Employment Archive » June, 2007

Employment - June, 2007

153 articles

• ERISA Preempts MA Agency In Benefits Suit: Judge
• WellPoint Finds Itself on Wrong End Of CFO Sex Suit
• Authorities Send Mixed Messages On Revenue Sharing
• Sales Reps Sue Abbott For Overtime Pay
• State Judge Dismisses Charges In HP Spy Case
• Tower Strikes Deal With Unions
• Conflicts Of Interest Threaten Worker Benefits: GAO
• Commerce Bank CEO's Exit Ends Federal Probe
• Bank Of New York Employees Demand Overtime
• Judge Rejects Granite CEO Bonus Plan
• The Proliferation Of FLSA Collective Actions
• Ernst & Young Objects To More Time In Wage Action
• Exelon Employees Win Class Status In 401(k) Case
• Execs Say Credit Lyonnais Broke Benefits Promise
• Axed Lawyer Pushes Her Way Into FedEx Fee Spat
• Colleges Discriminated Against Female Coaches: Suit
• Wells Fargo Fights Overtime Claims By Loan Officers
• Thelen Calls Ex-Partner Slacker, Protests Payments
• Solutia Creditor Balks At Disclosure Statement
• Halliburton Sued For Sexual Harassment
• EEOC Sues Vonage Over Jewish Worker Firing
• Raytheon Sued Over Retirement Benefits
• TWU Trustees Oppose Union Bid For Arbitration
• EEOC Sues Merrill Over Muslim Analyst
• GMIMCo Tries To Swat Down Delphi 401(k) Case
• Shareholders Drop Derivative Suit Against NetApp
• Disabled NFL Players Cry Foul Before Congress
• Take-Two Bids To Boot Shareholder Claims
• Allegheny Energy Securities MDL Powers Off
• Senate Rejects Controversial Labor Law
• Nortel Gets Extension To Defend ERISA Counterclaim
• Family Dollar Officers Cough Up Options In Settlement
• Union Workers Should Get Travel Pay: Appeals Court
• Plaintiff Seeks More Time In Ernst & Young Suit
• Ex-Deutsche VP Reaffirms Discrimination Claims
• Democrats' Pay Bias Act To Counter High Court Ruling
• EEOC Asks Court To Enforce Subpoena
• No Overtime For Home Workers, Appeals Court Rules
• Some Claims Tossed In Varig Employees' Suit
• Dow CEO Wants Claims Against Him Tossed
• Ex-Employees Sue New Century Over Retirement
• Qwest Sales Consultants File FLSA Suit
• Immigrant Workers Get Jail Time For False ID
• DLA Piper Denies Hiding File In Discrimination Suit
• Dow Accuses Former Exec Of Breaching Duties
• NY Waiters Get Class Certification In FLSA Suit
• FedEx Resists Paying Attorneys' Fees In Race Case
• Court Grants Union's Petition For Review
• Oregon Court Says Workers Can Sue Over Breaks
• UAW Fights Collins & Aikman's Sale Bid
• Woman Handed $2M For Wal-Mart Bias
• Ex-Fisher Employees Settle in Arbitration
• Sun And Azul Settle Long-Running Suit
• Some Managers Get Class Status In Rent A Car Suit
• Scientist Says Unfairly Axed Over Govt. Testimony
• Congress Looks To Stiffen Child Labor Laws
• Judge Tosses Transfer Motion, Keeps UPS Case
• Costco Disputes Claims In Wage Class Action
• Withdrawal Liability: A Hidden Hazard
• Littler Mendelson Plucks From Morgan Lewis' Ranks
• Lawmakers Move To Boost Mine Safety Laws
• Bank Sues Ex-VP, Saying He Violated Trade Secrets
• Judge Blasts Oracle's Proposed Wage-And-Hour Deal
• Workers Not Represented By Union: Rite Aid
• Employee Free Choice Act Hits Rocky Road
• Advocates Spar Over Proposed 401(k) Options
• The Impact Of IRC Section 409A On Severance Plans
• New Jersey Bans Transgender Bias
• High Court To Weigh In On 401(k) Liability
• Ownit's Creditors Decry CEO Pay, Legal Fees
• Therapist Off Limits, Court Rules
• Wal-Mart Discrimination Suit Gets Green Light
• Ogletree Deakins Adds Two Offices
• Church OK To Fire Worker For Marrying Outside Faith
• Union Sues Electrical Co. Over Pension Funds
• DOE Levies $55K Fine For Nuclear Waste Violations
• The Perils Of Being An ERISA Fiduciary
• Court: Pregnancy Bias Act Doesn't Cover Boyfriends
• Wal-Mart Seeks Dismissal Of Fired Exec's State Case
• Lawyer's Fee Bid In FedEx Employment Case Denied
• Former DuPont Workers' Claims Move Forward
• Appellate Court Shields Brokerages From Libel Suits
• OSHA Steps Up Safety Efforts
• Judge Orders Muslim Cop To Ditch Head Scarf
• Fired Engineer Drops Some Claims Against Chevron
• Retired Vivendi Exec Fires Back In ERISA Case
• High Court Curbs Union Campaign Spending
• Ex-McDonalds Workers Want Sex Suit Heard By Jury
• New Century Fires CEO
• Attorney Taps Glut Of BP Blast Testimony
• Wal-Mart's Blessings Mixed In Class Actions
• On The Duty Owed In An Employee Injury Suit
• Starbucks Settles Disability Discrimination Case
• EEOC Focuses On Caregivers
• International Paper Loses Disability Case Appeal
• To Retain Talent, Law Firms Must Change: Study
• Avoid Getting Burned By The Melting Pot
• AP Employees Try To Keep Age Bias Case Alive
• Supreme Court Decisions Rouse Debate
• USPS Pays $61M To Settle Disability Case
• Managers File FLSA Suit Against KFC
• Judge Picks Cases For Trial In Welding Litigation
• Rare Win For Domestic Worker At Trial
• Judge Tosses Discrimination Suit Against Law Firm
• High Court Backs Paper Co. In ERISA Dispute
• Family Bill Creates Headaches For Employers
• SEC Gets Data Go-Ahead In Brocade CEO Case
• Sheppard Mullin Snares Executive Compensation Star
• Ford & Harrison Adds Two To Dallas Office
• High Court Dashes Home Care Worker's Overtime Bid
• Supreme Court To Hear Sprint Discrimination Case
• Ex-Dow Chemical Execs Sue For Legal Fees
• All American Wins Right To Toss Severance Contracts
• Top Execs Get Tax Break
• Congress To Hear Ledbetter, Mulls High Court Ruling
• Court To Hear Ex-Employee's Case Against Pfizer
• Bankrupt Lender Sees Dueling Class Certification Bids
• Rite Aid Sued Over Alleged Union Suppression
• AstraZeneca Hit With Wage-And-Hour Suit
• Advisors: Oust Yahoo Directors Over CEO Pay
• Retired MetLife Agents Lose Class Certification Bid
• Judge Strikes FedEx Docs In Class Action Suit
• EEOC Appeals HP Reverse Discrimination Suit
• EEOC Gives Caregivers More Attention
• Alcatel Retirees Halt Bid For Class Status
• Ex Holland & Knight Lawyer Drops RICO Claim
• Illegal Aliens Entitled To Title VII Claims: Judge
• Recognizing Nontraditional Families In The Workplace
• Judge OKs Asarco Bonus Plan To Stem Losses
• Appellate Court Remands ERISA Suit Against Guidant
• For Ledbetter Or For Worse? Pay Bias Options Abound
• Third Circuit Knocks Down AARP Challenge To EEOC
• Union Pushes For Arbitration With ConocoPhillips
• Final Defendant Sentenced In Coke Case
• Calif. Law Firms Fail Diversity Test: Report
• USERRA And The Five-Year Rule
• Former Workers File Suit Against Mortgage Lenders
• Ch. 11 Exits Fail To Calm Turbulent Labor Relations
• IBM Settles SEC Charges Over Misleading Chart
• Jackson Lewis Snags Four Lawyers, Opens Office
• Littler Expands With Fisher & Phillips Team In Tow
• Are Civil Rights Laws Beginning To Contract?
• High Court Agrees To Hear FedEx Discrimination Case
• Judge Pares Down Dura Incentive Payments
• Judge Scoffs At UnitedHealth's Bid To Toss Case
• Collins & Aikman Buries Hatchet With UAW
• Class Status Granted In JPMorgan ERISA Suit
• Customer Service Reps Hit Schwab With FLSA Suit
• Title VII Suits Face New Challenges
• More Sales Reps Join Novartis Overtime Lawsuit
• Lawyer Accuses GE Of Pervasive Sex Bias
• Undocumented Worker Claims Sent To Federal Court
• Fed Up With "Wal-Mart Way," Workers Head To Court