Employment Archive » December, 2013

Employment - December, 2013

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• Groups Win Injunction In ACA Contraceptive Mandate Case
• Genzyme Puts Up $22M To Settle FCA Claims
• CBS Soap Hairstylist Can't Revitalize $6M Libel Suit
• Utah's Gay Marriage Ban Ruled Unconstitutional
• 7th Circ. Boots Failure-To-Conciliate Defense In EEOC Row
• Target Dodges Age-Bias Class Action
• 4th Circ. Revives Belgian DOD Contractor's $24M Penalty
• Goldman Sachs Exec Pay Suit Gets Heave-Ho Again
• Canadian Creditors Say Nortel Deal Could Hurt Them
• Labor Looks South: UAW And Volkswagen's Chattanooga Plant
• Senate Passes $633B Defense Authorization Act
• Rick's Cabaret Stripped Dancers Of Wages, FLSA Suit Says
• WolfBlock Wants Severance Coverage Suit Moved To Pa. Court
• US-EU Trade Pact Won't Dilute Regulations, Negotiators Say
• Quinn Emanuel Seeks 2nd Circ. Input In Temp Atty's OT Suit
• 1st Circ. OKs $100K Attys' Fee Award For $7K Age Bias Win
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McCarter & English's Pam Moore
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Vorys Sater's Benita Kahn
• Fisker Wants $3.8M In WARN Claims Deemed Worthless
• Royal Health Care To Pay $2M In OT Class Action
• Pa. Auditor General Joins Calls For Higher Minimum Wage
• Pa. High Court Complicates Labor Market Survey Rules
• Top 10 Trade Secret Developments Of 2013: Part 1
• EEOC Sues Grocer Over Refusal To Hire Female Driver
• Foot Locker Wrongly Changed Pension Terms, 2nd Circ. Told
• Big Pharma At Crossroads After GSK Payment Reforms
• EEOC Rips NAM's 5th Amendment Claim In Blast-Email Row
• E-Discovery Workers Can't Share Ex-Co.'s Trade Secrets
• NM High Court Says 'I Do' To Same-Sex Marriage Rights
• NJ Courts Lack Power Over Tech Co. Worker Row, Panel Says
• Unions Worry Over EU-US Trade Deal's Impact On Drug Costs
• Regions Agrees To $22.5M Deal In 401(k) Plan Class Action
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Atty's Time Warner Age Bias Case
• NCAA Concussion Injury MDL Created In Ill.
• MLB, A-Rod Fire Shots In Contract Row
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Novak Druce's Pat Rogowski
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: White And Williams' Joan Rosoff
• Former OSC Head Wanted To 'Ship Out' Gay Workers: Report
• Considerations Before Mandating English In The Workplace
• A Warning On WARN Act Exposure For Equity Investors
• NJ Criminal History Bill Goes Beyond 'Ban The Box'
• GOP Sens. Float Bill To Merge Labor, Commerce Departments
• EEOC Settles Claims Of Scientology Forced On Health Workers
• Benefits Trade Group Defends FICA Tax Refund To High Court
• Dallas Appeals Court Denies Rehearing In $1B Back Pay Row
• Faruqi Tries To Cut Ex-Employee's $22M Sex Harassment Suit
• Bankrupt NJ Casino's Exec Bonus Plan Adjusted By Judge
• DOL Sued Over Contractor Union Rights Poster Rule
• BofA To Pay $73M To Settle Wage-And-Hour MDL
• Ex-Firefighter's Title VII Retaliation Win Withstands Challenge
• MLB Can Depose A-Rod's Cousin, Fla. Appeals Court Says
• Top 5 Rulings That Shaped Noncompete Law In 2013
• Adventist Health Settles Whistleblowers' ER Billing Claims
• Costco Agrees To Pay $8M To End Sex Bias Class Action
• Houston's Benefits Offer To Gay Workers' Spouses Quashed
• Big Brands Struggle To Help Franchisees Prepare For ACA
• Pols Want Tax Credit Extension For Long-Term Jobless
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ober Kaler's Barbara Werther
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dechert's Cathy Botticelli
• Employer Takeaways From Atlantic Marine
• How To Cope With ADA Stress Claims
• Nortel Settlement Resolves Billions In UK, Euro Claims
• 3rd Circ. Bid In Pa. Gay Marriage Challenge Gets Axed
• Clinic Asks Texas High Court To DQ Doctor's Counsel
• 9th Circ. Leaves $28M Wal-Mart MDL Fee Allocation Intact
• Warren Floats Bill Banning Credit Checks Of New Hires
• EEOC Made Cos. Pay Record-Breaking $372M In 2013
• Franken Urges Consumer Arbitration Fix After AmEx Ruling
• High Court To Set Key Standard For ERISA Stock-Drop Cases
• 2013's Game-Changing Health Rulings
• Wal-Mart Tells 6th Circ. To Nix Regional Class Bias Appeal
• Transparency Staves Off Employment Tax Actions, Feds Say
• Colgate Wins Court's Nod For $45.9M ERISA Deal
• Special Master To Oversee $765M NFL Concussion Deal
• Polsinelli Snaps Up Atlanta Litigation Firm Rafuse Hill
• Abercrombie Says EEOC Hijab Loss In Line With Precedent
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Locke Lord's Denise Hanna
• Sens. Look To Revive 'Sensitive' Employees' Appeals Rights
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Morrison & Foerster's Anna White
• Court Exempts Catholic Groups From Contraception Mandate
• Gay Couples Can Change Health Benefits, Treasury Says
• Con-Way Unloads Most Unpaid-Wages Claims
• Cole Scott Dodges DQ In College False Claims Suit
• Wis. Gov. Argues 7th Circ. Has Already Affirmed Disputed Law
• MetroPCS Employees Get Conditional Cert. In Overtime Case
• Bingham Sanctioned For Discovery Abuses In Firing Suit
• Exclude Volunteer Firefighters From ACA Mandate, Sens. Urge
• Akerman Launches Emerging Companies Practice
• 2nd Circ. Revives Fired Worker's Retaliation Claims
• Spotlight On Intern Hiring Practices
• CBS Accuses Atty Of Misconduct In Asbestos Coverage Fight
• CalPERS Allowed To Appeal San Bernardino's Ch. 9 Case
• Applebee's Owes Pay For 'Back Of House' Work, Suit Says
• Ex-Dukes Members Seek 11th Circ. Review In Fla. Bias Suit
• NJ Senator Puts Marriage Equality Bill On Hold
• 4 Ways To Block A Stripper Shakedown For Club Clients
• Lockheed's ERISA Class Cert. Appeal Nixed By High Court
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Arnold & Porter's Maureen Jeffreys
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fish's Ann Cathcart Chaplin
• Supreme Court Snuffs Preemption Attack On NYC Crane Laws
• High Court Upholds ERISA Plans' Time Limits For Claims
• 4 Tips For Drafting Airtight Expatriate Worker Deals
• DC Circ. Closes Book On Library Of Congress Title VII Suit
• Expedia Hit With Derivative Suit Over CEO Compensation
• Worker Asks High Court To Review Rift Over Davis-Bacon Act
• No Rehearing Of Malpractice Suit Over BP Blast Settlement
• NLRB's New General Counsel Looks To Revisit Email Ruling
• Best Buy Can't Pull Plug On Ex-Managers' Wages Suit
• Supreme Court Grants Review Of Fifth Third ERISA Appeal
• Unpaid Intern's Suit Against Arena Football Team Spiked
• NLRB To Issue Guidance On Specialty Healthcare, GC Says
• Philly Inquirer Owners Blast Ruling In Editor Firing Row
• Dignity Health Can't Dodge $1.2B Pension Shortfall Claim
• 9th Circ. Tosses Age-Bias Firing Suit Against Neutrogena
• Innoculate Yourself Against FCA Whistleblowers
• Texas High Court To Hear Legal Recruiter's Web Post Battle
• Pa. Lawmaker Wants Local Control Over Minimum Wage
• Quality Stores Asks High Court To Affirm $1M Tax Refund
• NLRB Judge Shoots Down Employer's No-Gossip Policy
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Paul Hastings' Elizabeth Noe
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bartlit's Rebecca Weinstein Bacon
• 5 Steps To A Successful Cross-Examination
• Ex-Hospital CEO Beats Arbitration Bid In $3M Kickback Suit
• 2013 Marks Year Of Increased Worker Rights In NJ
• Texas Court Axes Energy Exec's Indemnity For $5M Verdict
• Fired Worker Should Have Gotten More Leave, ADA Suit Says
• Gay Workers In Civil Unions Owed Marriage Benefits: EU Court
• Unemployment Laws Have New Teeth Under The Integrity Act
• Pregame Strategies To Beat Bullying
• Epstein Becker Can't Duck Malpractice Suit On Appeal
• JPMorgan Escapes Whistleblower Suit Over Alleged Fraud
• Conspirators In $3M Fastener's Theft Can't Duck Fraud Suit
• Goldman Sachs May Face Claims Of Probe Interference
• Sen. Wants Protection For 'Traditional' Marriage Support
• Paid Family And Medical Insurance Leave Act Introduced
• Miami Ballpark Contractor Escapes FLSA Suit
• 'Unappetizing' Arbitration Clause Halts Applebee's Wage Suit
• Senate Extends Feldblum's EEOC Tenure Through 2018
• Pa. Rep. Wants Prevailing Wage Reforms Expanded
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: White And Williams' Patti Santelle
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Mayer Brown's Debora De Hoyos
• 10th Circ. Urged To Review Hijab Discrimination Ruling
• NY Appeals Court Will Hear Thelen, Seyfarth Fee Dispute
• CBS' Anti-SLAPP Bid Revived In Anchor-Hiring Suit
• 6th Circ. Revives EEOC's Skanska Race Discrimination Suit
• Pa. Lawmakers Float Equal Pay Bills In Women's Health Push
• PetSmart Workers Win Conditional Class Cert. For OT Suit
• NJ Public Worker Can't Avoid Agency Appeal With New Suit
• Hospital Shouldn't Be Sanctioned In FCA Kickback Suit: Judge
• Investigations Can Capsize Attorney-Client Privilege
• Quinn Emanuel Can't Shake Contract Atty's OT Action
• $160M Deal To End Merrill Race Bias Suit Gets Final OK
• Gay Marriage Bill Faces Tight Deadline In NJ Legislature
• Amended Rule 45 Significantly Alters Subpoena Practice
• IRS OKs Rule On Tax Liability For Home Health Agents
• Pa. Pushes For 3rd Circ. Hearing In Gay Marriage Dispute
• Gristedes Owner Takes FLSA Liability Fight To High Court
• US Can't Escape Gov't Workers' $120M Ponzi Scheme Suit
• The Year In Calif. Employment Law: What To Know For 2014
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Morrison Cohen's Danielle Lesser
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Liner Grode's Angela Agrusa
• Are Pa.'s New Tech Rules A Boon To Employers?
• Keeping Trade Secrets In The Texas Oil Patch
• Rivera Deepens Circuit Split On H-2 Worker Reimbursement
• Plaintiffs' Firm Wants Ex-Associate's Fee Claim Arbitrated
• Firm Says Novartis Whistleblower Owes Fees For Failed Suit
• GM Escapes Suit Over $450M In Retiree Medical Benefits
• Workers Can't Intervene In Mich. Union Suit, Judge Says
• High Court Leaves Union Neutrality Deals Up In The Air
• NLRB Drops Appeal In Union Election Rule Case
• WHD Nominee Touts Level Playing Field For Law-Abiding Cos.
• Media Leaks In Snapchat Suit Weren't Secret, Judge Hears
• NY High Court Reopens Door To More Workers' Comp Trials
• IRS Says Suit Over ACA Employer Mandate Delay Lacks Injury
• HCA Escapes Whistleblower Suit Over Medicare Billing
• NY Judges Still Owed Back Pay After Overdue Raise, Atty Says
• No Preemption For 'Worthless' Policies, 3rd Circ. Hears
• 2nd Circ. Revives WARN Suit Against Steve & Barry's Parent
• Lawmakers, Unions, Enviros Rip 'Fast-Track' Trade Powers
• Amerijet Urges High Court To Curb NLRB Authority
• NJ Lawmakers Target Family Status Bias
• Northrop To Pay Feds $11M In Stock Options Billing Fight
• High Court Asked To Weigh FLSA For Workers In US Illegally
• Smithfield To Pay $2M To Settle Don, Doff Suits
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Akin Gump's Kerry Berchem
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Locke Lord's Cynthia Bast
• High Court Says It Shouldn't Have Taken Union Neutrality Case
• Calif. Whistleblower Law Shines Light On Complaint Process
• Justices Search For Clear Rule On Contractual Attys' Fees
• Judge Admits Slipup In Travelers, Arch Coal Coverage Suit
• Littler Absorbs Puerto Rican Law Firm Schuster Aguilo
• 81 Law Firms Ace 2013 LGBT Workplace Equality Report
• Ruby Tuesday Settles EEOC Age Bias Suit
• HIPAA Watchdog Has A Big Blind Spot
• Skadden Wants Contract Atty's OT Suit Nixed
• Fed. Circ. Revives Widow's Survivor Benefits Case
• TPP Would Be A Job Killer, Machinists Union Says
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gibson Dunn's Mary Murphy
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Arnold & Porter's Veronica Rendon
• Atty Hits NJ Defense Firm With Pregnancy Discrimination Suit
• Birth Control Mandate Challenge Heads To Supreme Court
• Justices Let GOP Sens. Participate In Noel Canning Hearing
• Expert Testimony Must Be Backed By Science, Pa. Court Rules
• Doctors Blast NY Hospital's Dismissal Bid In Tax Dispute
• How FRCP E-Discovery Amendments Could Affect You
• 1st Circ. Ends Takeda FCA Suit But Limits Scope Of Ruling
• Contractors Sue To Block New Calif. Refinery Safety Law
• Barnes & Noble Facing SEC Accounting Investigation
• Womble Carlyle Insists On Sanctions In EEOC Disability Case
• FCA Report Author Backs Proposed Reforms Over Objections
• Litigation Implications For Employers Under ENDA
• NLRB Member's Recusal Sought In Faculty Organizing Case
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Goya Sales Brokers' OT Suit
• Expedited Appeal Rejected In Inquirer Editor Firing Row
• NLRB Takes 4th Circ. Recess Appointment Row To High Court
• NJ High Court Rebuffs Hospital's ERISA Preemption Appeal
• NY Post Settles Ex-Editor's Sex, Race Bias Claims
• 6th Circ. OKs $4M Disgorgement For Denial Of ERISA Benefits
• Employment MVP: O'Melveny & Myers' Bob Siegel
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Debevoise's Peggy Davenport
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Reed Smith's Dusty Kirk
• A Growing Consensus In Favor Of Labor Arbitration
• Lessons From The 2013 SEC Whistleblower Report
• 9th Circ. Upholds Vegas Businessman's Tax Fraud Conviction
• Ex-WNBA Player's Workers' Comp Suit Blocked In Calif.
• OSHA Launches Online System For Whistleblower Complaints
• Equipment Co. Davis-Standard Sues Ex-VP Over Trade Secrets
• Continental Can't Duck Gay Flight Attendant's Bias Suit
• Fast Food Workers Strike In 100 Cities
• NLRB Social Media Push Looms Large For Hospitality Sector
• Employment MVP: Morgan Lewis' Samuel Shaulson
• 9th Circ. Rules Fee Award Against UPS Is Fair
• NLRB Says Realty Co.'s Employee Class Waiver Is Unlawful
• Frito-Lay Argues DOL Lacks Authority In Gender Bias Probe
• White House Ups Cap On Contractor Salary Contributions
• Philly Papers Want Ex-Housing Director's Libel Suit Axed
• Where ERISA And The Affordable Care Act Collide
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Chadbourne's Lori Hoberman
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: O'Melveny's Carla Christofferson
• Kleinbard Bell Lures Employment Atty From Ogletree
• EU Is On Its Way To Harmonizing Trade Secret Laws
• 'Presumption Of Prudence' In ERISA Cases At Risk?
• Texas Justices Urged To Uphold Immunity In Arrest Suit
• Employment MVP: Seyfarth Shaw's Camille Olson
• DHS Can't Get Wages Suit Booted From Fed. Claims Court
• Morgan Stanley Gets Advisers' Overtime MDL Cut Down
• Ex-Chiefs Launch 1st Concussion Suit Against NFL Team
• Foes Of Pa. Gay Marriage Ban Blast 3rd Circ. Bid
• Inquirer Owners Push Expedited Appeal In Editor Firing Row
• 'Tis The Season For Nonprofit Scandals
• CVS Workers Denied Class Cert. In Calif. Wage Action
• UPenn Sued By Researcher's Family In Brain Cancer Death
• EEOC Seeks Full 10th Circ. Review In Abercrombie Hijab Row
• OFCCP Under Fire For Hospital Audits, Disability Hiring Rule
• 6th Circ. Won't Halt Mine Safety Enforcement Rule
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hunton & Williams' Lisa Sotto
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hogan Lovells' Emily Yinger
• Adams And Reese Adds Ex-Foley Employment Vet In Fla.
• Philly Firm Sues Former Atty Over Unpaid Fees
• SEC Ripped For Dropping Political Spending Disclosure Rule
• Ill. Lawmakers Pass Pension Plan Overhaul With Benefit Cuts
• 9th Circ. Says Cop's Safety Complaints Not Protected Speech
• Detroit Judge's Ch. 9 Ruling Will Fire Up Pension Dispute
• Cellular Sales Can't Force Ex-Workers To Arbitrate Wage Row
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Too Hot Or Cold For An MDL?
• 2 KBR Cases Illuminate Kickback Risks For Contractors
• NJ Watchdog Criticizes Newark Employee Payroll Practices
• 3 Major Changes To China's Labor Landscape
• Employers Win Class Waiver Battle, But War Isn't Over
• Women Win 11th Circ. Appeal Bid In Fla. Wal-Mart Bias Suit
• Inquirer Owners Blast Appeal Bid In Row Over Editor's Firing
• Indicted NYPD Officers Denied Paid Leave For Union Work
• Biopharma Co. Sues UC, Temple Over Proprietary Disclosure
• DC Judge Mulls Jurisdiction In Booz Allen Age, Sex Bias Suit
• CEO Pay Loophole Saved Fast Food Cos. $64M, Study Says
• Notre Dame Sues HHS Again Over ACA Birth Control Mandate
• Employment MVP: Akin Gump's Daniel Nash
• Sovereign Immunity Bars Same-Sex Marriage Suit, Pa. Says
• UnitedHealth Can't Duck Chiropractor's Repayment Claims
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: K&L Gates' Janice Hartman
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: JAMS' Kimberly Taylor
• 5th Circ. Rejects NLRB Class Waiver Ban
• Detroit Eligible For Ch. 9 Bankruptcy, Judge Rules
• Blue Cross Says ERISA Doesn't Apply In Chiropractor Feud
• CVS Caremark Puts Up $4M To End FCA Suit
• Judge Rejects OT Case Settlement That Gives Attys 78%
• 2nd Circ. May Determine Fate Of Internship Programs
• Miami Firm Sues Ex-Director For Breaching Noncompete Deal
• 4 Little-Noticed FCA Rulings Attys Need To Know
• Employment MVP: Seyfarth Shaw's Gerald Maatman
• Pa. Court Clerk Urges Justices To Ax Gay Marriage Ban
• Dow Accuses Rivals Of Ripping Off Paint Polymers
• Ex-Hawkins Delafield Partner Hits Firm With Age Bias Suit
• ITI Seeks Toss Of TechAmerica Employee Poaching Suit
• Norris McLaughlin Sued By 73-Year-Old Asst. For Age Bias
• Weight Watchers Can't Escape Pregnancy Discrimination Case
• Genesco Unit Agrees To Settle Pa. Overtime Class Action
• Detroit Workers Rip $350M Loan Plan As Ch. 9 Ruling Looms
• $39M Merrill Lynch Deal Won't Stop Sex Bias, Judge Told
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: DLA Piper's Tara Lee
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jones Day's Lizanne Thomas
• High Court Rebuffs Christian University's ACA Challenge
• A Close Look At Calif.'s New Protections For Ex-Offenders
• 'Tis The Season For Seasonal Hires