Employment Archive » January, 2009

Employment - January, 2009

194 articles

• Obama Signs Labor Orders Reversing Bush Policies
• Judge Cites Bad Faith Efforts, Ups Award In FMLA Suit
• Ledbetter Legislation Enacted — Now What?
• Obama Labor Agenda Has Employers On Edge
• Glassmaker Fails To Shatter FLSA Suit
• 3rd Circ. Quashes Race Bias Suit V. Philadelphia
• Grace Fund Mgr. Passed 'Prudent Man' Test: 1st Circ.
• State Claims Not Always Trumped By RLA: 9th Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Considers DRA Termination Premiums
• DHL Hit With FLSA Action Over Unpaid Overtime
• Discovery To Proceed In NFL StarCaps Suit: Judge
• Judge Greenlights Schwarzenegger's Furloughs Plan
• 6th Circ. Nixes Retirees' Benefits Claims V. Caterpillar
• Obama Signs Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Into Law
• Cisco Wants Lawyer's Records In 'Troll Tracker' Case
• House OKs Bill To Strengthen Whistleblower Rights
• Boston Globe Hit With Labor Suit Over Missed Breaks
• Goody's Stung With WARN Class Action
• Ex-Nortel Workers Make Plea For Unpaid Severance
• GMI Loses $4.7M Tax Refund For ESOP Payouts
• E-Verify Rule Delayed For Administration's Review
• Split 9th Circ. Rejects Rehearing Police Pager Case
• Siemens Healthcare Hit With FLSA Collective Action
• Ledbetter Pay Discrimination Bill On Way To Obama
• GE, Ex-Counsel Settle $500M Sex Bias Suit
• Averting The March Toward Unionization
• Court Boots Most Of Northwest Pilots' ERISA Suit
• IBM, Former Exec Settle Fight Over Move To Apple
• Legal Secretary Settles ERISA Claims With Townsend
• Bill Targets Insider Trading By Government Officials
• Georgia-Pacific Unit To Pay In Disability Suit
• Cuomo Subpoenas Thain In Merrill Lynch Bonus Probe
• 9th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of CSC Derivative Suit
• Strikers Entitled To Unemployment: NJ High Court
• Judge To Hear Protest Of Bear Stearns Consolidation
• 7th Circ. OKs EEOC Probe Despite Settlement
• 5th Circ. Runs Over Ex-UPS Driver's Religious Bias Suit
• DC Circ. Revives Award For Fired Postal Worker
• High Court's DuPont Ruling Clarifies Pension Law
• FLSA Suit Advances Against Marshall Durbin
• Obama Appoints EEOC Leaders
• Anti-Retaliation Rule Applies To Probes: High Court
• 'Say On Pay' Rises Again With Support Of SEC Chair
• Ex-Weil Assoc. Wins Attorneys' Fees In ERISA Spat
• Fisher & Phillips Merges With Moss Shapiro
• Last Claims Tossed In Pension Suit V. El Paso
• Cuomo Probing Last-Minute Merrill Bonuses: Report
• Boutique To Absorb Paul Hastings Immigration Team
• Costco's Bonus Plan Legal: State Appeals Court
• Obama Taps Liebman To Head NLRB
• Most Claims Survive In US Bioservices IP Suit
• TARP No Help To Unions At Bargaining Table: Attys
• Attorneys Split On 3rd Circ.'s Tax Offset Ruling
• Merrill Lynch Unit Settles OT Class Action
• Cintas Workers Win Round In Living Wage Case
• RIM Execs Close To $80M Backdating Deal: Report
• JPMorgan Appeals Class Inclusions In ERISA Suit
• Ex-Call Center Worker Drops OT Suit Against AmEx
• DOL Bristles At Mortgage Lenders' Liquidation Plan
• Immigration Issues Employers Should Watch
• Marathon Oil Workers Lose Class Bid In OT Suit
• 4th Circ. Reverses On ERISA Limitations Finding
• No WARN Act Relief For Grocery Workers: 10th Circ.
• Court Rules Against Verizon In Chargebacks Appeal
• Reality Show Workers' OT Suit Settled For $4M
• Ex-Comerica Employees Slap Bank With FLSA OT Suit
• Getting To The Core Of Inevitable Disclosure
• Meat Manufacturer Settles FLSA Class Action
• Smith Barney Sues Ex-Employee Over Office Raid
• Bear Stearns Workers Fight Consolidation Of Suits
• McClatchy Co. Faces Labor Class Action From Carriers
• High Court Backs Union's National Litigation Fee
• Calif. Appeals Court Says Time's Up In Suit V. BofA
• Fisher & Phillips Opens Ky. Office, Snags 4 Partners
• Senate Passes Pay Discrimination Bill
• Enforcing Uniform Conduct Standards Under ADA
• Employment Practice: K&L Gates
• Anomalous Decisions On Private Arbitration
• D&O Liabililty For Corporate Patent Infringement
• Court Upholds New Orleans' Domestic Partner Policy
• Wrongful Termination For Patent Harassment?
• Pa. Poultry Workers' Donning, Doffing Suit Revived
• EU High Court Upsets Employers On Annual Leave
• Autoworkers Sue GM, UAW Over Job Loss
• Calif. High Court To Hear 2nd Meal Break Appeal
• Starbucks Hit With Another FLSA Overtime Suit
• NY's Mesa Grill, Bar Americain Face FLSA Claims
• 5th Circ. Tosses EEOC Case Against Agro
• Wayne Farms FLSA MDL Proceeds, But Plaintiffs Cut
• Shuttle Workers' Beryllium Claims Don't Fly: 5th Circ.
• Judge Sends IBC, BCS Legal Fee Spat To Arbitration
• Judge Won't Delay Rule Change In H-2A Visa Program
• Lawyers Warn Of Litigation Boom With Ledbetter Act
• Law360 Employment Editorial Advisory Board
• Godiva Hit With Race Bias Suit
• Death Of The Noncompete For NY Broadcasters?
• Dispatcher OT Suit To Stay In Federal Court For Now
• Court Rules For VA In Nurse Practitioner Pay Fight
• Judge Won't Reconsider Ruling In NYC Overtime Case
• Wal-Mart Drivers Race Bias Class Suit OK To Proceed
• Sprint Reaches $8.8M Settlement In FLSA OT Case
• FLSA Collective Action Against Edison Can Proceed
• Novartis Beats Sales Reps' Wage-And-Hour Suit
• Mintz Levin Scoops Up Dreier Labor Group
• 6th Circ. Reverses Class Cert. In Unum ERISA MDL
• Penske Hit With Class Action Over Vacation Policy
• Former NFL Player Sues Plan Over Disability Benefits
• Bankrupt DESA Hit With WARN Act Suit
• Massey Unit Pleads Guilty Over Fatal WVa Mine Fire
• Pilot Who Refused Alcohol Test Wins Job Back
• Asian Ex-Assoc. Sues Nixon Peabody For Bias
• Duane Reade To Settle FLSA Class Actions For $3.5M
• Metadata Is Not A Public Record: Ariz. Court
• Sales Rep Takes Alltel To Court Over OT Wages
• Financial Crisis Stoking Workplace Class Actions
• Bed Bath & Beyond Off The Hook In Derivative Suit
• Verizon Spinoff, Sales Reps Settle Wage Class Action
• Man Hits Hooters With New Sex Discrimination Suit
• BofA, Merrill Lynch Hit With FLSA Overtime Suit
• Panel To Reconsider Sex Charges Against Judge
• Union Organizing In A New Environment
• Politicized DOJ Hiring Practices Flouted Law: Report
• United Farm Workers Aims To Uproot H-2A Changes
• How To Avoid Claims Of Reverse Discrimination
• 3rd Circ. Deals FedEx A Blow In Arbitration Suit
• Claim Reinstated In Monster Backdating Suit
• Law360 Ranks Busiest Employment Practices
• Food Giant ConAgra Hit With FLSA Overtime Suit
• Law360 Ranks Busiest ERISA Practices
• Waiters At Maui Westin Sue Over Tips
• WVa Teachers Win Injunction Against Drug Tests
• Law360 Ranks Busiest FSLA Practices
• Law360 Ranks Busiest ADA Practices
• Law360 Ranks Largest Employment Practices
• Court Upholds Lower Legal Fee In Sex Bias Suit
• AT&T Hit With Another Suit Over Booting Time
• Law360 Ranks Busiest Civil Rights Practices
• Experts Question Benefits Of FMLA Reforms
• Damning E-Mail Gets OK In Broadcom Fraud Trial
• Arbitration Rule May Spell Trouble For EFCA In Senate
• House Passes Bills Targeting Unfair Pay For Women
• Sikh Worker Sues IRS For Religious Bias Over Knife
• High Court To Hear White Firefighters' Race Bias Suit
• Reductions-In-Force: Best Practices
• OSHA Expands Voluntary Protection Program
• Luxury Restaurant Le Cirque Embroiled In FLSA Suit
• How Congress Is Rewriting Equal Pay Law
• Bankruptcy Looms As Star Tribune Negotiations End
• Suit Says Bus Service Forced Out Black Workers
• Judge Greenlights ERISA Class Suit Against CRA
• Chamber Of Commerce, US Deal Delays E-Verify
• Surge In FLSA Suits Not Expected To End Soon
• Satyam Scandal Draws Scrutiny Of Outsourcing World
• Judge Weighs Future Of Docs On Prosecutor Firings
• Lawyers To Execs: Beware Your BlackBerry
• CSX Gets Access To Medical Records In FMLA Suit
• Best Buy Faces Renewed Race, Sex Bias Claims
• Class, Deal Get Initial OK In ADEA Suit Against CNA
• Neb. Bill Aims To Link Tax Cuts, Immigration Law
• Court Dashes Kmart Bid To Drop FMLA Suit
• Longs' Drug Quiz Of Job Applicants OK: Calif. Court
• Fraudulent Leave, Surveillance-Based Terminations
• The Patchwork Quilt Of State E-Verify Laws
• District Judge Pleads Not Guilty To Sex Charges
• Payout Recipients To Join JPMorgan ERISA Class Suit
• Ex-Holland & Knight Partner Takes Spat To Court
• Seyfarth Absorbs Business Immigration Boutique
• US House Set To Vote On Pay Discrimination Bills
• Starbucks Settles NLRB Suit Over Union Busting
• Time To Re-Evaluate Pensions Amid Losses: Study
• The Plight Of The First SOX Whistleblower
• Indian Court Slashes Clifford Chance Tax Charge
• Former Staples Sales Manager Files Overtime Action
• Ex-Partner's Wrongful Firing Suit Can Proceed
• Applebee's Can't Force Discovery In FLSA Suit: Judge
• U.S. Steel FLSA Suit To Remain In Federal Court
• Class Certified In Deere ERISA Suit
• Judge OKs $8M FedEx Meal, Rest Break Settlement
• Tyson Pleads Guilty In Worker's Toxic Gas Death
• CSX Workers Denied Class Status In FMLA Suit
• Frontier Airlines, Pilots Reach Labor Agreement
• Airlines Fight FAA Rest Rule For Ultralong Flights
• Bridal Expo Accuses Ex-Workers Of Theft
• 8th Circ. Denies AT&T Appeal In Religious Bias Suit
• Stalling Safe Harbor Social Security No Match Suits
• Volvo Seeks Court OK For Retiree Benefit Changes
• Morgan Lewis Lures Back Labor Expert From Maersk
• Morgan Lewis Nabs DOL, Ex-FTC Attorneys
• Employment Law Issues To Ponder For 2009
• Associate Accuses Skadden Of Wrongful Termination
• In-House Counsel At Risk For Malpractice Claims
• J&J Sales Rep Exempt From OT Under FLSA: Judge
• Federal Contractors Got Record Penalties In '08
• Social Networking Sites Pose Risk For Employers