Employment Archive » November, 2009

Employment - November, 2009

211 articles

• Calif. Court Cuts McKesson Penalty From $15M To $2M
• Atty-Client Privilege Violated In Costco Suit: Calif. Court
• Invisalign Wins Right To Amend In Battle With Counsel
• The Year In Employment Law Review — Part I
• Navy, Hospital Workers Settle Nighttime Pay Claims
• Wal-Mart Wins Union Closure Suit In Canada High Court
• Amazon Hit With FLSA OT Suit Over Clock-In Policy
• DHL Sanctioned For Missing Deposition In OT Action
• Q&A With Patton Boggs' Doug Mishkin
• 8th Circ. Revives ERISA Suit Against Wal-Mart
• No Interlocutory Appeal For 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
• 7th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Paper Co. Wage Suit
• New Haven Ordered To Promote Firefighters Per Ricci
• The Complications Of Successorship Decisions
• GSK Prevails In Sales Rep Overtime Suit
• Employees Win Cert. In Mortgage Lenders OT Case
• Volvo Appeals Health Benefit Case To Supreme Court
• Court Affirms St. Jude Win In Noncompete Dispute
• Lehman Told It Can Tap $15M Excess D&O Policy
• NFL Union's $26M Settlement With Players Approved
• 9th Circ. Nixes FedEx Couriers' Age Bias Suit
• Citi Aims To Kill Workers' Suit Over Subprime Losses
• Senate Bill Aims To Limit Foreign Guest Workers
• $70.5M In Deals Wraps Up Tyco ERISA Claims
• ClearOne Wins Expansion Of Trade Secrets Injunction
• DHS Launches New I-9 Compliance Incentives, Audits
• Grain Elevator Co. Fined $1.6M After Teen's Death
• Ex-Salesman Hits Ritz Wireless With FLSA OT Suit
• Peter Pan Bus Dispatcher's FLSA Suit Tossed
• JBS Beef Unit Settles Donning, Doffing Claims
• Smithfield Tries To Decertify, Dismiss FLSA Claims
• Ascension Dukes It Out Over Nurse MDL Coverage
• Medical Ed. Co. Says Ex-Worker Stole Source Codes
• Goldman Outrage Heralds Shareholder Activism On Pay
• 4th Circ. Lets Arbitration Award Against PPG Stand
• 2nd Circ. Reverses Judgment For JPMorgan In FLSA Suit
• High Court May Get Its Claws On Cat's Paw Theory
• Medical Transcription Co. ETransplus Faces OT Action
• Del. Diocese Asks To Support Accused Abuser Priests
• Judge Seeks Settlement In Cintas Worker Death Suit
• Rehabilitation Act Covers Contractor Claims: 9th Circ.
• State Claims Reinstated In Buffalo Hospital Suits
• Class Counsel Duties Extend Past Judgment: Calif. Court
• No Summary Judgment In DirecTV Overtime Spat
• Quest Shareholders Drop Backdating Suit For $29M
• EEOC Can Seek Info On UPS Beard Ban: 2nd Circ.
• St. Jude Wins Motion To Recover Stolen Trade Secrets
• Noncompete Agreement Stands Up In Ore. Court
• Agriprocessors Exec Won't Face Immigration Charges
• Ex-Halliburton Contractor Wins $3M In Assault Case
• Execs From Cos. With Depleted Pensions Got $350M
• Mortgage World Ex-Loan Officers Seek Collective Cert.
• Breaking Bad News Around The Holidays
• LMI Wants $50M Policy Out Of Stanford Defense Kitty
• Domestic Partner Benefits Bill Advances In House
• 5th Circ. Upholds AT&T Win In ERISA Dispute
• Court Preliminarily OKs $6M Fund In Ecolab FLSA Suit
• 9th Circ. Allows CTI Contract Dispute To Go Forward
• Pension Trust Hits JPMorgan With ERISA Class Action
• Dems Urge Obama To Abandon Doha Talks
• BJ's Reaches $9.3M Settlement With Midlevel Managers
• DynCorp Admits Possible FCPA Violations
• AFL Team's Workers' Comp Suit Sent To Arbitration
• Whistleblowers Accuse Nuclear Plant Of Retaliation
• Union Sues Wis. Over Temporary Layoffs
• BP, Others Try To Escape Drug Test Antitrust Action
• Despite Backlash, Florida To Remain FLSA Hotbed
• Skin Clinic Chain Trims ERISA Claims From OT Suit
• Wendy's Franchisee Wins Dismissal Of FLSA Action
• Q&A With Fisher & Phillips' Ed Foulke
• US Bank FLSA Suit Over Time Sheets Trimmed
• Caterpillar Retirees Denied Jury Trial In ERISA Action
• Lasco Trade Secrets Suit Not Abusive, Judge Says
• Latest NMB Rulemaking — Shape Of Things To Come?
• NLRB Takes Swift Transportation Case To 9th Circ.
• Ex-NetBank Exec Says $1.2M Parachute Not Golden
• Jackson Lewis Opens Cincy Office, Snags 3 Partners
• US Trustee Challenges Freedom's CFO Bonus Plan
• Joint Fault Doesn't Keep Indemnitor Off Hook: Ala. Court
• ProtoStar Exec Incentive Plan Hits Turbulence
• Puma Settles FLSA Late Pay Collective Action
• Suit Says Health Insurance Distributor Stiffed Brokers
• AT&T Wants Age Discrimination Claims Tossed
• Trillium Accuses Ex-VPs Of Stealing Key Business Info
• Employing Expats — Pitfalls To Avoid
• Judge Lets Texas Fund Arbitrate KeyCorp Unit Claims
• NRTW Can't See UNITE HERE Search History: 3rd Circ.
• High Court Asks SG For Input In Church Sex Abuse Case
• Koch, Workers To Enter Mediation Over FLSA Claims
• L-3, Other Contractors Win Iraq FLSA Suit Dismissal
• Domino's Drivers Hit Franchisee With Wage Suit
• Auto Shop Worker Wins Class Cert. In FLSA OT Suit
• Verizon Retirees File ERISA Action Over Idearc Plans
• Is Summary Judgment In Employment Cases A Myth?
• TJ Maxx Hit With Overtime Collective Action
• Sprint Worker's FLSA Class Cert. Bid Denied
• Tyson Workers Win Class Cert. In 'Gang Time' Action
• Total UK Pleads Guilty In Massive 2005 Blast Case
• Motorola Seeks Trading Info From Fired CFO
• Employee Ends Calif. Wage Suit Against VF Corp.
• ADT Workers Lose Bid For Conditional Cert. In OT Suit
• Arthrex Hit With Patent, Trade Secrets Claims
• Marshalls' Bid To Toss OT Suit Denied
• Insurer Fights Cox Communications Over $30M Policy
• Wage-And-Hour Issues In The Life Sciences Industry
• Lifeline Appeals Dismissal Of Suit Against Insurers
• Firm, Ex-Member Lose Malpractice Coverage Appeal
• Hospital Read Too Much Into 3rd Circ. ADA Ruling: Judge
• Williams Mullen Slapped With Harassment, Bias Suit
• Cooper Cameron Owes Engineer OT: 2nd Circ.
• FEPCA Doesn't Hurt Workers' Travel Rights: 9th Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Upholds CIA Muzzle On Former Spy Wilson
• Guards Hit Security Company With Overtime Suit
• Minn. Court Finds For Contractor On Noncompete
• Smith & Wollensky Workers Seek NY Law Class Cert.
• Threat Of Worker Misclassification In Financial Services
• Alliant Pension Plan Seeks Sanctions In ERISA Action
• Jury Awards Pair $6.2M In Age Discrimination Suit
• Mortgage Zone Loan Officers Win Cert. In FLSA Action
• Pike Electric Faces Overtime Collective Action
• Payless Loses Coverage Bid Over Class Action Deal
• Senate Backs FMLA Coverage For Flight Crews
• Sanctions Bid Nixed In 2nd Pittsburgh Hospital Suit
• KBR Faces Another Suit Over Burn Pit Toxic Fumes
• Ga. High Court Narrows Noncompete Injunction
• Q&A With EpsteinBeckerGreen's Michael Kun
• 8th Circ. Reverses US Bancorp ERISA Damage Award
• Obama Taps Private Equity Partner For Top PBGC Post
• Complying With The New Expanded FMLA
• Michael Vick Can Keep $16.2M Bonus: 8th Circ.
• Senate Mulls Mandatory Sick Leave Amid Swine Flu
• Littler Labor Pro Moves To Dinsmore & Shohl
• Ex-Associate Hits Mintz Levin With Pregnancy Bias Suit
• Home Depot Asst. Managers Seek Cert. In OT Suit
• Former AXA Broker Seeks $10M In Retaliation Case
• NetBank Estate Supervisor Balks At Exec Bid For $1.2M
• Sullivan & Worcester Says It Shouldn't Face Bias Claim
• Marsh Settles ERISA Class Action For $35M
• Prison Workers' Overtime Action Granted Certification
• Insider Trading In Light Of The Current Crackdown
• Understanding The 'Shareholder Bill of Rights'
• Hospital Wage-And-Hours The Next Wave, Lawyers Say
• High Court Asks For SG Views On 'Cat's Paw' Theory
• High Court Grounds FedEx Appeal Of EEOC Probe
• Tyson Workers In 2 FLSA Suits Win Conditional Cert.
• Plan Trustees Certified In Nationwide ERISA Suit
• Asst. Managers Move For Cert. In CVS Overtime Action
• 9th Circ. OKs $1.25M Award For AA Flight Attendant
• Zinc Workers Forge $1.2M FLSA Deal
• House Passes Health Care Bill
• Virtual Sexual Harassment Nothing To LOL About
• Ill. Cancer Hospital Hit With Whistleblower Suit
• OMB's Efforts To Increase Procurement Competition
• Mich. Firm Wins Partial Dismissal In $36M Fee Fight
• Poultry Workers' FLSA Suit Survives Bid To Toss
• Truck Stop Chain Settles FLSA Opt-In Action For $4.3M
• Q&A With Mitchell Silberberg's Larry Drapkin
• ERISA Plaintiffs Want Out Of Consolidated Madoff Suit
• GPX Hits Former Employees With Trade Secrets Suit
• Discount Retailer Gets Store Manager Class Decertified
• Trustee Reverses Course On TMST's Incentive Plan
• Ex-GM Exec Pleads Guilty In $6.5M Kickback Scheme
• Agrium Sues Ex-Sales Rep, Rival Over Trade Secrets
• ENDA Key To Productivity and Public Safety: Experts
• EpsteinBecker Sanctioned In Suit Over Topless Photos
• Expanding DCHRA Beyond DC Employment
• Ex-Time Warner Exec Loses Whistleblower Appeal
• RadioShack, Employees Settle ERISA Action
• Alcan Shakes Most Claims From Health Records Suit
• ComVest Loses Bid To Toss WARN Action
• Ex-Thornburg Execs Sue Insurer Over D&O Claims
• Cincinnati Workers Granted Class Cert. In Anthem Suit
• Corrected: Jury Finds For Tyson Workers In FLSA Suit
• Sanctions Denied In Pittsburgh Hospital Pay Policy Suit
• Hitachi Suit Over Mistaken Benefit Overpayment Nixed
• 2nd Circ. Rules NY Workers' Comp Law Is State Issue
• Unions Mixed On GM Decision To Retain Opel
• World's Largest Strip Club Hit With Wage-And-Hour Suit
• Mont. High Court Upholds Limit On Workers' Comp
• DOJ Attys Blast CIT Judge In Labor Dispute
• Ryan Beck, Workers Seek OK On $1.3M FLSA Settlement
• Verizon Wins ERISA Dispute Over Pension Plan Error
• Werner Drivers Denied Class Status In Wage Suit
• 6th Circ. Sides With TRW In Retirees' Benefits Case
• Law Firm Shareholder Can't Sue For Sex Bias: Judge
• Butterball Workers' Equipment Bid In FLSA Suit A Turkey
• What Employers Need To Know About Social Media
• Q&A With Ogletree's Craig Cleland
• Court Gives Final OK To $85M Wal-Mart Settlement
• Final Approval Sought For $118M Broadcom Deal
• 9th Circ. Affirms Toss Of HP CEO Compensation Suit
• NFL Asks Congress To Sack Minn. Labor Laws
• House Bill Proposes Paid Sick Days For Flu Sufferers
• Jones Day Snags MoFo Employment Co-Chair
• ESOP Required Investment In Fannie Mae: Plan Leaders
• Chrysler Insurance Off Hook For 'Thieving Mexican' Suit
• 3rd Circ. Reverses Dismissal Of Union Election Spat
• BofA Plan Plaintiffs Lose Appeal Of Tossed ERISA Suit
• After-Hours Work: A Potential Liability Hazard
• DC Police Sergeants Appeal Dismissal Of Back Pay Suit
• Lawry's To Fork Out $1M To Settle Male Sex Bias Suit
• Former Senate Insider Joins Littler Mendelson
• GeoStar Seeks Immediate Axis Excess D&O Coverage
• Citigroup Off Hook In Employee Stock Plan Dispute
• High Court Invites SG Input On Ariz. E-Verify Case
• Pension Fund Looks To Lead Madoff Loss Suits
• FedEx Plaintiffs Urge Court To Amend Class Cert. Order
• High Court To Weigh Legality Of 2-Member NLRB
• 6th Circ. Affirms SBC Sales Reps' $6M Award
• Keeping Up With Rev. Rul. 2008-13
• Waitresses Sue Hooters Over Tips In FLSA Dispute