Employment Archive » January, 2010

Employment - January, 2010

225 articles

• Ledbetter Not The Litigation Bonanza Attys Expected
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Port Authority Pilots' FLSA Victory
• Foot Locker Denied Immediate Appeal Of FLSA Suit
• Kraft ERISA Class Action Gets The Boot
• Ex-Covington Atty's Racial Bias Claims Pared
• Staples Settles Assistant Manager OT Suits For $42M
• 3rd Circ. Sinks Ex-Health Net Atty's Defamation Suit
• Why The 3rd Circ.'s Unisys Decision Defies ERISA
• Obama Unveils Tax Credit To Spur Job Creation
• Ogletree To Open Denver Office With Class Action Ace
• Drug Charges Against Ex-Broadcom Exec Tossed
• Big Apple Fund Gets Another Bite At Apple Inc.
• Quarles & Brady Nabs 2 DLA Piper Employment Pros
• Time Warner Wins Dismissal Of Overtime Action
• Calif. Senator Proposes New Meal Break Exemption
• Medicaid Drivers Sue Transport Co. Over Unpaid Wages
• Enzo Settles Litigation With Founder Over Firing
• Avnet Sales Rep's OT Suit Left Hanging By A Thread
• Becker & Poliakoff Claims Against Ex-Partner OK'd
• American Eagle Indemnity Claim Stands In FLSA Suit
• Chamber Urges Forgoing Buy-American Rule In Jobs Bill
• Implications Of Quon V. Arch Wireless
• Call Center Worker Hits Unitrin With OT Action
• Home Depot National Origin Bias Action Tossed
• Northrop Wins Class Action Battle Over Pension Plan
• Insurer Asks To Wash Hands Of Oil Worker Cancer Suit
• Tribune's $45.6M Bonus Plan Approved Over Objections
• 6th Circ. Revives Whirlpool Racial Harassment Claims
• Conoco Workers Lose 2nd Class Cert. Bid In FMLA Suit
• Ex-Delta Worker Appeals Subordination Of ERISA Claim
• Feingold Proposes Jobs Tax Credit To Boost Hiring
• Ex-Atty Demands $30M From Howrey In Race Bias Suit
• Weight Watchers Faces Wage-And-Hour Action
• The Outcome Of Overly Broad Restrictive Covenants
• New Strategies Lead To Big Title VII Payouts
• Lloyd's Told To Pay Stanford Execs' Defense Costs
• Sex Bias Plaintiffs' Bid To Sanction Novartis Nixed
• In-House Counsel Name Favorite Litigators
• Class Cert. Denied In Barnes & Noble Meal Break Case
• News-Press' Rights Trump Journalists': 9th Circ.
• Class In Smithfield OT Suit Should Be Trimmed: Judge
• Appeals Court Sides With Calif. County In Union Spat
• 5 San Diego Ex-Pension Trustees Cleared Of Charges
• In-House Counsel Name Favorite Employment Lawyers
• Calif. Staffing Co. To Pay $5M For Insurance Fraud
• Black Box Proposes Settlement In Backdating Suit
• H&R Block Tax Pros File Wage Action Over Training
• Ex-Assistant Manager Hits CVS With Overtime Action
• EEOC Gains Unrestricted Access To Aerotek Employees
• Attorney-Client Privilege And Employee Issues
• Lawyers Warn Cos. To Take Heed Of Weed Laws
• PG&E Meter Readers Near Settlement In FLSA Suit
• FDNY Race Bias Case Could Eclipse Ricci Decision
• High Court Won't Hear '100% Healed' ADA Case
• NJ High Court Ditches Rule On Public-Interest Atty Fees
• Union Membership Plunges 800K, Report Shows
• Lopez Foods Slapped With Donning, Doffing Action
• White House Unveils Retirement Savings Initiatives
• Enforceability Of State Bars To Discretionary Clauses
• Enzo Founder Tries To Bar Annual Board Meeting
• TV Writers Snare $70M Age Bias Settlement
• House GOP Attacks Fannie, Freddie Exec Pay
• Following Outcry, Goldman Sachs Cuts Bonuses By $6B
• Wal-Mart Adopts New Strategy: Settle, Settle, Settle
• House Panel Weighs Broader Curbs On Exec Pay
• Apple Settles Engineers' FLSA Suit For $1M
• Home Depot Managers Denied Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Citizens Bank Hit With Banker FLSA Action
• Jones Day Adds Goodwin Procter Transport Labor Pro
• Rulings Underscore Need For E-Discovery Expertise
• NYC Ordered To Mitigate Race Bias In Fire Department
• Vulgarity No Excuse For Harassment: 11th Circ.
• Vietnam Vets Can Proceed With Secret-Experiment Suit
• Foot Locker Asst. Managers Win Certification
• No Extra Severance For Ex-Mueller Group GC: 1st Circ.
• Applied Materials Ends Trade Secrets Suit With AMEC
• TD Bank Inks Deal To End Stockbrokers' OT Action
• Ceva, Freight Workers Settle Overtime Action
• The Economy Takes Its Toll On The Jury System
• High Court Mulls Deference In ERISA Suits
• IT Employee Lodges FLSA Suit Against Kaiser
• EEOC To Get More Aggressive In 2010, Lawyers Say
• BofA, Merrill Want Claims Tossed In Sex Bias Suit
• Morgan Lewis Seeks To Fend Off Secretary's Suit
• Citgo Draws OSHA Fine Over Refinery Blast
• Ex-Koch Class Refiles Donning, Doffing Suit
• English Muffin Maker Slaps VP With Trade Secrets Suit
• FMLA Notice Requirements — One Year Later
• Plains All American Faces Driver OT Action
• Justices Don't Tip Hand At Granite Rock Arguments
• Cargill Won't Get New Trial Against Ex-Employees
• Options Backdating Payouts Approach $600M In 2009
• High Court Turns Down Deere 401(k) Case
• Rubbermaid Workers Resolve Paycheck Class Action
• Mayer Brown Slams Ex-Refco Employee's RICO Claims
• Jackson Lewis Lures Ford Harrison Employment Team
• H&R Block Tax Agents Move For Class Cert. Again
• Employers Need To Brace For More Changes In 2010
• Ex-Cravath Atty Guilty Of Rape Has Appeal Denied
• Employment Boutiques Step Up To Full-Service Firms
• Fed. Circ. Denies En Banc Hearing Over Judges' Pay
• 9th Circ. Revives Charter Workers' Class Status Bid
• Employment Cases Of The Decade
• NJ High Court OKs Post-Firing Retaliation Claim
• Lab Test Co. Hits Rival, Ex-Workers With Secrets Suit
• Calif. Court Nixes $1M Fee Award In Employment Case
• Abbott, Others Marketed Stents Off-Label: Suit
• ICC Continues Quest For Fraud Coverage In 2nd Circ.
• GameStop FLSA Case Should Be Arbitrated: Judge
• Lichten Asks To Return As Plaintiffs Atty In OT Suit
• Defense Appropriations Bill: Impact On Contractors
• Ambulance Co. Hit With Wage-And-Hour Class Action
• Kodak ERISA Partial Termination Suit Tossed
• PPG Agrees To Class Cert. In Sales Rep OT Suit
• Expect More Employment Suits in 2010: Report
• Mass. Judge Says Faith-Based Healing Not Medicine
• Ogletree Deakins To Open Las Vegas Outpost
• Class Cert. Denied In Wells Fargo Overtime Pay Spat
• NY Court Revives Loews Claim In Religious Bias Suit
• Understanding The Risks Of Dual Representation
• H-2B Oil Rig Workers Win Bid To Amend OT Action
• Coach Bus Co. Pays Back Wages To Settle OT Suit
• Cameron Unit Fined Over Kazakh Visa Bribes
• Law360 Employment Editorial Advisory Board
• Bill Proposes Hefty Tax For TARP Firm Bonuses
• Discrimination A "Persistent Stain" On FDNY: Judge
• Jackson Lewis Poaches DLA Piper Team For New Office
• AT&T Call Center Workers Win Cert. In OT Suit
• ESSI Board Member's Backdating Suit Heads To Trial
• Ogletree Attys Staff New Fisher & Phillips Phoenix Office
• H&R Block Tax Agents Denied Conditional Class Cert.
• Default Judgment Recommended In DHL OT Suit
• Foot Locker Asst. Managers Sue For Overtime Pay
• First Residential, Bankers Settle FLSA Action
• Understanding Mohawk Industries V. Carpenter
• Travelers Wins Spat With Insured Over Policy Phrasing
• Advisers Seek Class Cert. In OT Suit V. Ex-AIG Unit
• Funds Want Expedited Hearing Over Goldman Exec Pay
• Smurfit-Stone Workers Bring ERISA Class Action
• Blank Rome Adds Employment Team To LA Office
• Bus Drivers In FLSA Suit Win Preliminary Cert.
• Dan Rather Fails To Bring Back $70M CBS Suit
• Jenny Craig Workers Seek Class Cert. In Wage Suit
• National Union D&O Defense Case Stayed For Appeal
• Citigroup Aims To Ax Brokers' Suit Over Bonus Loans
• APAC Customer Services Reps Win FLSA Class Cert.
• Atty's $12M Contract Claim Against Labaton Kept Alive
• Sterling Financial Socked With ERISA Class Action
• 'Contractor' Vs. 'Employee' — The FedEx Model
• Facing Jail, WideBand Execs Appeal ClearOne Ban
• Insurer Hit With Private Atty General OT Suit
• Alaska Loses Bid For Cert In Sovereign Immunity Case
• High Court Denies TRW Workers' ERISA Appeal
• No Cert. For Waste Co. In Class Arbitration Dispute
• Cuomo Scrutinizes Bailed-Out Banks' 2009 Bonuses
• LLCs Are Citizens Of Main Business State: 4th Circ.
• Former Jones Day ERISA Partner Joins Winston
• RJ Reynolds Loses Bid To Decertify ERISA Class
• Family Dollar Dealt Setback In Equal Pay Suit
• Circuit City WARN Claims To Be Tackled In Bankruptcy
• Class Claims Tossed In USPS Disability Bias Suit
• McWane Off Hook In 5th Circ. Donning, Doffing Appeal
• Vt. State Employees Sue For Overtime Pay
• Catsimatidis Added To Gristede's Sex Bias Class Action
• Ex-Broadcom CFO Appeals $118M Backdating Deal
• Cemex, Truck Drivers Settle OT Class Action
• 'Unauthorized Access' Under CFAA
• Law360 Ranks Largest Employment Practices
• Goldman Pay Suit Could Signal New Wave Of Litigation
• Hayes Lemmerz Appeals Ace Win In Insurance Spat
• 9th Circ. Denies Rehearing In CTI Contract Suit
• Outback Steakhouse Settles Sex Bias Suit For $19M
• NJ Police Sergeant Test Violates Title VII: DOJ
• TCW Trade Secrets Suit Cites Exec's Drug, Porn Use
• Feds Appeal Broadcom Dismissal, Drop Drug Charges
• Auto Dealer Settles Age And Sex Bias Suit For $1.5M
• Biomet Settles Trade Secrets Suit With Ex-Distributor
• Calif.'s Shifting DLSE Enforcement Policy
• Shareholders Sue Goldman For Billions Over Exec Pay
• Gerson Lehrman FLSA Suit Gets Preliminary Cert.
• More Plaintiffs Dismissed From Citigroup MDL
• Union Says Saks Retaliated Against Workers Who Joined
• Technical Inspectors Hit Moody Over OT Policy
• Former Brocade VP Gets 2 Months In Backdating Suit
• Judge Affirms Ouster Of Counsel In Robert Half OT Suit
• ERISA Class Action Against Cigna Remains In Mass.
• FedEx Guns For Jury Trials In Driver Status Suits
• Key Issue In US Steel FLSA Case Goes To 7th Circ.
• Ex-CEO Appeals $118M Broadcom Backdating Deal
• Overhauling Exec Comp, Corporate Governance Rules
• 4th Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of KBR False Claims Suit
• Dewey Partner Joins Smith Gambrell In Jacksonville
• 9th Circ. Nixes Denial Of ConocoPhillips FLSA Class
• Pizza Hut Drivers Seek Class Cert. Against Franchisee
• RU L%kin @ my txt msgs?
• EEOC Sees Near-Record Number Of Bias Claims In '09
• NYC Fails To Broaden Dismissal In EMT Overtime Suit
• Steve & Barry's WARN Act Suit Fails To Pass Muster
• BP Express FLSA Suit Survives, Heads To Tenn.
• Lawson Consultants Denied Class Cert. On State Claims
• DC Circ. Readjusts Worker OT Suit In Win For Geico
• 9th Circ. Affirms $450M Award In Reinsurance Spat
• Ex-Deloitte Partner Liable For Insider Trades: Court
• Sterling Motion To Disallow Class Action Rejected
• $2.5M Deal In JPMorgan OT Suit Gets Nod From Judge
• Judge Recommends Cert. In Neb. Beef Wage Case
• Probation Officers Slap Calif. County With OT Suit
• US Bank Loses Bid To Dismiss Late Wages Case
• The Perils Of Hiring/Rehiring After An RIF
• Wage-And-Hour Suit Increase Picks Up Steam In '09
• Broadcom To Pay $160.5M To Settle Backdating Suit
• Ex-Sonnenschein Atty Wins New Trial In Payment Spat
• Pilgrim's Pride To Pay $4.5M For Immigration Offense
• DOL Moves To Resolve ERISA Suit Against TEOHC
• SOX Gives Whistleblowers De Novo Review: 4th Circ.
• Radioactive Waste Processor Settles Race Bias Suit
• AXA Benefits Plaintiffs Lose Cert. Bid On Contract Claim
• CBAs Can Exclude Donning, Doffing Pay: 4th Circ.
• On The Rise: Service Contract Act Enforcement
• BofA Tax Preparers Seek Final OK On Deal In OT Suit
• ITC Examines Richtek Circuit Patent Claims V. UPI
• Labor And Employment Legislation To Watch In 2010
• Labor And Employment Cases To Watch In 2010
• Employment Defense Firms Of The Year
• Employment Plaintiffs Firms Of The Year