Employment Archive » June, 2009

Employment - June, 2009

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• Ex-Smithfield Workers Seek To Certify FLSA Class
• ADT Ex-Security Guard Seeks Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Anchor Blue's Exec Bonus Plan Wins Approval
• NLRB's Redd-I Decisions In Light Of Ledbetter
• Firm Ordered To Turn Over Woman's E-mail Files
• CORRECTED: Littler Mendelson Snags Fox Rothschild Partner
• Calif. High Court Rejects Transit Union's Breaks Suit
• Growers Win Injunction Against DOL Over H-2A Rule
• Medtronic Sues Insurer For Worker Theft Court Costs
• Ohio High Court Limits Reach Of Prevailing Wage Law
• Recession, Employee Fraud – A Dangerous Combo
• Jury Rejects BNSF Worker's $45M Exposure Claims
• Injunction Against Ex-Hair Club Employees Stands
• Firefighter Ruling Raises Bar For Disparate Impact
• Salary Negotiation Skills Don't Justify Pay Disparities
• Relief For Struggling Employers Under WARN?
• No Class Requirements for PAGA: Calif. High Court
• Dish Wins Reversal On DirecTV Noncompete Contract
• Deloitte Objects To BearingPoint Agreement
• Army Contractor Loses Bid To Dismiss OT Case
• WaMu Settles OT Class Actions For $38M
• Ex-Bingham Atty Drugged At Firm Holiday Party: Suit
• The New SEC Whistleblower Proposal
• Anchor Blue Bonus Plan Is Bogus: US Trustee
• High Court To Hear Granite Rock Case Against Union
• Win-Win Situation In High Court Reverse Bias Ruling
• High Court Won't Hear GM Disabled Worker Case
• Firefighter Ruling Gives Foggy Answers At Best
• Calif. High Court To Take On Casino Tip-Pool Case
• IBM Loses Bid To Keep Former Exec From Dell Job
• Self-Insured Cos. Can Tap State Pool: Nev. Court
• 4th Circ. Revives Religious Bias Suit V. Contractor
• BofA Hit With Sex Bias Suit Over Bonuses
• Philips Sues Ex-Worker Over IPod Accessory Secrets
• Great American Tries To Buck GeoStar's D&O Claims
• 8 State AGs Target FedEx Drivers Classification
• Tyler Tech Workers Win Cert. In FLSA Action
• Abbott Sues Former Manager, Ev3 Over Trade Secrets
• Mortgage Lenders' $2.7M WARN Pact Draws Objection
• UBS Checks Jefferies Move To Poach Employees
• Northwestern Mutual Faces $200M Wage Suit
• Seamen Can Sue For Punitive Damages: High Court
• 401(k) Bill Passes House Labor Committee
• Medical Evidence Barred In Motorola FMLA Suit
• Contractor Sues Great American For OT Suit Coverage
• New Plaintiffs Try To Revive Medtronic ERISA Action
• 401(k) Admin, Neuberger Settle Revenue Sharing Suit
• Anti-Bias Law To Cover Transgender Federal Workers
• Donning, Doffing Claims Cut From US Steel Suit
• Baltimore Cops Get $2.5M In Race Bias Settlement
• Class Cert. Bid Nixed In Conoco FMLA Case
• Lawyer's Contract Dispute Against Ex-Firm To Proceed
• Nationwide Seeks To Deny Payout For Sex Bias Suits
• Cintas Loses Bid To Halt Arbitration In OT Dispute
• Hunton Labor Head Jumps To Littler Mendelson
• 2nd Circ. Backs Clinic Workers In NLRB Picketing Spat
• Military Contractor Moves To Toss Iraqis' OT Action
• BP Express Faces FLSA Suit By Drivers
• JPMorgan Again Told To Hand Over E-Mail In OT Suit
• Settlement In Pitney Bowes OT Action Gets Initial OK
• Henderson Global Exec Claims Age Bias, Retaliation
• Class Cert. Denied In FLSA Suit Against Va. Schools
• Union-Run Pension Fund Balks At Quebecor Plan
• JPMorgan To Take On WaMu Savings Plan, Liabilities
• Congressman Brings Back Gay Worker Rights Bill
• Prestage Foods Hit With Donning, Doffing Action
• Wal-Mart Workers Lose Class Bid In Overtime Suit
• Dems Urge Obama To Suspend Military Gay Ban
• Nielsen Media Faces Membership Rep OT Suit
• 2nd Circ. Finds For NLRB In Latest Quorum Dispute
• Injunction Denied In LSAT Prep Course Squabble
• AK Steel Retirees File 2nd ERISA Class Action
• Motorola Prevails In ERISA Suit Over Telsim Deal
• States Seek Alliance With Feds On AIG Bonus Probe
• Calif. Teachers Union Loses Campaign Fliers Case
• FLIR Execs Win $1.6M In Fees In Trade Secrets Spat
• Comverse Puts SEC Backdating Suit To Rest
• Q&A With Sonnenschein's Amy Bess
• Opening The Door On Internal Investigation Materials
• Teacher's Blog Not Protected Speech: 9th Circ.
• Settlement OK'd In AT&T Techs' Overtime Suit
• Q&A With Morgan Lewis' Steven Wall
• High Court Hands Employers Win In FBL Age Bias Case
• 3rd Circ. Clarifies Tax Claims In Harvard Ch. 11 Spat
• Tip Pools Make Waves In California Courts
• Court Says Atty Tried To Derail OT Class Settlement
• Ceva Freight Workers Launch OT Class Action
• Seyfarth Lures ADA Expert From Epstein Becker
• Q&A With Duane Morris' Thomas G. Servodidio
• Honeywell Wins Appeal Over Fees In ERISA case
• House Lawmakers Pass 401(k) Fee Disclosure Bill
• No Prevailing Wages For Off-Site Workers: Ohio Court
• Federal Workers' Same-Sex Partners To Get Benefits
• NY Court Orders Authorization Of Judicial Pay Raises
• EEOC To Upgrade Rules In Line With New ADA Law
• Ex-Franklin First Loan Officer Wins Cert. In FLSA Suit
• New Century's Liquidation Plan Nixed On Appeal
• Dealing With Competing Claims Following A Union Rift
• Top 10 Workplace Mistakes To Avoid This Year
• Citibank Workers Seek Class For State OT Claims
• Info Recovery In Large And Small Businesses
• Personnel Records: Keeping Pandora's Box Closed
• A Practical Case For Federalizing Trade Secret Law
• Ex-Foot Locker Workers Seek Cert. In FLSA Spat
• UPS Seeks Approval Of $2.8M Deal In OT Suit
• Superintendents Ousted From Chicago 911 FLSA Suit
• Ethicon Asks To Protect Patent Apps After $2M Verdict
• Seeking Clarity On Mich. Medical Marijuana Law
• ESSI Options Backdating Suit Hits Federal Court
• Vitesse, KPMG Settle Negligence Suit For $22.5M
• $4.1B Arbitration Award For Wrongful Termination?
• Sens. Call For Fair Wages For Home-Care Workers
• EFCA: Card Is More Important Than Person
• Insurance Watchdog Settles With Fremont For $37M
• EEOC Report Struck From Duke Energy Racism Suit
• Milwaukee Judge Scraps Paid Sick-Leave Program
• Talk Of Bonuses, Bailout Barred In AIG Trial
• 9th Circ. Tosses FLSA Class Action Against T-Mobile
• Calif. Conoco Workers Lose Renewed Class Status Bid
• Axed Workers Are Owed Vacation Pay: Mass. Court
• Coach America Drivers Win Class Cert. In FLSA Suit
• Work Illness Claims May Not Be Time-Barred: 5th Circ.
• Court Nixes Class Cert In Mich. Sex Bias Suit
• Republican Legislation Attacks Union 'Salting'
• Steamfitters Sue Investment Firm Over Madoff Losses
• Recruiter's Suit Against Orrick Allowed To Proceed
• US Foodservice Loses Bid To Drop Teamsters Suit
• PBGC Moves To Take Over Milacron Retirement Plan
• Muslim Workers Denied Class Status In Title VII Suit
• Charter Objects To Certification Of Overtime Class
• Hayes Lemmerz Wants Unions To Cut Retiree Benefits
• Family Out Of Time In JC Penney ADEA Suit: 1st Circ.
• Former Clorox Exec Allowed To Join SC Johnson
• MG Workers Get Surprise Cert. Denial In Age Bias Suit
• Merrill Lynch Sues Ex-Advisers For Stealing Clients
• Marvell Settles Shareholder Litigation For $72M
• Treasury Appoints TARP Executive Pay Czar
• Bowater Closure Bid Spurs Union Worries Over CBAs
• Growers Sue DOL, DHS Over H-2A Visa Reform
• Entergy Wins Bid To Break Up Race Bias Case
• SunTrust Says Citi Poached Employees, Trade Secrets
• Conditional Class OK'd In Meat Processor FLSA Suit
• Schott Agrees To $1.5M Settlement In Sex Bias Suit
• Defense Firm Exec Fights SEC Over Backdating Docs
• Pilots Union Takes Issue With Airline Alliance
• Alaska High Court Shoots Down Wage Act Amendment
• 6th Circ. U-Turns On 3rd-Party Retaliation Claims
• Buffalo Fire Dept. Wins Reversal In Race Bias Suit
• Flight Attendants Revive Contract Row With Mesa Air
• EEOC Asked To Investigate BofA Job Postings
• Cell Phone Spyware: Absurd? Or a New Concern?
• NAACP Seeks Class Cert. In Lilly Race Bias Suit
• Design Firms Still On Hook In 9/11 Litigation
• Omega Oil Drops Trade Secrets Spat Against Rival
• Axed Tribune Exec Wants Stay Lifted For Class Action
• US Chamber Study Blasts EFCA As Undemocratic
• High Court Affirms Deadline For Qui Tam FCA Appeals
• High Court Refuses 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Challenge
• JPMorgan Wins Defunct Bank's $17M In Stock
• Hospice Nurses Slap Vitas With Overtime Action
• Texas Nonprofit's Ex-Head Told To Disgorge $5M
• NJ Verizon Workers Lose Unemployment Appeal
• 9th Circ. Won't Hear NASA Privacy Case En Banc
• Obama Exec Pay Plan Gets Congressional Grilling
• Trustee Balks At Tronox Employee Incentive Plan
• Anticipating Future NLRB Actions
• House OKs Paid Parental Leave For Federal Workers
• Shutts Wins Arbitration Bid In Race Bias Case
• 5th Circ. Revives ADA Case Against CPChem
• Qwest Loses Bid To Decertify Class In FLSA Suit
• Nev. Gov. Nixes CBA, Wage Bills For Public Workers
• Mass. High Court Rules Public Policy Trumps CBA
• Obama Nominates 2 For FLRA Posts
• Iraqis' OT Suit V. Military Firm Sent To Federal Court
• IT Workers Win Conditional Cert. In RFA Overtime Suit
• Insight Into Assigning Arbitrability
• American Bid To Keep Ex-Worker From Delta Fails
• Epiq Backdating Suit Advances Without Some Claims
• Microtune Execs Win Bid For Andrews Kurth Docs
• EEOC Slaps United Airlines With ADA Action
• NLRB OKs Settlement In Starbucks Labor Dispute
• Robert Half Wants Plaintiffs' Firm Nixed In OT Suit
• Dancers Claim Club Stripped Them Of Wages
• NY Court Upholds Decision To Increase Judges' Pay
• Penthouse Malpractice Claims V. Pachulski Revived
• Abercrombie FLSA Suit Deal Gets Judge's Blessing
• AIG Accuses Starr Of Trying To Stoke Bonus Fire
• $128M Lehman Pension Deal Gets Green Light
• Schering Contractors' Trade Secrets Spat Revived
• Privacy And Employer-Issued Electronic Devices
• Forge Must Foot Defense Bill In EEOC Case: 7th Circ.
• DOJ Probes Recruiting Practices At Google, Yahoo
• Barroway Named JPMorgan ERISA Suits Lead Counsel
• Late Plaintiffs Cut From OT Class Action Against RGIS
• SEC Bars Mercury Ex-CFO From Accounting Practices
• Former Exec's Suit Against Ice Makers Shaved
• Starbucks Wins Challenge To $105M Barista Award
• Former IFreedom Exec Awarded $4B In Labor Spat
• Ex-Philips Employee Enjoined In Noncompete Dispute
• Wyeth Workers Seek Summary Judgment In FLSA Suit
• Saint-Gobain Settles FLSA Meal Break Suit
• Skybus, Ex-Workers Move To Settle WARN Action
• Teamsters Threaten Strike If Star Trib Nixes Pension
• Venable Adds Employment Partner From McDermott
• Sterling Contract Doesn't Bar Class Action: Arbitrator
• Will Sotomayor Be Kind To Employers?
• GM's Salaried Retirees Seek Official Representation
• Workers Seek OK For $1M Deal In Banco Popular Suit
• Calif. Court Strikes Blow To EMC Exec's Move To HP
• Class Status Sought In Hotel Clerk Overtime Suit
• PBGC Fights To Protect Filene's Pension Plan
• The Impact Of AT&T V. Hulteen
• Ex-Thelen Workers Drop Calif. Suit For Federal Action
• Flight Attendant Spat Not Fit For Fed. Court: 9th Circ.
• Discrimination V. Whistleblower Claims
• Pa. Health System FLSA Suit Wins Conditional Cert.
• Feds To Delay E-Verify Start Date For 4th Time
• LA Tries To Rebuff Police Donning, Doffing Suit
• High Court Overturns $5M Verdict In Asbestos Case
• CORRECTED: Some Claims Nixed In Best Buy Race, Sex Bias Action
• Retirees Win Class Cert. In Bemis ERISA Suit
• Advisers Can't Force FINRA Arbitration: Calif. Court