Employment Archive » June, 2010

Employment - June, 2010

227 articles

• ERISA Claims Nixed In FedEx Drivers' Benefits MDL
• Pension Calls Ralcorp's AIPC Share Buy A 'Sham'
• PBGC Settles ERISA Dispute With Crucible Materials
• Ky. Payment Processor Sued For Sexual Harassment
• Lawmakers Unveil Major Mine Safety Overhaul
• NLRB Probes Member's Ties With SEIU
• BofA Wins Stock Option Suit V. Former Assistant GC
• $20M Settlement OK'd For Take-Two In 'GTA' Porn Suit
• 5 Reasons Labor Lawyers Should Focus On Ethics
• Ballard Spahr Secretary's FMLA Claim Gets Another Shot
• Security Guards Lose Bid For Meal Break Class
• 2nd Circ. Kills Retirees' Morgan Stanley Class Action
• Wal-Mart Janitors Lose Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Ex-SEC Atty Gets $755K To End Retaliation Suit
• New Airline Union Rule Jibes With Labor Law: Judge
• DOL Shifts On FLSA Protective Gear Exemption
• What A Departing Employee Can And Can't Do
• Cos. Scramble To Prepare For Say-On-Pay Rules
• 2 ERISA Actions Against Nokia Merged
• Starwood Waiters Add Competition Claims To Tip Suit
• Judge Seeks More Info On $7M IndyMac ERISA Deal
• High Court To Hear Case Over Fired Fiance
• BP Hit With ERISA Suit Over Gulf Oil Spill
• Massey Says MSHA Blast Probe Order Ties Its Hands
• CORRECTED: Century Aluminum Workers Lose Injunction Bid
• High Court Ruling Won't Upend SOX Oversight Board
• Top Democrats Eye PCAOB Ruling's Effect On Agencies
• Mediation Fails To End AllianceBernstein OT Suit
• High Court To Hear Challenge To Ariz. E-Verify Law
• High Court Will Hear Cigna's Appeal In Pension Fight
• 4th Circ. Reverses Loss For EEOC In Md. Pension Suit
• High Court Remands 2 Cases After NLRB Ruling
• Equipment Tech Hits Ingersoll-Rand With OT Action
• Ariz. Immigration Law: How To Avoid Liability
• High Court Rules Oversight Of SOX Board Insufficient
• Section 510 Doesn't Cover Work Complaints: 3rd Circ.
• NMB's Change To Rule On Airline Unions Upheld
• Pomerantz Gets $56M In Fees In Comverse Action
• Consultants At WellCare Unit Launch OT Action
• Lockheed Must Show All Docs In Gender Suit: Judge
• Amgen Shareholders Appeal ERISA Loss To 9th Circ.
• Flood Of Remands Begins In Void NLRB Cases
• IBM Faces FLSA Suit From Call Center Employees
• Law Firm Fails To Toss Name Partner's Contract Suit
• Attacking Venue In Shareholder Derivative Suits
• Skilling Ruling Puts Prosecutors On Short Leash: Attys
• 2nd Circ. Affirms FedEx Win In Couriers' Age Bias Suit
• IBM Tries To Block Former Exec's Move To Oracle
• Ohio Farmers Retirees Win Class Cert. In ERISA Suit
• Brocade Ex-CEO Gets 18 Months In Prison, $15M Fine
• Pilots Union Loses Bid To Arbitrate Hiring Contract Fight
• High Court Ruling Sheds Light On Role Of Arbitration
• Schulte Escapes Contract Spat Over Clearjets Startup
• Touhy Firm Ducks Sanctions In Fee Spat With Ex-Attys
• Fallout From Supreme Court's NLRB Ruling?
• Deutsche Slays Ex-Exec's Fraud Suit Over Bonus
• Report Says MSHA Overlooked Dangerous Mines
• United Natural Tries To Gag Ex-Execs In Secrets Suit
• Nontraditional Parents Entitled To FMLA Leave: DOL
• Ohio High Court Upholds Limits On Pregnancy Leave
• Supporters Pitch $713M Deal To 9/11 Rescue Workers
• 10th Circ. Ruling Limits Duty To Reassign Under ADA
• Massey Units Sue MSHA Over Mine Ventilation Plans
• Corporate Owner And Officer Liability For Wrongful Acts
• Sing Tao Papers Sales Rep Loses Cert. Bid In OT Suit
• Caterpillar Retirees' ERISA Claims Too Late: 6th Circ.
• Domino's FLSA Class Wins Conditional Cert.
• Sidley Labor Veteran Jumps To Seyfarth Shaw
• NLRB Gets Full Panel With Senate Confirmations
• British Airways Reaches Deal On $5.5B Pension Deficit
• Commerce Bank Trademark Suit V. Founder Stands
• Midway Games Settles Suit Over Unpaid Wages
• UAW Seeks To Topple NLRB's Brown Ruling
• Termination After An E-Verify Final Nonconfirmation
• Tullett Loses Broker 'Raid' Suit Against BGC
• KLA-Tencor CEO, SEC Settle Over Options Backdating
• Agriprocessor Ex-CEO To Get 27 Years In Fraud Case
• Obama Taps NLRB Vet For General Counsel's Role
• Former Regions Bank Teller Launches OT Action
• Servers Sue Hamptons Restaurant Over Tip Sharing
• Revamping Whistleblower Policy Through RAFSA
• High Court Won't Hear Procrit Whistleblower Suit
• High Court Favors Arbitrator In Rent-A-Center Case
• Appeals Court Holds Kasowitz Didn't Defame Ex-Atty
• Insurers Avoid Coverage For Pension Fund Losses
• Insurers Let Off Hook For Bridgestone Workers' Suit
• Pa. Police Union's Retaliation Suit Survives
• 2nd Circ.'s First Analysis Of The PSLRA Safe Harbor
• US Bank Workers' Decertification Upheld In Wage Suit
• Oneida ERISA Class Action Settled For $1.85M
• APAC Settles Service Rep FLSA Action For $4M
• Ruling Could Hamper NLRB's Pro-Union Agenda
• Syntax Trust To Settle 2 Suits Against Execs For $3M
• Shareholders Fail To Nail Rambus, PwC On Backdating
• Atty Gets 1.5 Years For Losing Settlement In Stocks
• Employers Slow To Set Social Media Rules: Survey
• Hilton, Execs Can't Kill Starwood Trade Secrets Suit
• Recent Cases Show Need For Telecommuting Policies
• ABA Asks High Court To Take Judges' Pay Raise Suit
• 9th Circ. Nixes Atty Sanction In FedEx Bias Suits
• Newspaper Delivery Drivers Lose Bid For Class Status
• DOL Backs Dems' Bill On Worker Misclassification
• High Court Ruling Bolsters Employer Searches
• RSUI To Pay $5M In D&O Settlement Pact With RI
• Ex-Qualcomm Exec Settles SEC Insider Trading Claims
• LabCorp Settles Service Rep Wage & Hour Action
• Bankrupt Calif. City Can Reject Union Contract
• Depression Bias Case Against DLA Piper Revived
• US Airways Skycap Tip Suit Trimmed
• Class Discovery Bid Granted In Steakhouse FLSA Suit
• Are Whistleblower Bounties A Good Policy?
• Sara Lee Workers Get Another Shot At FLSA Claims
• AT&T Employees Appeal Pension Suit Dismissal
• McDonald's Asst. Mgrs. Win Doc Request In FLSA Action
• Williams Mullen Faces Age Bias Suit From Secretary
• Obama Exempts 'Grandfathered' Plans From Overhaul
• How Ch. 9 Can Solve The Pension Shortfall Crisis
• Fate Of Class Action Waivers Rests With High Court
• Muslim Celestica Workers' Religious Bias Suit Survives
• Abbott Sales Reps Ruled Not Exempt From FLSA
• Wackenhut To Pay, Hire In DOL Race Bias Deal
• Genworth Wins Restraining Order In Trade Secrets Case
• Courts Favor Employers On Prudence In ESOP Suits
• Marsh Unit, Alaska Pensions Settle Suit For $500M
• Trade Secrets Claim Added To Patent Suit Over Delsym
• Health Care Reform 101: For Employers
• Roto-Rooter Sex Bias Class Suit Survives Bid To Toss
• Class Certified In Morgan Funding OT Suit
• NYC Strippers' Wage Class Actions Consolidated
• Negligence Claim Revived Against Alleged Rapist's Firm
• NFL Players Hit League Over TV Contract Negotiations
• Hyatt Hit With Tip-Pooling, OT Collective Action
• Calif. Managers Say Godiva OT Policy Not So Sweet
• Fisher & Phillips Raises Associate Salaries By 8%
• House Leader Demands BP Spill Worker Risk Eval
• Massey Strikes Back In War Of Words With MSHA
• Omega Ends $485M Fraud Fight With Ex-Employee
• Claims Pared In Mayer Brown Race Bias Suit
• ERISA Ruling's Future Impact 'Hardt' To Discern
• Dish Service Provider Slapped With FLSA Suit
• The Do's And Don'ts Of Gathering Info
• Texas Jury Gives $82.5M To Family Over Plant Blast
• Judge OKs $713M Settlement For WTC Rescue Workers
• US Trustee Moves To Block Latest Tribune Bonus Plan
• DOJ Backs Bill Reversing Gross V. FBL Ruling
• Class Certified In Calif. Health Worker Wage Dispute
• Workers Face Uphill Battle In Bias Suits, Study Says
• 10th Circ. Says Temp-Filled Jobs Not Vacant Under ADA
• Richtek Settles Circuit Cases Against AMD, Others
• NJ Top Court Hands Arbitrators Greater Discretion
• Charter Settles Cable Techs' OT Action For $18M
• Combating Class Certification After CAFA Removal
• NLRB Approves Medical Residents' Right To Unionize
• RJ Reynolds Settles FLSA Class Actions
• AIG Must Produce Docs In $1B Insurance Fraud Case
• Pipeline Co. Loses Bid To Toss EEOC Race Bias Suit
• Suit Says Sears Misclassified Managers In Calif.
• Gucci V. Guess: A Lesson On Lapsed Licenses
• RICO Claims Tossed In Scruggs Contract Dispute
• 3rd Circ. Tosses Pa. Beryllium Exposure Class Actions
• Contractor Must Indemnify Target In FLSA Suit: Judge
• Ex-DuPont Chemist Cops To Theft Of OLED Secrets
• National Union Denied Expenses In LTV Steel Case
• Ex-Drivers Slap Delivery Co. With FLSA Suit
• Fired Nurse Targets Mich. Medical Center In OT Suit
• Cert. Denied, For Now, In Archway WARN Act Case
• D&O Coverage Considerations For FCPA Claims
• Md. Fines Poultry Plant $1M For Safety Violations
• DOL Wants To Speed Up Peabody Mine Proceedings
• AT&T Wins Bid To Ax ERISA Age Bias Suit
• NY District Atty Offers Corporate Prosecution Protocol
• Smith Barney Loses Discovery Battle In Sex Bias Suit
• Navistar Sues Retirees Over $1B Benefit Settlement
• Alliant Shortchanged Pension Plan Participants: Judge
• Judge OKs $7M Settlement In Fannie Mae ERISA Case
• DLA Piper Avoids 3rd-Party Claims In Malpractice Suit
• BofA Hit With Consolidated OT Suit
• The Art Of Client Alerts And Bulletins
• 9th Circ. Grounds America West Pilots' Seniority Suit
• Akin Gump Wal-Mart Memo May Prompt Sex Bias Deal
• 6th Circ. Won't Stop Retrial In Tenn. Bias Suit
• Managers Hit Lush Cosmetics With OT Action
• KV Unit Sales Rep Seeks Cert. In OT Collective Suit
• Standard Parking Settles Calif. Wage Action For $4.2M
• Technicians Get Class Cert. In New Vision FLSA Suit
• Ex-Velocita Workers Off Hook For Secrets Settlement
• Drawing The Line On Monitoring Employee Tech Use
• Lewis Ruling Highlights Pitfalls Of Employment Tests
• Lawmakers Mull OT Changes For Calif. Farmworkers
• MicroAire Loses Bid For Injunction On Arthrex Device
• Fla. Bank Stock-Drop Class Action Tossed
• Waitstaff at NYC's Barolo Get Cert. In FLSA Action
• Calif. Ruling Puts More Cos. At Risk For Wage Suits
• Tyson Foods Settles Donning, Doffing Suit
• 3rd Circ. Reviews Bar On Ex-Bimbo Exec's New Job
• Ogletree Adds 2 Class, Collective Action Litigators
• New Class Of PwC Audit Associates Gets FLSA Cert.
• 6th Circ. Sides With NLRB In ADT Security Spat
• Maxim CFO Says SEC Flip-Flopped On Fraud Charges
• Becton Dickinson Resolves Workers' OT Suit
• ERISA Suit Over GSK's Stiefel Acquisition To Proceed
• NY Senate Passes Domestic Worker Protection Law
• Foreign Employees: The Deemed Export Issue
• 9th Circ. Clears Gap, Vangent In Stolen Laptop Suit
• 3rd Circ. Revives Duro-Test Workers' Cert. Hopes
• Drivers Win Summary Judgment In FedEx Wage MDL
• 5th Circ. Remands Halliburton Oil Rig Accident Case
• Proskauer Nabs NLRB Counsel For Labor Practice
• DuPont Dodges Workers' ERISA Class Action
• Class Cert. Sought In Fontainebleau Tip-Pooling Suit
• EEOC Seeks Appeal In ADA Retaliation Case
• Air Traffic Controllers' FAA Dispute Back In Play
• White Replaces Morgenthau In FDNY Race Bias Suit
• Conn. Court Denies Police Captains Bargaining Power
• DC Circ. Revives Hospital Race Bias Class Action
• Avoiding Liability For Unpaid Interns
• Gov't Workers Get Same-Sex Long-Term Health Care
• LinkedIn Suit Highlights Weak Spot In Noncompetes
• DOL Judge Nixes Ex-Boeing Auditor's SOX Claims
• Weed Whistleblower Sues Whole Foods
• Fazoli's Hit With FLSA Suit Over Manager Wages
• Gristede's Wage Plaintiffs Win Nod For $3.5M Deal
• Ex-Morgan Lewis Partner Joins Littler In Philadelphia
• Medical Resident FICA Dispute Heads To High Court
• Butterball Ordered To Produce Info In Don, Doff Action
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Wackenhut Guards' Arming Up Suit
• Case Of The Moenchies: Moench Provision Expansion