Employment Archive » May, 2010

Employment - May, 2010

205 articles

• High Court Urged Not To Hear ERISA Preemption Case
• White Ex-Football Coach Sues School For Race Bias
• Ex-Asst. US Atty Can't Sue DOJ For Benefits: 9th Circ.
• Radian ERISA Subprime Class Action Thrown Out
• St. Jude Sues BSC To Block Noncompete Agreement
• What Lewis V. Chicago Means For Employment Claims
• Steering Clear Of Legal Pitfalls In Hiring Unpaid Interns
• Phoenix, DeviceVM Settle 'Instant-On' Secrets Spat
• Sales Reps Hit US Gas & Electric With OT Action
• Solvay Loses Bid To Transfer Sales Rep's FLSA Suit
• Senate Panel Votes To End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
• Marsh Seeks To Toss Aon's Trade Secrets Suit
• 'Missing Pants' Judge's Reappointment Appeal Nixed
• Union Takes Another Swipe At Tribune Bonuses
• Sears Ordered To Pay Reassigned Workers Severance
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Littler Mendelson Labor Pro
• OSHA Fines Grain Co-Op $1.6M Over Worker Death
• Verizon Contractor Faces OT Action By Ditchdigger
• Whistleblower Protections In The Finance Reform Bill
• Novartis Trial Holds Key Lessons For Attorneys
• Morgenthau Named Special Master In FDNY Race Case
• AG Holder May Challenge Arizona Immigration Law
• NMB Delays Rail, Airline Labor Rule Following Suit
• Home Shopping Network Hit With OT Suit
• Miami Nobu Hit With Tip-Pooling Suit
• Phila. Papers Allows Union Funds Voting Claims
• Flabby Weight Bias Policies Pose Threat For Employers
• Termination In The Age Of The Wired Workplace
• CareGroup Pays $8.5M To Settle FLSA, ERISA Suit
• DOL Initiative Recalls Smith's Approach In NY
• 6th Circ. Halts Tenn. Bank's Forced Rehire Of CFO
• Calif. High Court Redraws Employer Definition
• Judge Greenlights H&R Block $1.4M OT Settlement
• Repeal Of Military's Gay Ban On Track For Vote
• US Chamber Wants To Join NMB Union Rule Change Suit
• Butterball Told To Produce Atty Docs In Don, Doff Suit
• Axis Appeals $3.2M GeoStar D&O Award To 6th Circ.
• 5 Tips To Avoid Over-Lawyering Your Trial Graphics
• Supreme Court Favors Black Would-Be Firefighters
• Law360 Survey: Most Admired Employment Attys
• Gulf MMS Workers Into Drugs, Porn, Illegal Gifts: DOI
• Post Office, Unions Settle Medical Records Spat
• 7th Circ. Revives Chicago Paramedics' FLSA Suit
• Ex-Baron Budd Atty Gets $9M For Botched Lateral Move
• Church & Dwight Faces OSHA Fines Over NJ Facility
• An Eye On NY Workplace Bullying Legislation
• Suit Against MSHA Over Massey Blast Interviews Nixed
• Ex-TWA Pilots Launch Action To Get Rehired By AA
• Magistrate Excludes Expert In Prudential FLSA Case
• H&R Block Tax Pros Launch FLSA Suit
• Supreme Court Takes Up Class Action Arbitration Issue
• Supreme Court Reverses Atty Fee Ruling In ERISA Case
• Whistleblowing MD Gets $23.5M In Kickbacks Deal
• Ralph Lauren To Pay $4M To Settle Calif. Wage Suit
• Lawyers Bemoan Loss Of DOL Opinion Letters
• Applebee's Workers Look To Certify NY Class
• Orkin Discriminates Based On Age, Religion: EEOC
• Costco Loses Bid To Decertify Manager FLSA Action
• AM NY Peddlers Look To Certify OT Class
• Corrected: Credit Analysts Say Ocwen Shorted Them OT Pay
• Avon's Anti-Bribery Efforts In China
• Weatherman Hits CBS With $1.7M Age Bias Suit
• Ex-Monster Exec Settles SEC Backdating Suit
• ERISA Class Action Against Venture Bank Kept Alive
• Massey CEO Defends Safety Record To Senators
• Pony Express Driver Gets Conditional Cert. In FLSA Suit
• Littler Nabs Ex-Kelley Drye Employment Litigator
• NASCAR Driver's Contract Suit Over Drug Test Nixed
• Tennessee Commerce Forced To Rehire Ex-CFO
• VT Halter Fined $1.3M After Fatal Boat Explosion
• Is The SOX Tide Turning?
• Broker Cops To Conning Merrill Lynch Out Of $780K
• YRC, Teamsters Hit With Race Bias Class Action
• Akin Gump Snags Jones Day Partner
• 9th Circ. Affirms Remand Of US Bank Wage Case
• Aetna Meal Break Suit Stayed Until Brinker Decision
• McDermott Faces Age Bias Suit From Laid-Off Staffer
• No Class For Calif. Prison Workers In Harassment Suit
• Basketball League Sues Ex-Employees Over Secrets
• Mediation Of EEOC Charges: Not Always An Option
• Novartis Slapped With $250M Verdict In Sex Bias Case
• $1.2M Settlement In Shoe Mania OT Suit Approved
• Teligent Wins Bid To Limit K&L Gates Discovery
• Chemtura Wins Right To Pay Up To $19M In Bonuses
• DOL Seeks To Force Tenn. Commerce To Rehire CFO
• Export Control Reforms And Citizenship Evaluations
• $285M Will Hit Novartis 'Where It Hurts': Plaintiffs
• Circuit City, Ex-Workers End Dispute Over $14M Claim
• Va. Tech Sex Bias Plaintiffs Seek Class Status
• DLA Wants To Give Harassment, Bias Case The Boot
• JPMorgan Faces New OT Suit From Tech Workers
• Airline Group Sues To Block Union Voting Rule
• Ariz. Appeals Court Remands Taser Trade Secrets Win
• Cintas Accuses EEOC Of Harassment Suit 'Ambush'
• Ex-Haynes & Boone Atty Files $15M Suit Over Firing
• Chinese Court Rejects Rio Tinto Bribery Appeals
• Jury Hits Novartis With $3.4M Sex Bias Verdict
• Do's & Don'ts For Litigation-Proof Affinity Groups
• 2nd Circ. Takes Smith & Wollensky Tip Suit Appeal
• When Is A Win A Win With Attorneys' Fees?
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of DTCC Bias Case
• US Airways Pilots Can't Revive Pension Claims
• Massey Faces Criminal Probe Over Fatal Mine Blast
• Salter & Sachs Ordered To Pay Benefits To Ex-Atty
• With DHL Dismissed, Contractor Settles Driver OT Suit
• Cable Installer FTS Fends Off Collective Cert. In OT Spat
• Loan Officers Hit Americash With Overtime Action
• Worker Wins $1M From National Union For Gas Injury
• Workers Drop FLSA Suit Against Dannon Marketer
• Interns — The Basics
• How To Prepare For Independent Contractor Probes
• ConocoPhillips Can't Nix Class Claims In OT Case
• Mechanic Has Some Privileges In Bias Case: 9th Circ.
• Wal-Mart Confirms High Court Appeal Of Sex Bias Class
• NYC Discriminated Against Female Job Seekers: Judge
• Hancock Park Faces WARN Suit Over Plant Closing
• Black & Decker Wins Dismissal Of Overtime Action
• Denver Police Don, Doff FLSA Case Headed For Trial
• Adorno & Yoss Picks Up 15 Attys In Wong Merger
• Attorney-Client Privilege And Insurance Brokers' Advice
• Cintas Worker Appeals Judgment In Sex Bias Suit
• Amazon OT Collective Action Survives Dismissal Bid
• Citigroup Settles Legg Mason Brokers' OT Class Action
• Massey Legal Woes Could Mount, But In Time
• Penske Appeals Workers' Cert. Win In Meal Break Suit
• Casey Asks Pa. Agency To Put Hold On Massey Mine
• Chemtura Fights Proposed Diacetyl Tort Committee
• 2nd. Circ. Nixes Nationwide Secrets, ERISA Spat
• NH Gov. Signs Jobs Bill Aimed At Deterring Layoffs
• Case Study: In Re Flexible Flyer
• Insurer Needn't Cover Suit Over Cop Death: 3rd Circ.
• NJ Jumps On E-Verify Bandwagon
• Wal-Mart Shells Out Up To $86M To End 2 Pay Suits
• Mesirow Employees Ordered To Pay $2M Over Secrets
• Travelers Falls Short In Bid To Recover Defense Costs
• Sen. To Block PBGC Director Pick Over Delphi Pensions
• Ex-Mattel Worker Wants RICO Claim Nixed In Bratz Suit
• Wachovia Ordered To Pay In Broker-Raiding Feud
• Spansion Reaches $8M Deal In WARN Suit
• Harpo, Oprah's Goddaughter Narrow Defamation Suit
• Bias Plaintiffs' Atty Says Novartis Expert Cooked Stats
• Atty Sees Friendly End To Kutak Rock Job Dispute
• NMB Rule Change Favors Airline, Railway Unions
• Union Sues MSHA For Access To Mine Blast Interviews
• FLSA Action Takes Aim At Gentiva's Wage Plan
• Class Action Exposure Post-Shady Grove V. Allstate
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Ariz. City Police Don, Doff Case
• Mortgage Lenders Strikes Deal In Overtime Action
• Novartis Fingers 'Rogue Male' Workers In Closing Args.
• Chili's Asst. Managers' OT Suit Headed To State Court
• Fla. Court Lets Insurer Off Hook In Bad Faith Action
• 9th Circ. Revives Mandalay Casino Overtime Case
• GGP Execs Remain On Hook In ERISA Suit
• Class Cert. Granted In AT&T Engineers' Overtime Suit
• Okla. Black College Cleared In Prof's Race Bias Case
• Fla. Greyhound Track Hit With Tip-Pooling FLSA Suit
• Annual Evaluation Systems And Malpractice
• Fluor Fernald Qui Tam Suit Over Cleanup Chucked
• FedEx Case Drivers' Expert Testimony Tossed Out
• Bill Aims To Ban Porn On NY Government Computers
• Fla. City Fails To Nix Paramedic's Retaliation Claims
• NFL Scores Win Over Players In Minn. Drug Test Case
• New Delivery Driver Suit Hits Pizza Hut Franchises
• 4th Circ. Grants UAW's Bid For Rehearing In Retiree Suit
• How To Get Paid To Hire And Retain New Workers
• 6 Coal Mines Shut Down Following Inspection Blitz
• Novartis Sex Bias Plaintiffs Draw Ire Over Witness
• Judge Tosses Blockbuster Worker's Overtime Action
• FTC Fights For Antitrust Claims In DuPont Secrets Case
• Bakery Managers Get Conditional Cert. In FLSA Action
• Trucking School Sideswiped By FLSA Complaint
• Litigator Returns To Ballard Spahr From Eckert Seamans
• Legislating Break Time For Nursing Mothers
• Maxim To Pay $173M To Settle Backdating Class Action
• 9th Circ. Affirms Class Denial In Starbucks OT Suit
• Novartis Nears End Of Its Case In Sex Bias Trial
• ERISA Action Against Baxter Tossed Out
• Freedom Paper Carriers Drop Ch. 11 Plan Appeal
• $5B Early Retirement Program Gets Early Start
• Age Discrimination Bill Slammed As Broad, Vague
• Support Grows For Daubert Test At Class Cert. Stage
• Ogletree Hires Sonnenschein Vet For Chicago Office
• Former Mace CEO Snags $4M Over Wrongful Firing
• T-Mobile Settles Sales Reps' FLSA Collective Action
• Wal-Mart Settles ADA Consulting Firm's Contract Suit
• Wachovia Call Center Overtime Suit Nears Resolution
• Implications Of Rimkus V. Cammarata
• Ricci Can't Save NY White Firefighter Race Bias Suit
• Sens. Call For Tougher Sentences For Fraud Offenders
• Medicaid Drivers Seek Class Status In FLSA Suit
• Hiring Probes Mark Shift In Antitrust Enforcement
• DOL's OT Case Over Wash. Social Workers Dismissed
• EEOC Tries To Nix Kelley Drye's 'Scandalous' Defenses
• Bridgestone Escapes Doc Requests In Child Labor Suit
• 9th Circ. Denies Co-Counsel Fees In Citi FLSA Spat
• Jackson Lewis Nabs 4 New Partners
• Rebuilding Haiti: Beware Of The FCPA
• Hospital Co. Hit With Class Action Over Meal Breaks
• Chase Says Ex-Employee Stole Info For Morgan Stanley
• Former Cozen Attorney Steps Up Spat With Firm
• Ill. Toughens Up Whistleblower Protection Act
• How To Steel Your Client For An Employment Deposition
• CVS Asst. Managers Seek Conditional Cert. In OT Suit
• High Court Denies Cert To JPMorgan In FLSA Suit
• 3 Myths Of In-House Attorney-Client Privilege