again
• National Grid Had Right To Slash Retiree Benefits: 2nd Circ.
• 'Price is Right' Hit With $7.7M Punitives For Firing Model
• Fla. Hospitals To Pay $10M In Medicare Overbilling Suit
• High Court ERISA Case Puts Benefit Plans On The Line
• US Trustee Questions Intent Of Vertis' Employee Bonus Plan
• White Atty Sues Housing Authority For Race Discrimination
• Recruiter Can't Make Rival Delete Web Posting, Court Says
• Eisai Says Zurich Policy Covers Off-Label FCA Suit
• Ameriprise Can't Escape Suit Over $20M In 401(K) Losses
• Pa. Pol Accused Of Replacing 2 Workers With Supporters
• Hostess Now Set To Begin Wind-Down With Judge's OK
• FCA Suit Over Defense Contractor's Afghan Work Grows
• Judge OKs RG Steel Retention Pay Over Ex-Workers' Outcry
• OSHA Names New Director Of Whistleblower Program
• Texas Judge Upholds $12M Asarco Asbestos Deal Challenge
• McDermott Wants Out Of Suit Over Client's Stock Plan
• Bloomberg Call Center Workers Get Mixed Cert. Ruling
• Philly Judge Affirms 3 Percent Raise For Firefighters
• Fla. Judge Shoots Down Northrop Engineer's FCA Suit
• Smooth Transitions For Servicemembers: USERRA Protections
• Calif. Governor Contests Unions' Win In Furlough Fight
• LA Judge Finds No Irreparable Harm From Chinatown Wal-Mart
• Hostess, Bakers Union Fail To Reach A Deal
• 7th Circ. Rejects EEOC Reading Of ADA Medical Records Rule
• White House Releases ACA Rules On Exchanges, Wellness Plans
• NJ Bill Targets Bias In Employer-Provided Health Benefits
• R&L Truckers' Wages Class Action Gets Green Light
• Jury Says Ex-'Price Is Right' Model Faced Pregnancy Bias
• Hospice Provider Pays $1.3M To End Medicare Fraud Suit
• DC Circ. Says Hotel Unlawfully Refused Union Bargaining
• 1st Circ. Denies Widow's Claim Under Defense Base Act
• SEC Whistleblower Stats In Context: No Speedy Recoveries
• Disabled Employees Say Bankrupt Nortel Targeting Benefits
• 'Supervisor' Case To Shape Title VII Outlook For Employers
• J&J Wants Out Of Ex-Sales Reps' Suit Over Noncompete Deal
• Pa. Glass Co. Drops $2.3M Suit On Principal Of Rival Startup
• Comcast Workers Fail To Show Promise Of OT Pay, Judge Says
• Bimbo Unit To Pay $3.5M To Settle Drivers' Benefits Suit
• Capital One Pays $3.2M To End Underwriters' OT Suit
• Ways For Employers To Assist Hurricane-Affected Employees
• Hobby Lobby Can't Block Health Law's Contraception Mandate
• Thomas Whitelaw Sued Over Former Atty's Employment Pact
• NJ Senate Panel Advances Minimum Wage Hike Proposal
• US Contractor Jailed in Cuba Takes Aim At Those Back Home
• EEOC Made Cos. Pay $365M In Record Enforcement Year
• Employer's LinkedIn Hijacking Killed My Credibility: Ex-Prez
• NYC Shells Out $20M To Resolve Police Sergeants' OT Suit
• Hope For Hostess As Judge Orders Mediation With Union
• Vehicle Underwriters Accuse US Bank Of OT Pay Violations
• Hearst Wants Wage Deduction Claim Axed From Interns' Suit
• Colleges Urge DC Circ. To Revive ACA Contraception Suits
• $13M Exotic Dancer Wage Settlement Gets Judge's OK
• NLRB Fights To Revive Union Election Rule At DC Circ.
• Vance V. Ball State: What Makes One A 'Supervisor?'
• Judge Shields Bible Printer From ACA Contraception Rule
• Alston & Bird Adds Fulbright Class Action Atty In LA
• NFL Disability Board Undermines League In Concussion MDL
• Better Communication In Labor Feud Might Have Saved Hostess
• National Grid Workers Sue For Overtime In Sandy Aftermath
• Texas Agencies Settle Female Workers' Pay Bias Claims
• Texas High Court Won't Rehear Landmark Ledbetter Act Case
• EBay Sued Over Recruiting, Hiring Pact With Intuit
• Wal-Mart Files NLRB Charge To Block Union Protests
• O'Quinn Law Firm Wants Ironshore Silica Coverage Suit Axed
• Pinnacle Judge Keeps Pilots Union Ruling Under Wraps
• Boehner Says He's Not Giving Up On ACA Repeal Plans
• Chipotle Stiffs Workers On Overtime, Suit Says
• Hostess To Liquidate After Spoiled Bankruptcy Efforts
• NJ Court Limits General Contractor Duty For Sub Workers
• Walgreens Sued Over Managers' Pay Deductions
• Calif. High Court Won't Review Nursing Home Staffing Suit
• US Airways Pilots Union Wants Info On Possible AMR Merger
• Texas Jury Splits Verdict In EMS Commanders' FLSA Suit
• US Cleared To Intervene On Gallup FCA Suit's FEMA Claim
• Union Urges Court To Block RG Steel Employee Payments
• Crossmark Employees Denied Class Cert. In OT Suit
• PUC, PGW Seek Settlement Over Safety In Fatal Gas Explosion
• Relators Face Difficulty Pursuing Safety-Based FCA Suits
• Did The Supreme Court Mean What It Said In Concepcion?
• Lessons From Latest EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Cases
• Fields Fehn Can't Shake Malpractice Judgment
• Doc's Whistleblower Case May Create Chaotic Hospital Disputes
• Diagnostics Co. Shorted Workers On Stock Options, Suit Claims
• No Need For Employer Paranoia Over Legalized Marijuana
• NLRB Judge Slams Dish Network's Social Media Policy
• IRS Pension Rule Change Will Resonate Well Beyond AMR Case
• AT&T Whistleblower's FCA Suit Should Be Pared, Judge Says
• AllianceBernstein Can't Have Ex-Adviser's IPhone, Court Says
• 6th Circ. Narrowly Shoots Down Mich. Affirmative Action Ban
• Senate Slows Down Controversial Cost-Benefit Analysis Bill
• Ex-SEC Official Says He Was Fired For Revealing Wrongdoing
• New Calif. Employment Laws To Benefit Employees
• Pfizer Ducks FCA Suit Over Lipitor Marketing Practices
• 71 Law Firms Get Perfect Score In 2013 LGBT Equality Report
• Ford & Harrison Adds Partners In Minneapolis, Atlanta
• Flood Of Tips Reveals Little About SEC Whistleblower Program
• Groups Urge Congress To Lower Cap On Contractor Pay
• Texas Hospital Has Immunity In Ex-Worker's Contract Suit
• Apple, Google Say Cert. Not Justified In Hiring Pact Suit
• ING To Pay $3.5M To Settle Stock Drop Suits
• Toyota Says Ex-Worker Stole Trade Secrets Before Leaving
• Ex-'Price Is Right' Model Asks For $8M in Bias Damages
• Petraeus Probe Highlights Holes In Outdated Wiretap Laws
• Employers Should Handle Social Media Discipline With Care
• Hostess Threatens Liquidation If Strike Continues
• Pa. Judges Sue State To Strike Mandatory Retirement
• Ford Beats Ex-Worker's Whistleblower Suit In 6th Circ.
• WARN Class Asks Judge To Deny AFA Exclusivity Extension
• Zimmer Must Face Most Of Stryker Poaching, Trade Secrets Suit
• House OKs Bill Shifting Contractor Wage Claims To DOL
• Pryor Cashman Must Pay Atty Fees In $42M Malpractice Row
• HoneyBaked Granted Social Media Discovery In EEOC Suit
• Ogletree Deakins To Open Offices In England, Germany
• Judge Tosses Suit Over Heinz's Hour Rounding Policy
• Perils Of Global Supply Chain Noncompliance
• ADEA Doesn't Cover 'Bad' Hiring Picks, 5th Circ. Rules
• 'Price is Right' Sidelined Another Pregnant Model: Ex-Producer
• High Court May Close Class Waiver Loophole In AmEx Case
• Horizon Skirts Chiropractors' ERISA Suit Over Claim Denials
• Senate Greenlights Broader Protections For Whistleblowers
• Union Trust Blasts Fiat's Offer For Chrysler Shares
• EEOC's Thai Farmworker Mistreatment Claims Get Trimmed
• Starbucks Ordered To Serve Up $14M In Tip-Pool Suit
• Fresenius Pays Nearly $1M To End Dialysis Clinic OT Suit
• SEC Can Use SOX To Claw Back Exec Bonuses, Judge Rules
• Clearing Up The Smoke For Wash. Employers Post-Election
• JPMorgan Workers' ERISA Case Denied High Court Review
• Dewey Creditors Seek Right To Sue Ex-Directors
• NJ Lawmakers To Pursue Minimum Wage Bill, Not Amendment
• Bakers Union Strike Spells End Of 3 Hostess Bakeries
• Delays Don't Change Veteran Benefit Rules, Fed. Circ. Finds
• Walgreen Faces Employee Class Action Over Gas Money
• Citizens Financial Managers Satisfy Dukes In OT Suit: Judge
• BNY Mellon Unit To Pay $210M To End Madoff Investor Suits
• Potential Appointees Must Prepare For Vetting Minefield
• Tips For Quality Control In Technology-Assisted Review
• 6th Circ. Revives EEOC Sex Bias Case Against Cintas
• High Court To Hear AmEx Antitrust Arbitration Row
• Teamsters Ruling Could Take PE Funds Off Pension Hook
• Kleiner Perkins Says Sex Bias Suit Belongs In Arbitration
• Bible Printer Says For-Profit Cos. Also Deserve ACA Exemption
• Ex-Boston Scientific Worker Followed Noncompete, Judge Says
• New IRS Rules Allow AMR To Freeze Pilot Pension Plans
• Magistrate Dodges Recusal Over E-Discovery In Sex Bias Suit
• Insurer Off The Hook For $1M Anheuser-Busch Asbestos Deal
• TRW Retirees Must Arbitrate Health Claims, 6th Circ. Told
• Reasons To Keep Watch In Health Care Industry
• Trucking Co. To Pay $4.8M To End EEOC Disability Bias Suit
• How To Make Sure You Own Your IP
• NLRB Ruling May Bolster Unions' Collective Bargaining Arsenal
• Planners Privy To Kickbacks Liable Under ERISA: 3rd Circ.
• Fired Chemical-Dump Whistleblowers Sue Philly Sewage Plant
• Hostess Union To Fight Judge's Rejection Of Labor Contracts
• EEOC Tells 5th Circ. That Lactation Bias Is Sex Bias
• DC Circ. Mulls NLRB Authority In News Co., Worker Rift
• FINRA Orders Ex-Barclays Worker To Pay $3.5M In Loan Row
• CORRECTED: Leo Burnett Sues Workers Who Quit With Kellogg Info
• Atty Says Texas Firm Fired Her Over Pregnancy
• Employers Need ACA Guidance Soon, Retail Group Says
• Wagner & Jones Survives DQ Bid In Fidelity Wage Suit
• Missing The Class Action Removal Boat To Federal Court
• Calif. Voters Snub Measure To Limit Unions' Political Spending
• Mich. Voters Reject Collective Bargaining Rights Proposal
• NLRB Judge Rips 24 Hour's Class Waiver, But Law Still Murky
• Drew Carey Backs 'Price is Right' In Model's Bias Case
• Goldman Asks 2nd Circ. To Send Bias Case To Arbitration
• ABA Exec Claims Immunity From Employee's FCA Suit
• Air Force Contractor Avoids Injunction In Trade Secrets Row
• New Life For NY Minimum Wage Hike As Senate Skews Dem
• Anti-Health Reform Measures DOA After High Court Ruling
• Baker Donelson Boosts Labor Group With Ex-Ogletree Atty
• Wells Fargo Insurance Unit Off Hook For Vacuum Co.'s Defense
• NJ Voters Back Higher Health, Pension Costs For Judges
• DOJ Partly Wins Subpoena Fight In GM Trade Secrets Case
• Okla. Voters Nix Affirmative Action In State Hiring
• How FINRA Foiled Morgan Stanley's Broker Info Grab
• HR Guide For Responding To Natural Disasters
• KBR Says FCA Suit Over Iraq Electrical Work Lacks Specifics
• Judge Junks American Airlines Suit Against NMB Union Ruling
• Former Valerus Worker Sues Over Stock Redemption
• Kodak Gets Go-Ahead To End Retiree Benefits
• Pa. Unemployment Regs Expected To Save $24M Annually
• Job Applicant Sues SOS International Over Consumer Report
• Post Sandy Payroll: What Employers Must Remember
• Ex-Phillies Practice Pitcher Sues Team For Defamation
• US Asks DC Circ. Not To Revive Contraception Rule Challenges
• Ex-SGB Partner Loses Arbitration Bid Over Firing At New Firm
• Boeing Workers Win 11 Years' Back Pay Over Nonunion Status
• Talent Agent Says CAA Must Arbitrate $5M Unpaid Bonus Row
• BLT Restaurant Ends Trademark Row With Chef
• OfficeMax Workers Lose Class Bid In Meal, Rest Break Suit
• ERISA Co-Fiduciaries Can Bring Indemnity Claims, Judge Says
• Ex-Pepper Contract Atty Says Partner Hacked Emails, Phones
• FLSA Suit Doomed By Failure To Log Hours, 6th Circ. Says
• Raytheon Seeks Exit From $1B FCA Satellite System Suit
• Employment Regulators To Stay Bold In Obama's 2nd Term
• Obama Win To Unleash Onslaught Of ACA Regulations
• What Obama's Re-Election Means For Health Care Policy
• Warner Bros. Settles 'Green Lantern' Stunt Injury Suit
• Justices Eye Expert Damages Testimony In Comcast Class Action
• Sandy Blamed For Blown Deadline In Ropes & Gray Bias Suit
• Attys Urge 9th Circ. To Follow NLRB Class Waiver Ban
• Philly Council OKs Hire-In-City Bill For Contractors
• Weingarten Realty Investors Hit With Sex Discrimination Suit
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds Veteran Chicago Labor Pro
• Ex-Bayer Salesman Wins Award In FCA Retaliation Suit
• Sports Agent Dodges Ex-Employer's Secrets Theft Claims
• Texas Lawmaker Asks For AG's Take On Same-Sex Benefits
• Six More Women Join $100M Forest Labs Bias Case
• PBGC Shifts To More Targeted ERISA Enforcement
• The Scope Of Newark's New 'Ban The Box' Ordinance
• $2M Foot Locker Employee Uniform Settlement Gets Court OK
• 6th Circ. Rules Allison Defendants Can Be Liable Under FERA
• Bankrupt AFA Foods Fights Proposed Switch To Ch. 7
• 9th Circ. Won't Reconsider Marijuana Users' ADA Case
• ING Wants ERISA Kickbacks Suit Tossed
• High Court Asked To Consider Union's Duty To Nonmembers
• Hostess, Unions Win Judge's Blessing For 'Integral' Deals
• Judge OKs Class, Settlement In Black & Decker Wages Suit
• Jury To Hear Ex-AutoZone Worker's Discrimination Suit
• Ex-NASA Lab Worker's Bias Suit Tentatively Nixed
• DC Circ. Rebuffs Attack On NLRB Health Care Rule
• DOL Ruling Should Block Hospital Affirmative Action Regs
• Edwards Wildman Picks Up Litigation Pro From Neal Gerber
• DC Circ. Lets Navy Chaplains' Religious Bias Suit Move Forward
• Wal-Mart Women Say Outdated Precedent Nixed Class Claims
• Ex-Hershey Workers Cite Age Bias Pattern In Class Cert. Bid
• How The Presidential Election Could Curtail ADA Regs
• A Twist On Disclosure-Based Shareholder Suits
• Omeros Pays $4M To End Whistleblower's FCA Suit
• FTS Cable Techs Awarded $3.8M In FLSA Overtime Suit
• Chicago Tries To Douse Female Firefighters' Bias Suit
• Judge Won't Block Ex-Stryker Exec From Jumping To Zimmer
• Gov't Won't Contest Bid To Revive Religious ACA Challenge
• Individuals Can Face Wrongful Firing Claims: Va. High Court
• WEC Carolina Urges High Court To Clarify CFAA's Scope
• Employers Can't Ignore Wage Laws In Hurricane Sandy's Wake
• Takeda Escapes FCA Suit Over Undisclosed Drug Complications
• Catholic-Owned Co. Gains Shield From ACA Contraception Rule
• 6th Circ. Greenlights PPG Retiree Health Benefit Claims
• Safarian & Choi Lands Veteran Litigator, Renames Firm
• Calif. High Court Won't Mull Case Over Class Waiver Ban
• A Template For Class Denial In Calif.
• 'Price Is Right' Exec Denies Firing Model Over Pregnancy
• Investor Says Hershey Complicit In Child Labor Violations
• Comcast Gives Justices Chance To Raise Class Cert. Bar Again
• Ex-Ohio Union Leader Cops To Bribe-Taking
• TransCanada Faces Canadian Safety Audit
• Eaton Corp. Wants Miss. Judge Removed In Trade Secrets Row
• Sprint Dealer Agrees To Pay $2.5M In FLSA Class Actions
• Tyson Foods Settles Workers' Don, Doff Claims
• Pointers For PE Firms — Post Sun Capital ERISA Ruling
• Mapping The Pre-Election Landscape