Employment Archive » September, 2008

Employment - September, 2008

170 articles

• Class Certification Flies In Boeing ERISA Suit
• Judge Certifies Class In ERISA Suit Against Schering
• FBI Police Class Certified In Wage Dispute
• Curbing Executive Pay: The Latest In A Long History
• Cephalon Finalizes $425M Deal Over Off-Label Claims
• Crisis Likely To Lower Limits On Executive Pay
• DOJ Names Prosecutor To Investigate AG Firings
• Executive Pay Becoming More Transparent: Survey
• Turkey Workers Trot Out Donning, Doffing Class Action
• Estee Lauder Hit With Disability Discrimination Suit
• Economic Crisis Gives Cos. Edge In Labor Talks
• Dillard's Sued Over Illness Disclosure Policy
• Pfizer Chief Litigation Counsel Joins Morgan Lewis
• Mass. Court Favors Fired Teachers In Fluency Dispute
• Sexual Relations As 'Major Life Activity' Under ADA
• Class Allegations Stand In WellPoint FLSA Suit
• Overtime Rate Still In Dispute In SunTrust FLSA Suit
• CVS Workers Call For Review In FLSA Case
• Court Tosses Age Bias Suits Against PwC
• ERISA Suit Against Caterpillar Crawls On
• Mandatory Retirement Didn't Violate ADEA: 3rd Circ.
• Disbarred Attorney's Suit Against Cravath Thrown Out
• KLA's $65M Backdating Deal Approved
• Feds Seize WaMu As Bailout Talks Crumble
• ADA: Applying Performance, Conduct Standards
• Union Failed To Save Discovery Documents: TSA
• A Bad Boss Can Send You To An Early Grave
• Bickering Over Delphi Pension Plan Stops
• Satellite Technicians Seek Sanctions In FLSA Case
• Teamsters Object To Frontier Bid To Toss Contracts
• Judge Allows Delphi To Freeze Pension Payments
• EEOC Accuses Sterling Jewelers Of Sex Bias
• Mass. High Court Revives Wal-Mart Class Action
• Health Care Policy Survey 2008: Legislation, Concerns
• Troubled Cos.' Pension Plans $400M Short: PBGC
• Nvidia Nears Settlement Of Options Backdating Suits
• Overtime Action Against UBS Moves Forward
• 170 Call Center Workers Opt In To Collective Action
• Rather Suffers Setback In $70M CBS, Viacom Suit
• Govt. Bailout Golden Egg For Some Firms
• Xerox $12M Discrimination Settlement Finalized
• Judge Certifies Class Of Female Union Members
• Verizon Faces 2nd FLSA Suit From Fla. Workers
• IBM Tries To Move Overtime Suit To Federal Court
• Democrats Push For Changes To $700B Bailout Plan
• FDIC Gets Age Discrimination Case Tossed
• Aloha Trustee, Pilots Union Reach Deal On Admin Fees
• Judge Finds Sex Bias In Transgender Suit
• Pension Payout Doesn't Preclude ERISA Suit: 9th Circ.
• When 'Will' Won't Do In Employment Agreements
• What The CBOCS Decision Means For Employers
• Merrill Employee Can't Lure NatCity Clients: Judge
• Oregon Court Mulls $43.5M Merrill FLSA Deal
• Ralphs Grocery Group Indicted Over Mass Lockout
• EEOC Sues Kmart, Sears Over Race Discrimination
• EEOC Sues For Bias Over Rastafarian Dreadlocks
• 9th Circ. Upholds Contentious Ariz. E-Verify Law
• Judge Refuses To Break Up BofA Discrimination Suit
• Sales Reps Throw Book At Scholastic Unit
• Plaintiff Objects To Witness In IP Firm Sex Bias Suit
• DOL Drops Audit Of Fragomen's Green Card Cases
• The BlackBerry: Employer's Friend Or Foe?
• Shareholders Unlikely To Get Hands In Execs' Wallets
• ERISA Does Not Preempt Michigan Law: 6th Circ.
• Title VII Dominates High Court's Employment Slate
• Union Challenges USIS' Antitrust Complaint
• Konica Minolta Hit With FLSA Suit
• Nixon Cleared For Poaching Taylor Wessing Partners
• Employers Loosening Grip On Web Surfing: Survey
• Tribune Lawsuit Seeks To Oust Controversial CEO
• AIG Hit With ERISA Suit Over Plummeting Share Price
• Judge Grants Class Cert. To Ill. AT&T Workers
• House Passes ADA Amendments Act
• Caregiving Spouse's Wages Not Recoverable: Ohio SC
• 7th Circ. Affirms NLRB Decision On Replacement Hires
• Parachutes Not So Golden For Fannie, Freddie CEOs
• No Privacy For Employee Info On Office Computers
• Judge Tells LSAT Prep Course To Stop Classes
• $2.2M Deal Pitched In ERISA Suit V. BoNY, Callan
• OSHA Fines BP $28K For Violations At Refinery
• Tolling Doctrine Protects Individual Suits: 10th Circ.
• Special Agents Win Bid For Documents In Bias Suit
• Wall Street Upheaval Yields Law Firm Bonanza
• In Defense Of DOL's Interpretation Of Section 806
• Plaintiffs Group Swells In Bloomberg Pregnancy Suit
• How 'Meacham' Will Affect Employers
• Wall Street Braces For Layoffs, Employment Litigation
• Former KB Home CEO To Pay Over $7M To SEC
• Judge Denies Class Status To Wisconsin Bell Workers
• 7th Circ. Tosses Suit Against NBC For Firing Producer
• DOL Hits Cemex With Wage-And-Hour Suit
• 3rd Time's A Charm For Ameritech
• Watchdog Calls For Improved Oversight At PBGC
• Judge Whittles Down FLSA Action Against CVS
• Senate Passes ADA Amendments Act
• Cintas To Shell Out $1.65M Over Living Wage Spat
• Global Warming Raises Risks For Directors, Officers
• 3rd Circ. Sides With Cintas Workers In Union Spat
• Appeals Court Says ERISA Case V. Coke Has No Fizz
• Federal Agencies Failing Women: GAO
• EEOC Can Investigate Despite Private Suit: 9th Circ.
• Sex, Drugs Abounded In Govt. Drilling Program: Study
• IRS Preempts State In Misclassification Suit: 3rd Circ.
• Firefighter Case Continues Against Small Tenn. City
• Ex-Workers Hit Metrologic In WARN Act Class Action
• Union Exemption From Antitrust Laws Not Absolute
• SEC Sues Embarcadero Execs Over Backdating
• Neb. Wanted Illegal Time-Tracking Program: Employee
• Judge Refuses To Pick Lead Plaintiff In Lehman Case
• UnitedHealth CEO Pays Out $30M In Options Case
• Iowa AG Takes Meat Packer To Task
• Judge Refuses To Certify ERISA Class Against AEP
• Senators Decry 'Narrow' Whistleblower Reading
• Judge Gives Initial OK To Apple Backdating Deal
• Police Officers Lose Title VII Case Against Memphis
• New Suit Says Wal-Mart Owes Overtime Wages
• Enron Judge OKs $668M Payout To Coughlin Stoia
• Judge Certifies Class Against Home Depot Contractor
• 6th Circ. Revives FLSA, First Amendment Suit
• Mechanics Hit Goodyear With Wage-And-Hour Action
• First Marblehead Exec Loses Spat Over Stock Options
• Motorola Sues RIM For Swiping Employees, Secrets
• Bias Cases Ebb As Plaintiffs Continue To Fare Poorly
• Judge Stays Portion Of Tyson FLSA Suit
• Ford Hit With Purported Class Action Over Severance
• Narrow Ruling On Section 7 A Victory For Employers
• Judge Tosses Plea Deal For Broadcom Founder
• EEOC Sues L.A. Pipeline For Racial Discrimination
• Confusion Over Paternity Leave In Mass.
• No Noncompetes In Calif. – So What Else Is New?
• Assembly Line Workers Sue Toyota For Overtime Pay
• HSBC Seeks Sanctions In Overtime Case
• Best Buy Delayed Pay: Purported Class Action
• Family Dollar Facing Yet Another FLSA Suit
• Fastenal Reaches $10M Deal In OT Class Case
• Judge Tosses Most Claims In FLSA Suit V. Bus Line
• Imaging Co. Execs Forfeit Options In Settlement
• Judicial Estoppel: Key Defense In Discrimination Suits
• Former EEOC Vice Chair Joins Proskauer
• WideBand Loses Bid To Toss Trade Secrets Claims
• Judge Trims Claims In Genesco Class Action
• Employer Must Pay All Costs Of Blood Test: 3rd Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Reverses WARN Act Exemption Ruling
• Privacy Of Genetic Info And GINA In An Electronic Age
• Sprint Loses Bid To Toss Sales Rep Wage Case
• Dental Implant Makers Settle For $2M
• In Calif., Restrictive Covenants Unenforceable
• ADA Amendments Will Expand Employee Protections
• 7th Circ. Affirms Ruling In Favor Of Exelon Union
• Pilots Slam Spirit Airlines In Labor Lawsuit
• Judge Explains Denial Of Wal-Mart's Post-Trial Motions
• Willful Misclassification Claims Kicked From KFC Suit
• Cemex Slapped With Another FLSA Overtime Suit
• Judge Orders Massey To Rehire UMWA Miners
• Cos. Must Carefully Weigh Signing On To E-Verify
• Northwest Airlines Not Off The Hook In ADA Suit
• Enterprise Rent-A-Car Hit With FLSA Suit
• Auto Dealer Owes $19M For Discrimination: Judge
• The EFCA's Destruction Of Workplace Democracy
• Wells Fargo Engineers Win Conditional Certification
• Ross Stores To Pay $1.2M To Settle Overtime Claims
• Kentucky Retirement: A Marked Victory For Employers
• Plaintiffs Ask For Class Cert. In Goodyear FLSA Suit
• Federal Employment Bias Suits Dropping: Study
• PBGC Moves To Dismiss Pilots' Benefits Suit
• Gristede's Workers Win FLSA Summary Judgment
• Skycaps Seek Class Status In Jet Blue Bag Fee Suit
• UBS Unit Covered By SOX, Lawyer Argues
• SunTrust Faces ERISA Suit Over Subprime Loss
• Hospital Operator Settles Pregnancy Bias Case