Employment Archive » March, 2009

Employment - March, 2009

235 articles

• Fenway Vendors' OT Suit Pared Due To Preemption
• TSA Workers Denied Class Cert. In Privacy Act Case
• Antitrust Suit Against Fragomen Thrown Out
• Benefit Plan Suit V. Bryan Cave Left Mostly Intact
• Schering Sales Reps Not Exempt Under FLSA: Judge
• I've Lost My Job: What Do I Do Now?
• No Stay Of SF Employer Health Care Law: High Court
• No Class Cert. In Sex, Race Bias Suits V. Cintas
• Sogeti Can Enforce Predecessor's Worker Pacts: Judge
• AstraZeneca Sales Reps Exempt From OT: Judge
• Justices Weigh Price Waterhouse In Mixed-Motive Suit
• 7th Circ. Shoots Down Bias Suit Over Sergeant Exam
• Class Certified In Cruise Workers' Overtime Case
• Judge Bails From Abercrombie OT Class Action
• Opt-In Notice OK'd In FLSA Suit Against Telecom
• ERISA Case Dismissed In Avon Securities MDL
• Coal Co. Must Face Trade Secret Theft Claims
• Ex-Foley Hoag Employment Chair Joins Seyfarth
• Cirrus Backdating Deal OK'd After Atty Fees Dropped
• Judge Backs Arbitration Award For Hurt NFL Players
• What's Next For EFCA?
• Huntsman Under Fire Over $15M Payout To Founder
• Calif. Eatery's Tip-Share Rule Survives Waiter's Action
• PacBell, Call Center Workers' $1.5M Deal OK'd
• Abercrombie Plaintiff Seeks Recusal In FLSA Suit
• Dem Presses Fed, BofA For Merrill Bonus Details
• Northwest Workers' Suit Tossed, Counsel Sanctioned
• Arbitrator Finds EEOC Willfully Violated FLSA
• AIG Smacked With Shareholder Action Over Payouts
• Asian-American Police Win Bias Suit V. Port Authority
• Starent Trims UTStarcom Contract Claims
• US Airways Pilots Union Ducks $2.25M Dues Refund
• American General, Retirees Resolve Benefits MDL
• Injunction Vacated In Chicago Police FLSA Spat
• 3rd Circ. Interprets Local Controversy Under CAFA
• Jackson Lewis Joins Forces With Neb. Labor Boutique
• Judge OKs $4.3M Settlement In B&H Race Bias Suit
• Paid Family And Medical Leave Program Proposed
• Obama Taps Legal Experts For Labor, Interior Posts
• House Acts To Tighten Oversight Of TARP Funds
• Level 3 Communications Faces ERISA Suit
• 9th Circ. Revives Suit Against Gap Over Work Wear
• Vick In More Trouble, This Time Over ERISA Violations
• American Airlines Agents Seek Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Judge Denies Class Cert. In Portage Bank Wage Case
• Blank Rome Doesn't Owe Recruiter Merger Fee: Court
• Morgan Stanley To Pay $7M Over FINRA Charges
• Last Call For H-1B Applications
• Robert Bosch Retirees Win Class Cert. In Benefits Spat
• Hospital Can't Dodge Wage-Fixing Class Action: Judge
• Calif. Wage Suit Not Preempted By US Statute: Court
• Xerox Workers Push $51M Deal In ERISA Action
• Qwest Retirees' Claims Trimmed In ERISA Action
• Municipalities In Ch. 9: Rejecting Labor Agreements
• Statutory Damages Nixed In Worker E-Mail Theft Case
• Calif. Thelen Plaintiffs Balk At Federal Class Cert.
• State Probes To Continue Despite AIG Bonus Return
• White Police Officers Lose Race Bias Case In 1st Circ.
• Challenges In RIF Analyses
• Sen. Specter Throws Roadblock In Front Of EFCA
• Wal-Mart Renews Bid To Decertify Sex Bias Class
• Citizens Exec Files Retaliation Suit Over Retirement
• Merck Loses JMOL Bid In ERISA Suit Over Vioxx Errors
• High Court Won't Take Mich. ERISA Preemption Case
• UNITE Splinter Group Joins Forces With SEIU
• Some Claims Against Strong Tossed In ERISA MDL
• Arbitration Rule Can't Kill Atty's Sex Bias Suit: 3rd Circ.
• Workers Can't Force USPS To Disgorge Fees: Judge
• AT&T Call Center Workers Win Class Status In OT Suit
• Most Of ERISA Securities Case V. Pfizer Moves Ahead
• Final Defendant Tossed From Delphi MDL
• Conditional Class Cert. OK'd In United Auto FLSA Suit
• 9th Circ. Revives FedEx Managers' OT Class Action
• Ex-Asst. Manager Fires Off OT Action Against Staples
• PBGC To Take Over Propex Pension Funds
• Blue Cross Blue Shield Wriggles Out Of ERISA Suit
• Fired S&P Exec Files $20M Sex Bias Suit
• Ex-Mercury CFO To Pay $2.7M In Backdating Case
• Waupaca Denied Appeal In FLSA Class Action
• Calif. Court Clarifies Seniority Rules For School Layoffs
• Fidelity Claims May Spark Suits In Wake Of Collapse
• Managing Rumors, Maintaining Communication
• SEC Drops Backdating Case Against Ex-McAfee GC
• Judge Keeps Most Of Ariz. Nurses' Cartel Suit
• Obama Names Picks For Energy, Labor Posts
• Judge Tells Alcoa, Retirees To Prepare For Battle
• 'Idol' Producer Sued For 'Sweatshop' Work Conditions
• Judge Combines Slew Of ERISA Actions Against AIG
• State AGs Join Call For AIG Bonus Details
• Limiting Obligation To Advance Legal Fees
• DC's Pharmacy Benefits Disclosure Law Struck Down
• Super Gets 3 Years For Illegal Hiring At Meat Plant
• EEOC Wants Classwide Damages In Wal-Mart Case
• DOL Shares More Details On COBRA Subsidy Plan
• D&O, E&O Rates Going Up For Companies In Crisis
• Atty In Bias Suits V. FedEx Sanctioned For Conduct
• Ky. Supreme Court Reverses Toyota FLSA Ruling
• $1.1M Deal In Aegis WARN Class Action Gets OK
• 6th Circ. Backs Mich. Ban On Discretionary Clauses
• 11th Circ. Revives JC Penney Age Bias Case
• Lloyd's 'Deserted' Stanford Exec In Ponzi Suits: Atty
• UPS Drivers Win Initial Class Cert. In FLSA Action
• Class Decertified In Qwest Call Center OT Suit
• JPMorgan Belted With Overtime Class Action
• New Bill Would Ban 'Pre-Existing Condition' Denials
• Security Officer Fires Off OT Action V. Wackenhut
• While Cities Count Slowly To (Chapter) 9
• H1-B Visa Applications Down Amid Economic Slump
• House Members Seek AIG Answers From Treasury
• Paper Wins Access To County's Sex Harassment Deal
• House Approves Steep TARP Bonus Tax
• Sens. Want To Tax, Limit TARP Recipient Bonuses
• The Expansion Of Whistleblower Protections
• AIG CEO Defends Bonuses In House Hearing
• Regulation, Recession Keep Benefits Lawyers Busy
• 21 Club Served Up FLSA Suit Over Tips, Overtime
• Employment Suits Dropped In 2008: Report
• Fifth Third, Ex-Employee Strike Deal In OT Action
• Ex-Allegheny Energy Atty Gets Mixed Bag In Bias Suit
• Class Certified In Unitek FLSA Cable Installation Spat
• Valuation Issues For Funds With ERISA Investors
• DOL Delays 'Popcorn Lung' Rules For Business Probe
• Firestone Not Covered In Deafness Suit: Insurer
• Frontier Airlines Moves To Ground Pilots' 401(k) Match
• Cops Best Boston In FLSA Dispute Over Pay Period
• Cities May Void CBAs Under Bankruptcy Code
• Star Tribune, Union Agree To Tentative CBA Changes
• Calif. Weighs Crackdown On Banks' Bailout Spending
• Penalties Urged For AIG's Post-Bailout Bonuses
• ERISA Action Against Wells Fargo Gets Go-Ahead
• Ex-Workers Of RV Co. Monaco File WARN Suit
• DOJ Prosecutor Rejoins Jenner & Block's DC Office
• Ex-Walgreens Worker Fires Off FLSA Suit Over OT
• Conscience Rule Backers Face Tough Road In Court
• We'll Stop AIG Bonuses By Any Legal Means: Obama
• Kodak Asks Court To Sanction Attys Over Bid For Fees
• ALPA Destroyed Evidence Needed For Suit: TWA Pilots
• Thai Fruit Pickers Win Class Cert. In FLSA Suit
• Quest, SEC Bury Hatchet Over Options Backdating
• 1st Circ. Backs NLRB In Confidentiality Rule Rejection
• Alliant Lawyers Seek Over $400K For ERISA Victory
• Christian College Exempt From NLRB Order: DC Circ.
• ADA Changes Will Mean More Cases Go To Trial
• Sprint Objections To Class Notice OK'd In Pay Suit
• Pressman's Profanity Not NLRA-Protected: 4th Circ.
• Fleetwood Enterprises Workers File WARN Act Suit
• Cirrus Revises Backdating Settlement Offer
• Steris Settles Class Action Over Reneged Benefits
• KV Sued Over Layoffs Following Production Freeze
• Perdue Must Face Donning, Doffing Claims
• 6th Circ. Nixes $10M In Damages V. New York Life
• Jury Hands Deceased Popcorn Worker $7.5M
• Ogletree Deakins Nabs Exec Compensation Specialist
• Delphi Can Dump Retiree Benefits: Court
• FLSA Plaintiff Fails To Gag Papa John's
• FedEx Sued For Not Letting Workers Clock In On Time
• Strip Club Worker Accused Of Poaching Clientele
• Worker Safety Landscape To Shift Under Obama
• Sun Denied Summary Judgment In Trade Secrets Case
• Class Cert. Denied In Diebold ERISA Suit
• Ariz. E-Verify Case Could Be Headed To High Court
• PwC Associates Are Nonexempt: Class Action Judge
• Alternative To EFCA Introduced In House
• Number Of Subprime Suits 'Historic' At 576: Report
• More Bias Charges Filed In FY08 Than Ever: EEOC
• Chicago Firefighters To Get $6M In Race Bias Suit
• Judge Tosses FLSA Suit V. DOE Weapons-Parts Lab
• Cooley Nabs Winston Government Contracts Guru
• Merrill Hid Bonus Payout Info From Congress: Cuomo
• Del. Court Admits Mistake In $11M AT&T Options Case
• EFCA Takes Center Stage In US House, Senate
• Beards No Impediment To Fighting Fires: DC Circ.
• Class Of US Airways Pilots Certified In Union Spat
• 3 Steps Toward Improving Document Review
• Dannon, Marketer Face Conditional Class In FLSA Suit
• Noncompetes: Choice Of Law Matters
• DC Circ. Revives Retaliation Claim In Bias Suit V. Fed
• Judge Tosses Cintas' RICO Claims Against Unions
• 10th Circ. Cuts Off Ex-AT&T Workers' ERISA Action
• NY Hospital, Nurses Settle Antitrust Suit For $1.25M
• OSHA Fines Suncor For 27 Refinery Violations
• SF Employer-Funded Health Care Appeal Nixed
• Deutsche Bank Sues Ex-Employee For Pinching Clients
• Postal Service Sued For Switching Clerks' Tasks
• Standard Pacific Strikes $4M Deal With Ex-Execs
• Ex-CFO Slams Motorola With 'Retaliatory Discharge'
• Cuomo, Frank Demand Bonus Details From BofA
• NYSIF Head Steps Down Amid Controversy
• Schering Merger Includes Legal Headaches For Merck
• Pilots Union Can't Stir Trouble At United: 7th Circ.
• Attorney Smacks Duane Morris With Harassment Suit
• Ex-KB Home CEO Indicted In Backdating Case
• Yahoo Settles Shareholder Suit Over Severance Plan
• J&J Seeks To Halt Bausch & Lomb 'Raid On Talent'
• Cancel Worker EEO Training At Own Peril, Attys Say
• Safety-Kleen Workers Settle Wage Class Action
• Pediatrix Settles SEC Backdating Claims
• UK Forced Retirement Law May Skirt Bias Rules: EU
• Union Cries Foul On Star Tribune's Move To Nix CBA
• Merrill Says Deutsche Bank Poached Financial Group
• Class Cert. Denied In Bridgestone Child Labor Suit
• Conn. Objects To Newspaper's Exec Bonus Plan
• Weighing Lawyer Employment Agreements In Mass.
• 4th Circ. Affirms Verdict Against Pfizer In FMLA Case
• SEC, FINRA Promise Beefed Up Whistleblower Units
• Domino's Settles FLSA Class Action
• Ex-CEO Sues Tropicana For Indemnity In Bias Suit
• VeriChip Settles Stock Option Suit With Former Exec
• Troopers Hit NJ With Age Discrimination Suit
• No Class Cert. In Title VII Suit V. Interstate Bakeries
• Judge Rejects 'Vague' Class in Swift & Co. Raid Suit
• Court Upholds BofA Win In Trade Secrets Spat
• AT&T Hit With New OT Suit By Call Center Workers
• E-Discovery In The Months Ahead
• Whistleblowing DVI Lawyer Wins SOX Case
• Akin Bests Ex-Senior Counsel's Age Bias Case
• Parties Spar Over Plant Inspection In 3M Class Action
• UTC Class Action Over 401(k) Plans Tossed
• Judge Rejects $6.5M AXA OT Deal Over Notice
• Gay Rights Group Challenges Defense Of Marriage Act
• Executive Compensation Limits Not Part Of TALF
• Saul Ewing Beefs Up L&E Group With Boutique Hires
• DOL Issues Early Guidelines On COBRA Subsidy
• Loan Officers Seek Class Cert. In H&R Block OT Suit
• Furniture Co. Must Pay Overtime To Drivers: NJ Court
• Amid Tough Times, Furloughs Can Save Money, Jobs
• High Court Mulls Seaman's Punitive Damages Claim
• Barnes & Thornburg Scores Baker & Daniels Labor Pro
• EFCA Could Be Law Within 5 Months: Union Leader
• AG Edwards Brokers Seek To Divide $12M In OT Deal
• 8th Circ. Restores OSHA's Right To Cite Employers
• Cincinnati Bell Workers' $23M Stock Suit Tossed
• Ford & Harrison Nabs Labor Standout From Delta
• High Court To Weigh Ledbetter Law In Suit V. AT&T
• Employee Divulged Trade Secrets To Ricoh Unit: Canon