Employment Archive » December, 2007

Employment - December, 2007

117 articles

• Employment Legislation To Watch In 2008
• A New Law Against Transgender Discrimination
• Electronic Data Systems Nears Deal In ERISA MDL
• Morgan Lewis Adds Six Employment Partners
• Judge Throws Out Suit Over Accident At Oil Co.
• All Claims But One Dismissed In WaMu ERISA Suit
• Trade Secret Claims Bite Back In Semiconductor Suit
• Delphi Gets OK To Pay $1M In MDL Defense Costs
• Delta Financial Workers Claim Illegal Layoffs
• FedEx Cited For Misclassifying Mass. Drivers
• Worker's Sex Bias Case Against Brewer Revived
• Judge Won't Toss State Claims Against Roche
• Judge Deals Rare Class Denial In Sanofi FLSA Suit
• Court Revives Staffing Co.'s Trade Secrets Claim
• Judge Opts For Plan C In Budget Rent-A-Car Spat
• Proskauer Gets New Executive Comp. Partner
• DOL Publishes Pension Protection Act Penalty Rules
• Delphi Plan "Not Fundamentally Fair": UAW
• Seyfarth Shaw Adds Employee Benefits Partner
• UnitedHealth Questions Lerach's Interest in Case
• Goodyear, Retirees Strike $1B Deal Over Benefits
• Ariz. Employers Urge Court To Block Immigration Law
• Dukes: Lessons In Corporate Culture, Vulnerability
• South Florida Catches Heat As Top "Judicial Hellhole"
• Former Foodservice CEO To Pay $8M To Settle Suit
• Judge Closes Book On CBS Race Bias Suit
• American Home Workers Try To Resume Class Action
• High Court Urged To Hear Emotionally Taxing Case
• Dura Allows Auto Rival's IP Counterclaims
• Congress Votes To Expand FMLA For First Time
• Congress Lifts Age Limit For Commercial Pilots
• Citigroup Wants To Merge ERISA, Securities Actions
• Alliance Bancorp Faces WARN Class Action
• Farm Worker Groups Sue DOL Over Visa Info
• DOJ To Investigate Texas Judge For Impropriety
• AT&T Seeks High Court Review Of Arbitration Dispute
• American Tower Pays $14M To Settle Backdating Case
• Ex-Milberg Weiss Partner Sues Firm For Legal Fees
• Hollywood Writers Take Battle To The NLRB
• USAA, Special Investigators Strike Tentative Deal
• DLA Piper Fires Back At Ex-Attorney's Objections
• Merrill Lynch Workers Seek To Unite In ERISA Action
• More Calif. Technology Employees Will Be OT Exempt
• Workforce Reduction Done Right
• EEOC Finds Not All Suits Created Equal
• Employment Cases To Watch In 2008
• Dems Say NLRB Waging War On Workers' Rights
• Accenture Urges Judge To Toss Whistleblower Suit
• 10b5-1 Plans: Ten Things Execs, Boards Should Do
• Alcoa Hit With FLSA Suit Over Unpaid Dressing Time
• Northwest Sues Pilots To Preserve Pension Plan
• Labor Dept. Seeks Stricter 401(k) Disclosures
• Labor Suit Hairy Situation For Beauty Co. Regis
• Kenyon & Kenyon Asks Court To Toss ERISA Suit
• "Green Collar" Legislation Blooms In House
• Ex-DLA Piper Lawyer Asks Court To Preserve Docs
• House Authorizes Deeper Dig Into Utah Mine Collapse
• Congressmen Ask For Details About Iraq Sex Attack
• Director Bonuses And The Entire Fairness Test
• Court To Hear Worker Suit That Names It As Defendant
• Cal State Spent $7.6M On Employment Suits: Report
• CDC To Probe Nanotech Worker Safety
• Class Certification Upheld In Wal-Mart Sex Bias Case
• AT&T Hit With FMLA Proposed Class Action
• OSHA's Rule On Employees' Protective Equipment
• MSG Settles Harassment Suit For $11.5M
• Survey Says Privacy Breaches Prevalent
• Judge Denies Appeal In Fidelity Mortgage FLSA Suit
• Businesses Head To Court To Halt Immigration Law
• Unintentional Privacy Breaches Can Incur Damages
• Christian Biologist Blames Firing On View Of Evolution
• Labor Dept. Finds CVS Violated Child Labor Laws
• ERISA Suits Latest Subprime Woe For Citigroup
• Embattled Merrill Lynch Faces ERISA Action
• ERISA Class Action Targets WaMu
• Bank Says BNP Poached Trade Secrets, Employees
• Home Depot Loses Bid To Toss Racial Bias Suit
• Delphi Employees Seek To File Suit Over Hourly Pay
• Pfizer FLSA Suit On Hold For Parallel MSJ Ruling
• NLRB Takes On Fewer Cases: Report
• High Court To Weigh In On Wal-Mart Disability Case
• Alaska AG Hits Marsh Mac Unit With $1.8B Suit
• Q&A With Day Pitney's Felix Springer
• UBS Wins Dismissal Of Remaining Wage Claims
• EU Court Skeptical Of German Overtime Law
• Ex-UnitedHealth CEO To Pay $800M In Settlements
• Q&A With Reed Smith's Eugene K. Connors
• Union, Law Firm Prevail In Bid-Rigging Suit
• Court Validates N.Y. Times' Denial Of Disability Claim
• Pay Consultants Not Properly Independent: Study
• Fresno Coach Wins Sex Bias Suit For $19.1M
• Jury Convicts Second Brocade Executive
• Cyberonics Settles Shareholder Suits Over Backdating
• 10 Ways To Prevent Lawsuits Over Company Parties
• 3,200-Strong Class Targets Eddie Bauer In Wage Suit
• Court Rules Union Can Represent Exelon Retirees
• Smithfield Wins Review In Pork Plant Walkout Case
• Judge Rules On Class Issues In Tyson Foods Case
• K&L Gates Scores New Commercial Litigator
• Pilgrim's Pride Hit With Age Discrimination Suit
• Appeals Court Orders UnitedHealth To Turn Over Docs
• SEC Sues Maxim, Execs Over Backdating Scheme
• N.Y. Judges' Pay Suit Whittled Down To One Claim
• Enron Retirement Plan Sues For Alleged $22M Mistake
• Reed Smith Accused Of Overbilling, Poor Counseling
• Class Certified In ERISA Suit Against ABB
• Job Applicant Sues Intel For Discrimination
• Tower Auto Workers Settle ERISA Case For $5.7M
• Plaintiffs Add Title VII Claim To BofA Bias Suit
• Discrimination Case Against DLA Piper Dismissed
• Judge Extends Options Freeze For UnitedHealth CEO
• U.S. Steel Faces Putative Collective Action
• Q&A With Epstein Becker's A. Martin Wickliff Jr.
• Ex-Exec Inks Plea In Broadcom Backdating Probe
• Police Union Loses Bid To Toss Pregnancy Bias Case
• Q&A With Hogan & Hartson's Robin J. Samuel
• High Court Won't Hear AT&T Workers' ERISA Case