Employment Archive » December, 2006

Employment - December, 2006

117 articles

• Employment Litigation Declined In 2006: Survey
• SEC Amends Compensation Disclosure Rules
• Options Backdating Scandal To Escalate In 2007
• 401(k) Plans Face More Lawsuits, Regulation in 2007
• Cases To Watch In 2007
• Trends To Watch In 2007
• Options Scandal Leads To $900M Restatement
• Delta, PBGC Deal Over Pensions Sails Through Court
• Mesaba, Unions Oppose Reconsidering Labor Pacts
• Nurses File Class Action Wage-Fixing Suit
• Raids Yield 40 Indictments In Utah and Iowa
• Legislation To Watch In 2007
• SEC Accepts Twinkie Maker's Settlement Offer
• Prison Health Care Workers Agree To Contract
• JPMorgan Faces New Overtime Suit
• McAfee Employees Sue Over Options
• Ex-Swift Workers Seek To Curb Detentions
• "Logic Bomb" Lands Ex-Employee In Court
• Health Insurer Settles Suit Over Physician Directory
• Court Affirms Tower's Union Deals
• Lawsuit Looms For HarperCollins After Firing
• IP Lawyer Falls Short In Spat With Katten Muchin
• Law Firm Profile: Hunton & Williams LLP
• Media Co. Settles Overtime, Wage Class Action
• Jury Chastens Go Daddy For Booting Muslim Worker
• Backdating Not Limited To Execs: Study
• Judge OKs Class Action Against Marsh & McLennan
• Agilent Is Immune: Court
• Swift Faces RICO Suit Over Illegal Workers
• $3.4B Financing May Save Delphi Pensions
• O.J. Publisher Vows To Fight Back After Firing
• Arbitrators Rule On NYC Transit Contract
• Holiday Parties Raise Issues For Employers
• E.U. Ruling Sets Stage For Flood Of Pension Suits
• Feds Win First Economic Espionage Case
• Not Guilty Plea Offered In E-Mail Suicide Case
• Tyson Faces Legal Onslaught From Employees
• Stock Options Probe Stalls Apple's Annual Report
• Ex-Citigroup Broker Wins $3.57M In Arbitration
• Attorney Seeks Delay In Coca-Cola Trade Secret Case
• Fidelity Sued Over 401(k) Fees
• Plaintiffs Firms Put More 401(k) Fee Lawsuits In Motion
• Long-Time CEOs Backdated More Options: Study
• Law Firm Profile: Greenberg Traurig LLP
• Cyberattack On UBS Nets Ex-Worker Eight Years
• Wilson Sonsini Latest Victim Of HP Scandal
• Retired Delta Pilots Press On With Pension Fight
• Delta Creditors Committee Says Plan Must Be Scrapped
• IRS Guidance On Diversification Out Of Employer Securities
• Appeals Court Upholds Ruling In Retaliation Case
• Defense Dept. Sued Over Mandatory Anthrax Vaccine
• Raid Raises Compliance Concerns For Employers
• Class Action Accuses Tyson Foods Of Violating FLSA
• Monster Restates Reports, Blames Stock Option Grants
• Boeing Employees Riled Over Computer Theft
• Jackson Lewis Poaches Cleveland Firm
• DOJ Revamps Policy To Protect Attorney Privilege
• Judge Denies Retired Pilots' Appeal Over Pension
• Law Firm Profile: Womble Carlyle
• UPS Settles Discrimination Case
• New Jersey Tackles Transgender Discrimination
• Comair Pilots OK Strike If Court Rejects Contract
• Mesaba Creditors Ask Court To Reassess Union Deals
• Duke Accused Of Kickbacks, Firing Whistleblower
• AFL-CIO Tries To Rally Support For Union Law
• NIH Scientist Pleads Guilty
• Judge Sanctions Health Net For Omitting Evidence
• Law Firm Profile: Fulbright & Jaworski LLP
• Delphi Continues To Underpay Pension Plan
• Store Managers Seek Class In Musicland Dispute
• Disney Charged With Violating Labor Practices
• Bill Seeks To Protect Attorney-Client Privilege
• Duane Morris Grows By Two
• Cardiologists Hit HCA With Suit Over Suspensions
• Lawyer Asks Court To Interview Coca-Cola Employees
• Court Demands Second Look At Union Neutrality Law
• Lawyers Eye Broad Impact From IPO Case
• Law Firm Profile: Steptoe & Johnson LLP
• Home Depot Backdated Options For Over 20 Years
• Federal Reserve Scales Back Insider Lending Rules
• Dana Pushes For Trial On Bid To Void Agreements
• Gannett, Detroit Papers Fired Whistleblower: Suit
• HP Settles Civil Charges In Spying Scandal
• Dillard's Agrees To Settle Class Action For $35M
• GE Accused of Negligence, Privacy Invasion In Theft
• Conseco, Former CEO Settle Suit Over Loans
• Universal Health Reverses Lockout
• NYPD Counterterrorism Official Alleges Harassment
• Law Firm Profile: Pitney Hardin LLP
• Challenged Retirement Law Goes To European Court
• Union Claims ConocoPhillips Withheld Job Bids
• FedEx Sexual Harassment Case Heads To Jury Trial
• Pilot Union Protests Delta, US Airways Merger
• Wal-Mart Settles "Dead Peasant Insurance" Suit
• DOL Says Brokers Don't Deserve Overtime
• Ninth Circuit Effects Sea Change In ERISA Discretionary Review
• Judge: Worker Not Covered By Attorney-Client Privilege
• Allow Corporate Counsel To Tattle, Group Says
• Universal Health Locks Out 800 Nurses In Contract Dispute
• Law Firm Profile: Proskauer Rose LLP
• Judge Certifies Class Action Against Wal-Mart
• Pilots Union Sues DHL Over Domestic Shipping
• Union Accuses Boeing Of Unfair Labor Practices
• Judge OK's Insurance For Rigas Legal Bills
• Alzheimer's Scientist In Hot Water Over Pfizer Work
• Delta, PBGC Agree To Toss Pilots Pension Plan
• Appeals Court Rules On Re-Firing Employees
• Law Firm Profile: Holland & Knight LLP
• Whistleblower Settles With Phoebe Putney Health System
• NBA Players Union Sues Over New Synthetic Ball
• Government Seeks Input On FMLA
• Employee Fired For Smoking Sues Company
• Dana Execs Win Up To $11M In Bonuses
• Court Dismisses Class Action Against Foot Locker
• Maryland Asks Appeals Court To Back "Wal-Mart Law"
• Judge Blocks McGuire's Options, Retirement Package
• Coca-Cola Diversity Task Force Ends After Five Years