Employment Archive » May, 2007

Employment - May, 2007

179 articles

• French Bank Hopes To Bid Adieu To ERISA Case
• Plaintiff Wants To Add Wage Claims In Costco Suit
• Democrats Seek To "Right" Ledbetter Ruling
• Nuclear Power Plant Workers Dealt Setback
• Changes To Pay Disclosure Rules May Be Imminent
• EEOC Injunction Bid Rejected In Exxon Case
• NJ Judge Certifies Wal-Mart Employee Class Action
• Vivendi Asks Court To Toss Ex-Exec's ERISA Case
• Ernst & Young Tries To Get Case Dismissed
• Class Certified In JPMorgan ERISA Case
• Brocade Settles With SEC Over Options Backdating
• Brocade Drops Wilson Sonsini Over Conflict Concerns
• Tyco ERISA Plaintiffs Want Cravath To Stay In Suit
• Unions Object To Tower Disclosure Statement
• NWA Flight Attendants Grudgingly Approve Pay Deal
• Judge Refuses To Toss Class Claims Against Wal-Mart
• Severance Contracts A Burden: All American
• Dura Defends Management Incentive Plan
• Judge OKs New Century Bonus Payouts
• States Consider Law Against Office Bullies
• High Court Puts Limits On Pay Discrimination Suits
• Trump Settles Age Bias Case With Apprentice Reject
• When Office Gossip Crosses The Line
• Reinsurance Suit Ends In Victory For SEC
• Judge Dismisses ERISA Suit Against Aetna
• Marcal's Proposed Hires Raise Objections
• AIG, Insurance Pool Trade Suits Over Workers Comp
• SEC Investigates Dow Chemical Buyout Talks
• Whistleblower Suit Against Schering To Proceed
• UAW Officials Sentenced In Extortion Case
• Harsher Allegations In New Novellus Lawsuit
• SEC, Brocade Exec Clash Over Subpoenas
• Judge Chastises Attorney In Trade Secrets Case
• House Panel Hears Request To Extend OSHA
• Court Tosses ERISA Suit Against Blue Cross
• Dura's Management Incentive Plan Draws Objections
• SEC Orders HP To Follow Board Disclosure Rules
• EEOC Eyes Bias Against Caregivers
• Guest Worker Program Escapes Expiration Date
• Delphi Judge Issues Amended Ruling In Stay Dispute
• More Drivers Lash Out At FedEx
• Cintas' Bid For Sanctions Against Union Rejected
• Class Certified In ERISA Case Vs. HSBC
• Oppenheimer Asks Court To Toss FLSA Claims
• Tenth Circuit Extinguishes Energy West's Claims
• Complaints Over English-Only Workplaces Increase
• DOJ Settles With Arizona Health Group
• PG&E Asks Judge To Toss Discrimination Suit
• Guest Worker Program Survives Initial Onslaught
• Raid Nets More Than 100 Poultry Workers
• Solicitor General Urges Certiorari In ERISA Case
• Morgan Stanley IT "Scapegoat" Appeals Case
• Drivers Oppose UPS Transfer Of ERISA Suit
• New York Sued Over Firefighter Hiring Practices
• Gay Ex-Sullivan & Cromwell Associate Adds Claims
• Judge Approves Northwest's Deal With AFA
• Rise Of Noncompetes Raises Enforceability Issues
• UBS Seeks New Trial In Sex Bias Case
• High Court Declines To Hear Case Against Senator
• Dismissals Loom Over Backdating Derivative Suits
• Former KLA-Tencor CEO Disputes Class Action
• Ex-DPL Execs Settle Payout Suit For $25M
• Kansas Disability Center Sues Former Employees
• 401(k) Class Actions Becoming Hottest Ticket In Town
• Lawyers Eye Weight Bias Suits
• Women Claim Halliburton, U.S. Liable For Sex Attacks
• BofA Hit With Racial Bias Suit
• Class Status Granted In Wal-Mart Discrimination Suit
• Court Limits Relief For ERISA Discrimination
• Sprint Nextel Pays $57M To Settle Discrimination Suit
• OSHA Proposes New Safety Equipment Rules
• Home Health Care Workers Fight For Overtime
• FedEx Draws Fire For Sanctions Motion
• Ruling Allows Pentagon To Pick Negotiation Issues
• Dynegy Exec's Attorney Wins Case Over Fees
• Brocade Outside Directors Want Options Suit Tossed
• Bush Suppports Bipartisan Group's Immigration Bill
• Judge OKs Global Power's Employee Pay Plan
• Delphi Wants To Give Documents To ERISA Plaintiffs
• Subprime Lender Hit With Whistleblower Suit
• Hiring A Competitor's Employees Can Create Exposure
• Washington Seeks To Keep Union Fees Case Alive
• Ford & Harrison Grabs Four Lawyers
• Bush Prohibits Contingency Work On U.S.' Behalf
• Beer Distributor Hit With FLSA Suit
• Suit Marks Tenth Open FLSA Case v. Bank of America
• EEOC Told Job Test Guidelines Need Revision
• Register-Guard Case May Spark More Oral Argument
• Suit Ensnares "Tough Guy" Firms Over Labor Fight
• CA Adds Millions For Costs From Stock Problems
• Fish & Neave Wins Dispute Over Partners' Contract
• Hazardous Handbooks
• Washington Mutual Faces FLSA Suit
• Judge Shelves Shareholder Suit Against Bank Execs
• Appeals Court OKs Firefighters' Mandatory Retirement
• Court Strikes Down O'Melveny's Arbitration Policy
• Citigroup Hit With FLSA Suit
• NLRB To Hear Case Over Unfair Union Practices
• RadioShack Hit With ERISA Suit
• Roche Workers Lose Appeal Of ERISA Claims
• New Century Requests Skadden, Irell & Manella
• Westin Hotel Flies White Flag In Union Dispute
• University Fires Officer Implicated In Loan Probe
• Former Boeing Employees Sue Over Termination
• Senators Query H-1B Visa Programs
• Ex-Siemens Managers Convicted Of Bribing Enel
• Workers Accuse Butterball Of Foul Play On Wages
• Judge Won't Dismiss Brocade Backdating Suit
• AIG Settles With AG For $58.5M
• Geico Denies Adjustors' Claims In Wage Suits
• Home Depot Suit Moved To District Court
• AAA Insurer Sues Rival Over Trade Secrets
• CEO Indicted For ERISA Embezzlement
• Lord Browne Leaves Goldman Sachs Amid Scandal
• Florida Corrections Dept. Locked Into FLSA Suit
• EEOC Accuses Cisco Of Hiring Discrimination
• Retail Workers Union Weighs In On Circuit City Suit
• Wal-Mart Hit With Race Discrimination Suits
• Former Workers Comp CFO Gets Five-Year Term
• Ex-Comverse Exec Gets One Year In Jail
• MSHA Tightens Safety Rules After Sago Mine Blast
• Oil Driller Clears SEC Probe
• Backdating Derivative Actions And Demand Futility
• Plant Workers Get OK To Sue For Unpaid Suiting Up
• Brokers Bring Race Bias Suit Against UBS
• Settled: Muslim Officer May Wear Skullcap
• Union Sues Federal Agencies Over Lost Records
• Appeals Court Rules Against Casino Over Union Rally
• EEOC Strikes Deal, 35-Year-Old Suit Continues
• Dow Chemical Exec Battle Explodes Into Lawsuits
• Exxon Seeks Injunction Against Web Domain Buyer
• Suit Says HSBC Misclassified Loan Officers
• Sara Lee Targeted In Wage Suit
• Maryland Becomes First To Have "Living Wage"
• Judge Again Denies Dismissal Of Broadcom Case
• Unum Group Settles 401(k) Class Action
• House Hears Testimony On RESPECT Act
• FedEx Faces New Class Action
• Appeals Court Tosses 4 of 6 Claims Against Grasso
• Tenet Escapes Medicare Billing Lawsuit
• Judge Refuses To Hand Over Millions To Cendant
• DaimlerChrysler Delaying Pension Fund Audit: Suit
• Delphi Agrees To Pay Pension Plan $1.3B
• CalPERS Seeks Proxy Access At UnitedHealth
• Burger King Accused Of Not Paying Overtime
• Using Demonstrative Evidence In Employment Trials
• Judge: No Committee for Ex-New Century Employees
• New Mexico Settles With Time Warner Over Merger
• Judge Dismisses Kerr-McGee Whistleblower Suit
• Northwest Unions Appeal CBA Ruling
• Jackson Lewis Adds Partners As Demand Swells
• California High Court Upholds Workers' Comp Formula
• Halliburton Cheating Retirees After Unit Sale: Suit
• Class Certified In Harrah's Employee Options Case
• Citigroup Charged With Withholding Overtime Pay
• Lawmakers, Unions Fight FDA Plan To Close Labs
• Wachovia Suit Against Delphi Employee Stayed
• Pepper Hamilton Snags Employment Veteran
• Derivative Suit Against Estée Lauder Crumbles
• Employee Sued For Alleged Theft Of $7.7M In Stock
• ERISA Suit Against AT&T, Lucent Dismissed
• 401(k) Plan Fees Litigation: Is The Dam Breaking?
• BP Blames Managers For Texas Refinery Blast
• Survey Reveals Problems With EEOC
• Denied Benefits Claim Trumps State Immunity: Court
• The Perils Of Union Activism Have Been Exaggerated
• DOJ Question Employees In Broadcom Probe
• Don Imus Hires First Amendment Lawyer
• Hospital Charged With Anti-Competitive Conduct
• Philip Morris Did Not Discriminate, Court Rules
• New Century Drops Execs From Bonus Plan
• Delta Gifts Employees With Cash, Stock
• Judge Endorses Collins & Aikman, PBGC Deal
• Dana, Unions Request More Time For Labor Talks
• Boards Benefit From Dismissing CEOs Early: Study
• BP CEO Steps Down
• UAW May Ready Counteroffer In Delphi Bankruptcy
• Wal-Mart Illegally Blocking Unions: Report
• Black Merrill Workers Seek Board's Help In Race Case