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Employment - March, 2013

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• Verizon Retirees Clinch Class Status In ERISA Suit
• Universal Health Care Faces WARN Act Suit From Ex-Workers
• Ralphs Takes Calif. Union-Picketing Fight To High Court
• Harvard Must Face Claims It Took Waiters' Tips, Judge Says
• NYC Sick Pay Deal Takes Litigation Blitz Off The Table
• US Law Doesn't Trump Truckers' Wage Claims, Judge Says
• Ex-Partner Bilked Chicago Firm Out Of $1.1M, Suit Says
• EEOC Wins 5th Circ. Rehearing In Same-Sex Harassment Suit
• CDW Unit Strikes $6M Deal To End Fee-Dodging Case
• DC Circ. Allows Safety Fine Against Coal Mine To Stand
• 5th Circ. Says Bankruptcy Court Erred In Nixing WARN Act Suit
• How To Handle A Problem Client
• Ex-AK Steel Workers Entitled To Benefits, 6th Circ. Says
• Bingham Can't Arbitrate Associate's Bias Suit
• Bose McKinney Sued For $7.6M Over Pension Plan Advice
• Pension Plans Shorted $438M By Catholic Health East: Suit
• Patriot Coal Bondholders Demand Appointment Of Trustee
• DC Circ. Resurrects DOJ Job Applicants' Privacy Suit
• Wal-Mart Contractor Misled Workers In OT Case, Judge Finds
• Employment Ace Decamps To Jackson Lewis' Phoenix Office
• Q&A With Akin Gump's Gregory Knopp
• Know Your Risks Before You Make Your Bracket
• Rule 12(e): What Is It Good For? Absolutely Nothing
• NYC Council Reaches Compromise On Paid Sick Leave Bill
• Mich. Emergency Manager Law Flouts Constitution, Suit Says
• Comcast Gives Employers A Leg Up In Wage-And-Hour Suits
• Morgan Stanley Dodges Suit Over Retirement Plan Losses
• SoCal Gas Workers' PAGA Claims Can Proceed: Appeals Court
• Calif. High Court Nixes $1.3M Award In Lucasfilm Bias Suit
• Pa. Supreme Court To Tackle Judges' Mandatory Retirement
• 2nd Circ. Overturns NLRB In Union Fight With Stella D'oro
• Quest Can't Duck Claims That It Pushed Out Older Sales Reps
• Walgreen FCA Suit Over Drug Kickbacks Dropped
• Dewey Gets $1.6M In Paul Hastings Unfinished Business Deal
• Gilead Poached Worker To Launch Rival Drug, Vertex Says
• Whisteblower Says Biotech Co. Used Family For US Contracts
• Q&A With Jackson Lewis' Vincent Cino
• ConAgra Plant Workers Win Conditional Cert. In FLSA Suit
• EEOC V. US Steel Gives New Hope To Employers
• Litigation Support At A Crossroads
• JPMorgan Can't Duck Lehman Investment Class Action
• Pricey Land Complicates Options For Ailing NYC Hospital
• High Court's Comcast Ruling Raises Bar For Class Actions
• US Loses Bid To Sink STOCK Act Privacy Suit
• Armored Car Driver Not FLSA-Exempt, Judge Rules
• 7 Steps To Get HIPAA-Compliant Now
• Justices Skeptical Of Federal Benefits Ban For Gay Couples
• Ogletree Adds Procopio Cory ERISA Pro To San Diego Office
• Lawyers Weigh In On Supreme Court's Comcast Ruling
• Canning Can't Stop Union Dues Fight, NLRB Tells DC Circ.
• The Business End Of Supreme Court's Current Term
• UC Regents To Pay $1.2M Over Faulty Anesthesia Supervision
• Ex-Hearst Interns Push For 'Employee' Status, Class Cert.
• Citizens Bank Gets Workers' OT Action Decertified
• Landry's Targets Rival, Ex-Manager In Noncompete Suit
• Ropes & Gray Urged To Talk Deal In Ex-Partner's Bias Suit
• AMR Judge OKs US Airways Merger, But Not $20M CEO Bonus
• Wagner & Jones, Others Disqualified In Fidelity Wage Case
• Merck Atty's Letter Ruled Harmless In Whistleblower's Suit
• Fired Exec Slaps NY Hospital With $30M Defamation Suit
• High Court Sides With Comcast In Antitrust Class Action
• CORRECTED: Am West Pilots Want Arbitrator's Seniority List Enforced
• Contractor Can't Halt Employee Defections To Rival Academi
• Q&A With Sheppard Mullin's Jonathan Stoler
• Ga. Puts Up Another Hurdle For Class Certification
• Judge Rejects GameStop's $750K Deal In Wages Class Action
• Acadia Unit Beats Retaliation Suit Over Nurse's FCA Claims
• 9th Circ. Backs SEIU's $1.4M Award In Rival Union Fight
• IDT Flouted $2.5M Termination Deal, Ex-Exec Says
• FLSA Liabilities Transfer in Buyouts, 7th Circ. Says
• Yellow Pages Workers Reap $1.1M Settlement In OT Dispute
• High Court Seems Wary Of Broad Gay Marriage Ruling
• The 5 Litigators Sure To Drive Judges Mad
• Akin Gump's Wal-Mart Bias Memo Is Protected, Judge Rules
• Patchwork Of Paid Sick Leave Laws May Trip Up Employers
• Sanford Heisler Doubles Up On NYC Office Space
• Wal-Mart Sues Union Over Trespass During Fla. Store Protests
• Holland, Fenwick Resolve Ex-Howrey Matters With Trustee
• 9th Circ. To Rehear Mill Worker's $9.4M Mesothelioma Case
• Pa. High Court Clarifies Workers' Comp Rule On Retirement
• Q&A With Seyfarth Shaw's Gerald Maatman
• NY State Labor Law Exempts Public Hospitals, Judge Finds
• Regional Directors — NLRB's Secret Weapon
• More Class Suits Ahead, Says Calif. Employment Agency Chief
• Ex-Sanford Heisler Partner Sues Firm Over Partnership Share
• LMRDA Protects Only Union-Related Speech, 4th Circ. Says
• NJ Social Media Bill Could Prompt Flurry Of Employee Suits
• High Court Will Affirm Gay Marriage On Narrow Grounds
• Justices Scrutinize Arbitrators' Reach In Oxford Class Appeal
• Appeals Court Junks Malpractice Suit Over Work-Injury Case
• Tampa Firm Sues Ex-Managing Partner For Cover-Up
• Pa. Jury Awards Whistleblower $1.7M In Exec Drug-Use Suit
• United Tech Took Laid-Off Workers' Stock, Class Action Says
• Fla. House Votes To Close Public Pensions To Future Workers
• Plaintiffs Attys Say Sky's Not Falling After CAFA Ruling
• Supreme Court Will Hear 2nd Affirmative Action Case
• NJ Corrections Officers Sue State For Age, Race Bias
• Shaw Whistleblower Wins $3.4M FCA Retaliation Verdict
• Saul Ewing Adds 4 Employment Attys In Pittsburgh
• Supreme Court Seeks SG's View On Fifth Third ERISA Appeal
• Toll Brothers Sued Over Job Applicant Background Checks
• Frito-Lay Can't Dodge Gender Bias Probe, DOL Says
• Time Warner Pays $1.4M To Settle Cable Techs' Wage Suit
• Detroit Hospital To Pay $8.4M To Settle Wage-Fixing Claims
• Q&A With Dechert's Thomas Johnson
• When Blowing The Whistle Loses Protection
• Latest Concepcion Curb Tees Up Issue For Calif. High Court
• CVS Worker Weigh-Ins Should Survive Lawsuits
• Judge Scolds Attys For Snubbing Whistleblowers In FCA Suit
• High Court's Oxford Ruling May Devastate Class Arbitration
• Faruqi Wields Tested M&A Tactic To Target Exec Stock Grants
• Attys' Advice To High Court: More Love, Less Discrimination
• Rite Aid, LexisNexis Face Class Action Over Worker Info
• SEC Diversity Crisis Looms For Incoming Chairwoman
• ABA Employee Seeks Sanctions In FCA Discovery Fight
• Boies Schiller Hit With Sanctions Bid In $350M Marriott Row
• Supreme Court Tames Class Action Frankenstein's Monster
• Whistleblower Blew Wrong Whistle, NJ Appeals Court Says
• Atty Who Choked Judge Loses Fee Fight In 3rd Circ.
• Judge In EEOC Sex Bias Case Calls JPMorgan 'Dubiously Bold'
• Q&A With Bryan Cave's Jay Zweig
• NYC Council Debates Paid Sick Leave Legislation
• Where Privilege Protection Ends In Internal Investigations
• How To Determine If An Executive Compensation Is 'Fair'
• Fry's Electronics Settles Male Cashier's Sex Bias Claims
• Ins And Outs Of Nonparty Discovery In Texas Arbitration
• DOL Can't Apply H-2B Wage Rule, Judge Says
• Legislative Employees Lose Challenge To STOCK Act
• Refinery Workers Must Arbitrate FLSA Suit, Judge Rules
• Arbitration Pacts Can Bar Title VII Class Actions, 2nd Circ. Says
• Journal Register Judge Axes Last Union Protest To $120M Sale
• 9th Circ. Upholds Edison's Near-Win In $373M ERISA Row
• NJ Bill To Protect Workers' Facebook Info Heads To Gov.
• Sealing The Deal: O'Melveny Gets Pilots On Board AMR Deal
• NJ Court Clarifies 'Severe Misconduct' In Employment Cases
• Wal-Mart Says Dukes Voids $187M Pa. Wage Class Award
• Howrey Trustee Delays Launch Of Ex-Partner Lawsuits
• Wal-Mart Told To Answer HR Questions Pronto In Dukes Suit
• Counter-IED Maker Beats Whistleblower FCA Suit In 4th Circ.
• Nationwide Investigators Exempt From OT, 6th Circ. Says
• Ex-NFL Players Split On $42M Publicity Rights Accord
• Pa. Bill Would Boost Minimum Wage To $9 An Hour
• Q&A With Choate's Arthur Meyers
• Sears Auto Managers Denied Class Cert. In Overtime Dispute
• USERRA Does Not Bar Layoffs
• 7 Reasons To Do Pro Bono Work
• Whistleblowers' Firing Claims Tossed In Nuclear Cleanup Row
• Calif. Settles Class Actions Over Home Care Program Cuts
• Ex-Milberg Atty Faces High Hurdle In Bid To Sue Ex-Partners
• AIG Can't Skirt Legal Fees In $176M Westernbank FDIC Suit
• Soccer Pro's Suit Says Nike Logo A Flimsy Excuse For Firing
• Dems Pitch Paid Sick Leave Legislation
• Calif. City Officials Put Back Under Fire For Big Paychecks
• 9th Circ. Scraps Suit Over Skilled Worker Visas
• Citi, E&Y Push 2nd Circ. To End Worker Class Actions
• Wage And Hour Deals Rose To $467M In 2012, Study Says
• Ferring's Trade Secrets Claims Cut In $165M Patent Deal Row
• Whistleblower's $47M Army Contract Misconduct Suit Nixed
• Philly Can't Slash Tax Officer Pay, Pa. Appeals Court Rules
• EEOC Harassment Suit Unfounded, CRST Says In $6M Fee Bid
• Insurers Need Policyholder OK For Bad Faith Suits: Court
• Conn. Bill Would Boost Health Care Competition, FTC Says
• Pa. Firm's Anti-Gay Culture Cost Ex-Atty A Job, Suit Says
• Thelen Trustee Sues Ex-Equity Partner Over Excess Pay
• 5 Tips For Building Bridges With Whistleblower Clients
• Q&A With Constangy's Mark Tilkens
• FAA Contractor Off Hook In Worker Privacy Suit
• A Look At The Toughest Unemployment Discrimination Law
• Avoid The Top 10 Pitfalls In A Jury Charge Conference
• High Court To Post Same-Day Audio Of Gay Marriage Cases
• High Court's CAFA Ruling Carries Dangers For Defendants
• 3rd Circ. Lowers Bar For SOX Whistleblowers In Tyco Case
• 'Bring Your Own Device' Can Trump Privacy Risks, EEOC Says
• Class Action Lawyers React To Supreme Court's CAFA Ruling
• Agencies Issue Rule On ACA's 90-Day Insurance Wait Limit
• Verizon Heads Off Retiree Fight With Cuts To Exec Stock Perks
• Staggered NY Wage Hike Would Require Employer Vigilance
• Tesoro Pays $11.6M To End Meal Break Suit
• Pa. House Clears Ban On Unemployment For Retired Workers
• NJ High Court Stresses Respect For Labor Arbitration Awards
• Female Prep Boys Coach Didn't Prove Retaliation: 6th Circ.
• DC Circ. Revives Arch Coal Unit's Mine-Safety Violation Fight
• Canning Won't Hinder NLRB's Social Media Stance, GC Says
• Ex-Patton Boggs Worker Drops $12M Sexual Harassment Suit
• McKesson Wages Suit Settlement May Harm Class, Judge Says
• Stryker Exec Who Jumped Ship Must Hand Over Trade Secrets
• Union Dispute Has Journal Register Judge Mulling $120M Sale
• Hearst Says Unpaid Interns' Claims Too Varied For Class Cert.
• Q&A With Seyfarth Shaw's David Baffa
• Oral Disclosures Violate Privacy, Calif. Appeals Court Says
• 3rd Circ. Nurses Union Case Hinges On NLRB Appointments
• Bass Pro Can't Shake EEOC's Race Discrimination Suit
• A Statistical Perspective On No-Rehire Policies
• Justices Restore Class Action Fairness Act's Removal Power
• And Now A Word From The Panel ...
• E&Y, College Co. Escape Whistleblower Suit Over Billions In Aid
• Highland Wants To Boot Discovery Ref In Fight With Ex-Exec
• ABA Targets Gender Pay Gap At Law Firms
• NFL Puts Up $42M To Settle Ex-Players' Publicity Rights Case
• Cephalon Hit With FCA Suit Over Off-Label Marketing
• 2nd Circ. To Weigh FLSA Class Waivers In Citigroup Case
• H-1B Visa Program Discriminates Against Women, Sens. Hear
• US Trustee Balks At Bankrupt OSG's $14M In Bonuses
• DOE's Lawrence Livermore Faces Trial In $65M Layoff Case
• Halliburton, KBR Must Face FCA Suit, 4th Circ. Says
• Religious Cos. Can Duck Contraception Rule, 7th Circ. Told
• Wal-Mart Fights Bid For Quick Appeal On Post-Dukes Claims
• Verizon Hit With Class Action From Workers Seeking OT
• Q&A With Procopio's Marie Kenny
• McKesson-Affiliated Cancer Centers Hit With FCA Suit
• How To Keep An Eye On Workers But Keep Out Of Trouble
• Ex-Mercury GC Ends SEC's $258M Options Backdating Suit
• Employer Liable For Hijacking Former Exec's LinkedIn Page
• Judge Again Axes Ex-Booz Allen Exec's $23M Carlyle Deal Suit
• High Court To Mull Circuit Split On Gov't Worker ADEA Claims
• AMR CEO's $20M Severance Pay Draws US Trustee Challenge
• Ogletree Deakins Nabs ADA Pro From Drinker Biddle
• Religious Freedom In The Workplace: UK Edition
• Calif. FCA Ruling Could Impact Federal FCA Cases
• Jury Awards $1M In Merle Norman Sex Harassment Case
• 5 Tips For Handling Employee Cybersmears
• Del Frisco's Founder Says PE Firm Owes Her Benefits, Stock
• NJ Bill Would Exempt Sandy Contracts From 'Prevailing Wage'
• Reuters Hack Attack Will Push Cos. To Firm Up Firewalls
• NJ Appeals Court Rebukes Judge Over Post-Trial Juror Talk
• Perez-Led DOL May Be Even Tougher On Employers
• Trucker Hour Limits Don't Improve Safety, DC Circ. Hears
• Medco Sanctioned In Whistleblower Medicare FCA Suit
• NJ Puts Up $6M To Quell Corrections Recruits' Pay Claims
• NYC's Jobless Face Uphill Battle In Proving Hiring Bias
• Aluminum Smelter's $90M DIP Slammed By PBGC, Creditors
• Hostess Rips Unions' Objections To Upcoming Asset Sales
• Philly Paid Sick Leave Bill Uncertain Despite City Council's OK
• 3rd Circ. Revives Female Hoops Ref's Sex Bias Claims
• Ex-PE Firm Salesman Sues Over $4.8M In Commissions
• FDIC Can't Move Suit Without Being A Party To It: 9th Circ.
• Penn State Says Ex-Coach's Defamation Claims Unfounded
• AEX Gets Driver Class Decertified In OT Suit
• TD Bank, Call Center Reps Settle OT Pay Dispute
• Texas Firm Beats Fraud Suit For Keeping Mum On Noncompete
• SG Can Weigh In On Prop 8 Case, Supreme Court Says
• Insurers, NFL Can Fight Concussion Suit Coverage In NY
• Bankrupt Patriot Wants $150M Cut From Union Contract
• Side Jobs No Bar To Unemployment Benefits, Pa. Court Says
• Sharon Stone Loses Bid To Toss Ex-Nanny's Harassment Suit
• 4th Circ. Strips Class Cert. In Pinkerton OT Case
• Q&A With Ober Kaler's Sharon Snyder
• We Need More Diversity In Mediation
• Employers, Look Forward To Immigration Reform Benefits
• Tribune Trustee Wins Control Of $46M Clawback Suits
• SUNY Can't Close Hospital After Hiding Decision: Judge
• Employment Law360 Week In Review
• Domino's Founder Exempted From Contraception Mandate
• Fla. Panel OKs Retirement Plan Overhaul Bill
• EEOC, JPMorgan Bias Case Is 'Off The Rails,' Judge Says
• Atty Says Judge Wrongly Forced Fee Change In Wage Suit
• AIG Seeks To Trim Coverage Suit Over WTC Asbestos Claims
• Citi, Capital One, Wells Fargo Expand Exec Pay Clawbacks
• NY Warns NFL Of Legal Blitz Over Sex Preference Queries
• Rising Star: Sanford Heisler's Janette Wipper
• Abbott Accuses Ex-VP, Boston Scientific Of Raiding Sales Staff
• Justices Urged To Raise Bar For Worker Retaliation Suits
• VC Firm Recruits Orrick Ace To Fight Sex Bias Suit
• Blackwater Successor Can't Arbitrate Whistleblower FCA Suit
• Q&A With Choate's Tom Shirley
• E-Discovery Trends: Looking Back To Move Forward
• How Same Sex Couples Should Plan For DOMA Ruling
• Gordon & Rees Atty Lobs $7.5M Libel Suit At Kaufman Firm
• Schwab Says Ex-Advisers Diverted $47M In Accounts To Rival
• Faruqi & Faruqi, Partner Hit With $9M Sex Harassment Suit
• BASF, Shell Reach $315M Deal In Brazil Pesticide Row
• Obama's Recess Appointment Appeal Keeps CFPB In Limbo
• CORRECTED: Judge OKs Marriot's $2M Deal in Class OT Fight
• Mass. AG Looks Into Source Of Northeast-NSTAR Execs' Pay
• 5th Circ. Won't Scrap 2-Step FLSA Class Cert. Process
• Bill Would Freeze NLRB Until Appointment Debate Is Settled
• 11th Circ. Urged To End Block On Ga. Health-Plan Pay Law
• MoFo Snares Consumer Class Action Pro From Paul Hastings
• EEOC Reloads In Long-Running Cintas Sex Bias Battle
• NYC Council Overrides Veto Of Unemployed Job Bias Bill
• Pittsburgh Settles Fire Chiefs' Overtime Suit
• Bakers Union Fights Hostess Cake Buyers Over Jobs
• Ex-Manager Accuses FirstEnergy, NJ Unit Of Disability Bias
• Rising Star: Morgan Lewis' Michael Puma
• Q&A With Holland & Knight's Miriam McKendall
• Library Of Congress Still Can't Shut Book On Race Bias Suit
• E-Verify Will Be Pivotal To Immigration Reform
• The Outer Limits Of Expert Testimony Gatekeeping
• Convergys Says Class Waiver Ruling Breaks With Concepcion
• Ex-'Price Is Right' Model's $8M Award Tossed In Bias Case
• Heller, Howrey Clawbacks Make Firms Rethink Ex-Partner Hires
• Aerotek Broke Wage Confidentiality Laws, NLRB Judge Rules
• NLRB To Take Recess Appointment Battle To High Court
• Wis. AG Can't Restore Union Bargaining Law During Appeal
• A&E Gets 'Storage Wars' Star's Termination Suit Pared
• Carolina Casualty Can't Dodge FCA Coverage
• Diocese Can't Duck Bias Suit Over IVF-Related Firing
• NJ Health Provider Sued Over Payroll Rounding System
• Touchstone Wants 'Housewives' Firing Suit Shelved
• AMR Judge OKs Aircraft Deal With Republic Airlines
• Rising Star: BakerHostetler's M. Scott McIntyre
• EEOC Bias Case OK Despite JPMorgan Worker's Ch. 7 Slip
• Wash. Senate Passes Bill Limiting Seattle's Sick Leave Law
• Wells Fargo Associates Win Conditional Cert. In FLSA Suit
• UniTek Wants $4M FLSA Award Nixed, Says Class Can't Stand
• Q&A With Gibbons' Christine Amalfe
• Diagnostic Co. Can't Punt Kickback, FCA Claims, Feds Say
• Retiree Benefit Claims Barred By Union Loss, High Court Told
• Watch What You Say About Espenscheid V. DirectSat
• FINRA Investigations — To Joint Rep Or Not To Joint Rep?
• Sharon Stone Sued Over Firing Of Injured Housekeeper
• Howrey Trustee Goes After Ex-Partners For Millions
• Tenet Says Agreement Voids Ex-Nurse's Meal Break Suit
• Firm Can't Revive Ethics Harassment Suit: NJ Appeals Court
• Obama To Tap DOJ Civil Rights Chief As Labor Secretary
• UK Faults Cos. For Failing To Secure Employee Devices
• Pa. High Court To Hear Appeal On Coal Mine Safety Law
• Cuomo Wants Wage Hike On Table In NY Budget Talks
• State Law Guides Post-Judgment Interest: Pa. Appeals Court
• Texas Bill Would Protect Workers Who Report Discrimination
• Doctor Claims Ex-Partners Duped Him In Sale Of Practice
• Arbitration Won't Limit Worker's Rights, E&Y Tells 2nd Circ.
• Rising Star: Ogletree Deakins' Nikki Hininger Howell
• Blue Cross Seeks KO Of Spinal Center's Reimbursement Suit
• Ex-Dewey Staffers Can Move Ahead With WARN Class Action
• Ingersoll-Rand Sales Reps Win Class Cert. In Wage Suit
• SUNY Hospital Closing Blocked As Judge Weighs Objections
• Fisher & Phillips Opens 3rd Texas Office In San Antonio
• Q&A With Jackson Lewis' Joan Ackerstein
• Sirius XM Sues D&O Insurers For Post-Merger Defense Costs
• Do's And Don'ts Of A Flu Vaccine Policy
• Calif. High Court Case May Reveal Stance On Class Waivers
• NLRB Atty Slams 24 Hour Fitness' Noel Canning Delay Tactics
• Voice Of America Broadcaster Loses Appeal In Bias Suit
• Corning To Pay $6M To Settle GSA False Claims Suit
• Non-Worker Harassment Remedies Still Elude Employers
• Fla. Retirement Plan Overhaul Clears State House Panel
• Ex-Dewey Partners Make Case To Keep 2011 Bonuses
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Rising Star: Seyfarth Shaw's Pamela Devata
• Pa. Gov. Backs Retirement Age Disputed In Judges' Bias Suit
• Practical Policies Can Preempt HR Problems
• Aetna Sued Over Personal Injury Benefit Repayments
• Ex-Marsh Execs Can't Get Spitzer Docs In Termination Row
• Warner Chilcott Misbranded Drugs, FCA Kickback Suit Says
• Judge Sides With Kaplan Over EEOC Rule Break In Bias Suit
• Duration Of Damages: Can Lost Profits Continue Forever?
• Q&A With Weil's Jeffrey Klein
• Ex-Tribune Execs Say Trustee Can't Grab $46M Clawback Suits
• 4th Circ. OKs Outside Evidence In AT&T Benefits Suit
• AFL-CIO Off Base In Lobbying Expenses Fight, NLRB Told
• CIA Contractors Pay $3M To Settle FCA Whistleblower Claims
• CVS Can't Duck Pharmacists' Civil Theft Claims In OT Case
• Fidelity Hit With ERISA Suit For Skimming Float Interest
• 9th Circ. Says National Fee Hike Didn't Violate Union Law
• Walgreen Managers Win Class Cert. In OT Suit
• NY Minimum Wage Bump Would Increase 'Spread Pay' Liability
• Pilots Union Row Threatens American-US Airways Merger
• 2nd Circ. Tells Employment Atty To Shape Up Or Else
• Whistleblower Can Pursue FCA Suit Over Vascular Treatments
• Contractor Pays $19M For Overbilling US On Nuke Cleanup
• Gas Station Operator To Pay $3M For FLSA Violations
• RJ Reynolds Smokes Part Of Age Discrimination Suit
• Ex-Loeb & Loeb Partner Says Firm Stiffed Him On Pay
• Jackson Lewis Adds Ex-Ogletree Labor Partner In Tampa
• 2013 Employment Law Housekeeping
• Q&A With Paul Hastings' Paul Cane
• Epstein Becker Malpractice Suit Debated At Appeals Court
• A10 Asks Fed. Circ. To Nix Injunctions In Brocade IP Row
• Mayor Doesn't Need Council OK For Layoffs: NJ Appeals Court
• Quest Forced Out Older Sales Reps, Court Hears
• 8th Circ. Says Alcoa Injury Plaintiff Can't Switch Venues
• Ex-Tea Marketer Accused Of Leaking Trade Secrets
• Rite Aid Pharmacists Seek To Revive OT Suit In 4th Circ.
• Ex-Deutsche Bank Worker Says Whistleblowing Led To Firing
• CVS Worker Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Seating Class Action
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds Employment Pro In Minneapolis
• Chase Dodges Class Cert. In Tellers' Seating Suit
• Outten Earned $3.4M Fee Award In Gristedes Suit, Court Told
• 11th Circ. Backs Illegal Workers' Right To Pursue FLSA Claims
• US Airways Pilots Sue To Stop Challenge To $11B AMR Merger
• Hospital Workers Ask 3rd. Circ. To Let Meal Break Suit Proceed
• Age Bias Arbitrator Not 'Partial' Despite Donation: 3rd Circ.
• Private FLSA Deals On Firmer Footing After NY Ruling
• Union Dispute Over $56M A&P Store Sales Stays Put
• Q&A With Akin Gump's Gary McLaughlin
• Kindred Hospital Workers Win Class Cert. In Wage Suit
• 2nd Circ. Junks Ex-Lehman Director's $20M Severance Suit
• Putting Your Employment Tests To The Test
• AMC Accused Of Stiffing Workers On OT Pay
• 11th Circ. Reverses Split Decision In SunTrust ERISA Case
• Jones Day Adds Ex-Seyfarth Litigator To Employment Team
• 9th Circ. Take On Dukes' Scope Raises Bar For Wage Classes
• Amtrak Glides Out Of Ex-Worker's Wage Class Action
• 2nd Circ. Clarifies Burden Of Proof In SOX Whistleblower Suit
• Thelen Suit In Limbo As 2nd Circ. Mulls Unfinished Business
• Future Raises Could Be Sticking Point In NY Wage Fight
• Texas Doctors Groups Pay $2.3M To Settle FCA Suit
• MRV To Pay $3M To Settle Options-Backdating Suit
• Quinn Emanuel Contract Atty Faces Uphill Battle In OT Suit
• Distinct PAGA Labor Claims Can't Be 'Stacked,' 9th Circ. Told
• Philly Atty Loses Name Partner Status In Caseload Dispute
• Pfizer Beats Medicare Fraud Suit Over Pain Patch Marketing
• House GOP Bill Targets ACA's Contraception Mandate
• Locked-Out Workers Can't Get Benefits: Pa. Appeals Court
• EEOC Commish Says Title VII Not Enough For LGBT Workers
• Unpaid Hearst Interns Seek Class Cert. In FLSA Dispute
• Ambac Seeks To Block Board Member Accused Of Cronyism
• Union Needs All County Workers' Info, Calif. High Court Told
• ERISA Doesn't Preempt Retirement Benefit Waiver: 4th Circ.
• Orrick Nabs Top Appellate Atty From DOJ In Washington
• LabCorp Says NLRB Lacks Authority For Union Election Ruling
• Erin Andrews Calls Marriott's Peeping Tom Subpoena Invasive
• Western District Of NY Could Get 1st Female Judge
• Q&A With Proskauer's Tony Oncidi
• What To Expect For NJ Employers In 2013
• San Bernardino Wants To Turn Down Union Contracts
• OFCCP Nixes Pay Standards For More Open-Ended Approach
• Interclick Founder Sues Yahoo Over Early Termination
• Vague Settlement Offers Will Be Punished, 7th Circ. Says
• Ex-Seagate Exec Can't Suppress Emails In Kickback Case
• Ex-Dukes Members Fight To Revive Wal-Mart Class Claims
• Pfizer Ducks Class Cert. In ERISA Suit Over Wyeth Merger
• For-Profits Can't Duck Contraception Mandate, 7th Circ. Told
• Quinn Emanuel Hit With Suit Over Contract Attys' OT Pay
• DOMA Arguments Get Double Time In Front Of Supreme Court
• Texas Lawmaker Seeks Adoption Of Uniform Trade Secrets Act
• Healthpoint, DFB Settle With Pa. In Skin Ointment FCA Row
• Kohl's Accused Of Misclassifying Managers To Save On OT
• Pittsburgh Fire Officials Settle OT Class Action
• NJ Senate Panel Advances Trucker Classification Bill
• J-M Can't Dodge FCA Suit Over Defective Pipes
• DOJ Says NLRB Recess Appointment Ruling Unconstitutional
• 9th Circ. Strikes Ariz. Immigration Law's Day Laborer Rule
• Firefighter Raises Won't Break Philadelphia, Judge Says
• Sterling Financial Workers Say $3M Deal In ERISA Suit Is Fair
• Partner Says Philly Workers' Comp Firm Shut Him Out
• Calif. Anorexia Coverage Ruling Denied High Court Review
• Convergys Can't Enforce Class-Action Waivers In Wage Suit
• Q&A With SNR Denton's Brian Cousin
• Best Practices Of Conducting An Accident Investigation
• School Of Rock Sued For Firing 'Unhip' 40-Year-Old Teacher
• Patton Boggs Forced To Lay Off 65 As Work Dries Up
• Google Can Withhold Some Emails In Anti-Poaching Pact Suit
• Fla. Appeals Court Strikes Down Workers' Comp Time Limit
• Macy's Pays $8.5M To Settle ERISA Stock Drop Action
• Background Check Co. Says Defectors Took Secrets To Rival
• P&G, Kimberly-Clark Released From Defective Diaper FCA Suit
• Texas Bill Curbing Paycheck PAC Funding Draws Unions' Ire
• PBGC To Bridge $46M Gap In Revstone Unit's Pension Plan
• Worker-Caused Injuries Must Be Covered: Calif. Appeals Court
• Bath & Body Works To Pay $1.3M To Settle Wage Suit
• Following Yahoo On Work-From-Home Ban May Spell Trouble
• Insurance Broker Keenan Can't Shake Ex-Worker's OT Action
• FLSA Doesn't Apply To Gap-Time Claims, 2nd Circ. Rules
• Union Suit Would Force Spying On Workers, Kaiser Says
• Fla. Sen. Proposes Revamp Of State Retirement System
• Mets Close Out Guards' OT Suit With Settlement Pitch
• $8.9M Award For HP Whistleblowers Gets 8th Circ.'s OK
• Bankruptcy Judge Blesses Thelen Partner Settlements
• Cigna Seeks To Toss ERISA Action Over ACA Rebate Dodges
• 5th Circ. Won't Enforce NLRB Arkema Union Election Ruing
• Insurer Off Hook For Impac's Defense In RMBS Lawsuits
• Q&A With Paul Weiss' Liza Velazquez
• Pilgrim's Pride Exposed Workers, Families To Staph: Suit
• Sheppard Mullin Adds Squire Sanders Litigation Pro In SF
• Law Firms Do Battle With Hacks, Leaks And The Reply-All
• SEC Ramps Up Probe Of Chesapeake CEO's Gas Well Perk
• OSHA Fines Norfolk Southern $1.1M For Firing Whistleblowers
• Unforeseen Consequences Of The ACA