Employment Archive » August, 2007

Employment - August, 2007

175 articles

• 16,000 Worker Class Gets OK To Sue Best Buy
• NASA Scientists Sue Over Security Checks
• Workers Win Right To Class Arbitration In Calif.
• FSLA Claim V. Susman Godfrey Sent To Arbitration
• Union Members Sue Over Election Kerfuffle
• Gender Bias Suit Morphs Into Massive Class Action
• Whistle-blower Suit Over Pfizer's Lipitor Unsealed
• USAA Fights Bid To Add State Claims To FLSA Suit
• Women, Minority College Faculty Raises Unfair: Suit
• Popcorn Maker Removes Diacetyl From Flavor Mix
• Axed First Magnus Workers Told To Wait In Line
• Bechtel Wins Dismissal Of California OSHA Suit
• Prof's Discrimination Claims Rejected
• Deloitte Sued For Gender And Age Discrimination
• Pracha Ruling: Good News For Employers, Employees
• JPMorgan Wins Partial Victory In Retaliation Case
• Former Branch Manager Files ADEA Suit Against UBS
• Delphi Clears Last Labor Hurdle
• GM Remains in ERISA Suit, Pension Fund Tossed
• Two Plaintiffs Added In Citigroup FLSA Suit
• Wal-Mart Executive's Sentence Too Light, Court Says
• Court Says Disabled Employees Must Show Capability
• Firms Ask IRS For Extension On Compensation Rules
• SEC Settles Juniper Case, Sues Ex-General Counsel
• FedEx, Plaintiffs Spar Over Driver Declarations In MDL
• Boston Scientific Loses Bid To Toss ERISA Suit
• Wal-Mart Denied Discovery Stay In Wage Suit
• Deutsche Bank Wants ERISA Ruling Reconsidered
• EEOC Bias Suit Against Ford Has Familiar Ring
• Proposed Class Sues AXA For Labor Practices
• Rambus OKs Backdating Derivative Suit Against Exec
• Asarco Settles Deaf Miners' $3M Claims
• Judge Sanctions Expedia In Employment Case
• Witness Tampering Found In Trade Secrets Trial
• AFL-CIO Asks Auditors To Prevent Options Backdating
• First Horizon Hit With FLSA Suit
• Employers Get Windfall In Calif. Incentive Pay Ruling
• Bear Stearns To Pay Over Alleged Noncompete Breach
• Judge Refuses To Dismiss FLSA Suit Against HSBC
• Lawmakers Plan Probe Of Crandall Canyon Collapse
• Title VII Plaintiffs Seek Relief From Tower Auto's Stay
• Duke Fights ERISA Class Action
• UPS Hit With ADA Class Action
• Judge Tosses Wal-Mart Exec's $1.5M Suit
• "No Match" Regulation Will Have Monumental Impact
• Study Documents Decline In U.S. Workplace Deaths
• ConocoPhillips Challenges Arbitrator's Ruling
• Fired Employees Sue HomeBanc
• Plaintiff In Target Uniform Dispute Seeks To Drop Case
• Nvidia Forms Committee To Review Backdating Cases
• Sales Reps Dismiss Novartis Class Action
• Student Workers Hit Illinois State With FLSA Suit
• Ogletree Deakins Continues To Expand
• New DHS Rule For "No-Match" Letters
• Citing Work Ahead, Calpine Asks To Keep Its CEO
• Qui Tam Suit Against U. of Phoenix To Go Forward
• Exelon Fights ERISA Plaintiffs' Bid To Lift Stay
• AMC Hit With Proposed WARN Act Class Action
• Judge Dismisses Retaliation Case Against Wyeth
• Executive Compensation Attorney Joins Kramer Levin
• Court Affirms Remand Of LensCrafters Suit
• Caesars Palace To Pay Up In EEOC Sex Case
• Charles Schwab Takes Aim At Overtime Suit
• Appeals Court Smacks AT&T In Discrimination Case
• $2.78M OSHA Fine Follows Death At Cintas Laundry
• Backdating Probes Into CVS Caremark Dropped
• FedEx MDL Plaintiffs: Appellate Ruling Bolsters Case
• SEC Sues Another Ex-Brocade Exec Over Backdating
• UBS Accuses ADEA Plaintiff Of Defamation
• Delphi, United Steelworkers Make Tentative Deal
• Overtime Suit Against Blockbuster Dismissed
• New Orleans D.A. Loses Racial Bias Appeal
• Judge Sides With UBS In Broker's Wage Case
• GMIMCo, State Street Aim To Toss ERISA Suit
• Travelers Can't Sue Co-Fiduciary: Court
• PwC Won't Honor ERISA Duties, Says Retiree Suit
• Judge Deals Blow To Wells Fargo In Overtime Case
• Auto Insurer May Face State Claims
• Unions Ask Court To Freeze Dana Appeal
• Ex-Plan Holder Gets Right To Sue Under ERISA
• ERISA Plans Must Pay Accrued Benefits To All: Court
• A Shifting Burden: English-Only Policies
• DLA Piper Moves To Toss Lawyer's Discrimination Suit
• Deutsche Bank Exec's ERISA Claim Stands: Judge
• FedEx Drivers Are Employees: Court
• Plaintiffs Must Prove EEOC Filings, Court Rules
• Pension Fund Balks At Amaranth's Bid To Dismiss
• Judge Approves $55M Deal In FedEx Bias Case
• Diebold Asks Court To Toss ERISA Class Action
• Plaintiffs Seek Certification In Pfizer Class Action
• Plaintiffs Fight Wal-Mart's Bid For Protective Order
• EEOC Passes Torch To DOJ In Sex Bias Suit
• Caterpillar Pushes To Include Union In Retiree Suits
• Lawyer Wants Details Of Psych Exam In DLA Piper Suit
• Judge Denies Trane's Arbitration Bid In FLSA Case
• Baker Hughes Drills Rival With Trade Secrets Suit
• Bush Administration Sharpens Immigration Rules
• Colgate Faces Suit Over Cash Balance Pension Plan
• Wal-Mart Pays $4M To Settle California Wage Suit
• Employees Plan State Class Action Against Tribune
• New Harassment Training Rules Take Hold In Calif.
• AstraZeneca Fires Back At Plaintiffs In FLSA Suits
• FedEx Workers Ask For Clock To Be Stopped
• NASA Sued For Interfering In Union Contract Deals
• Sexual Harassment Claims Against Caterpillar Survive
• Court Greenlights FLSA Suit Against Wachovia
• San Diego Alleges Fraud, Sues Willkie Farr for $29M
• BP To Fight OSHA Fines On Texas City Refinery
• Massey CEO Hits W.Va. Dems With Defamation Suit
• Morgan Stanley's Arbitration Appeal Rebuffed
• FedEx Wants Order Set Aside In Indiana MDL
• Appeals Court Tosses Applicant's Discrimination Suit
• Axed Workers Sue American Home Mortgage
• Court Upholds $10M Award Against Lehman
• $100M In Benefits Fell Through Cracks: Delta Pilots
• ERISA Plaintiffs Pressure EDS For Info, Depos
• Judge Denies United Tech's Dismissal Request
• The Scope Of Protected Activity Under SOX
• CVS Caremark Backs Down From Options Fight
• Prosecutors Target Broadcom CEO's Former Lawyer
• Military Research Co. Is Immune To N.Y. Law: Court
• Judge Keeps Hospital Sex Discrimination Case Alive
• NASD Arbitrators Scolded In Age Discrimination Case
• American Home Mortgage Seeks Stay In FLSA Suit
• Mortgage Lender Resolves FLSA Suit For $14M
• Local Union Fees Can Fund National Litigation: Court
• Allstate Prevails In FLSA Suit
• UNC System Hit With Sexual Harassment Suit
• We Were Sexually Harassed At Parade: Firefighters
• Court Keeps Alive Medicare Fraud Suit Against Sun
• Case Managers Take On Wal-Mart In Collective Action
• Labor Dept. Hits Pilgrim's Pride With FLSA Suit
• Judge Calms Discovery Quibbles In E&Y Suit
• Jury To Weigh In On CEO's "Ageist" Remarks
• Sixth Circuit Upholds UAW Deals With Ford, GM
• Feds Win First Conviction In Backdating Scandal
• Court Nixes Travelers' Bid To Halt State Suit
• ABA To Mull Law Firms' Compulsory Retirement Rules
• Delphi Closes In On Emergence With Union Deals
• FedEx Ground Resists Certain Discovery Bids
• Isiah Thomas Case Set For Trial
• Plaintiffs Fight EDS' Bid To Toss ERISA Suit
• Judge Denies Dismissal Of PG&E Bias Suit
• Judge Tosses Worker's Suit Over Boss' Alleged Affair
• EEOC Nominee Takes Parting Shot
• Court Allows Suits After PBGC Takes Over Plan
• KLA-Tencor Class Gets Time To Fight Dismissal Efforts
• NLRB Tosses Trade Union Suit Against Indeck Energy
• HSBC Bank Tries To Quash ERISA Evidence
• Wal-Mart Strikes Back At Wage-And-Hour Action
• Pilgrim's Pride Denies Overtime Violations
• Paul Weiss Wins Severance Spat With Citi Honcho
• Morgan Stanley Agrees To Settle Race Bias Suit
• UBS Race Bias Case Transferred To Maryland
• Ruling Nixes Broad "No-Hire Provisions"
• Reply Memo Turns Abbott Suit More Contentious
• Citigroup Call Workers File Overtime Suit
• Charles Schwab Faces New Claims In Overtime Suit
• CNET Discloses SEC, DOJ Probes
• Fourth Circuit Relieves US Airways Of ERISA Suit
• Goodyear Pours More Salt In Ledbetter's Wound
• Union's Fee System Unconstitutional, Court Rules
• BofA Employee Pleads Guilty In Kickback Case
• Morgan Lewis Snags Benefits Expert From Treasury
• Atlanta Cops Win $7.5M Overtime Settlement
• Plaintiffs Back $15M Bid For Attorneys In FedEx Case
• Court Reverses Award Of Attorney Fees To Coal Cos.
• Exelon Scores In Feud With Electrical Workers
• Union Seeks Dismissal Of Its Organizers' FSLA Suit
• Brokers Settle Sex Bias Suit With Smith Barney
• Judge Rebuffs Move To Reconsider JPMorgan Ruling
• Novartis Unit Hit With Gender Bias Class Action
• Nortel Defends Counterclaim In ERISA Suit
• Cashed-Out 401k Members May Still Sue: Court
• Qwest Workers Granted Conditional Certification