Employment Archive » January, 2011

Employment - January, 2011

206 articles

• Calif. Judge Grants Class Cert. To Tech Temps
• Implementing The SEC Whistleblower Program
• Ex-Contestant Accuses 'American Idol' Of Sex Bias
• 230 Workers Accuse Turner Industries Of Race Bias
• Convicted Goldman Programmer Fights For Acquittal
• Jones Day Lures O'Melveny Employment Pros
• Veterans Seek Instant Benefits In PTSD Action
• HR Manager Hits Toshiba With Sex Bias Action
• Dick's To Pay Up To $15.5M To Settle OT Actions
• Psychiatric Facility Wants Medicare Fraud Suit Nixed
• Employment Firms Trump Rivals With Global Tie-Ups
• Monsanto Hit With Wage-And-Hour Class Action
• Pilots Ask DC Circ. To Revive US Airways Pension Row
• Disney Secretary's Boyfriend Gets 2 Years In Fraud Plot
• Judge Wants Terms Disclosed In Tyson Don, Doff Deal
• 4th Circ. Puts UAW Back On Hook In Retiree Dispute
• Case Study: Thompson V. North American Stainless
• Cargill Workers Score Deal In Don, Doff Actions
• State AGs Slam NLRB Over Secret Ballot Suits
• Microsoft Wins TRO In Contract Fight With Former Exec
• Jackson Lewis, European Firms Create L&E Alliance
• ERISA Claims Tossed In Church Publisher Action
• Pepsi Distributor Supers Win Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Dechert Tapped For Probe Of Ex-HP CEO's Exit Deal
• Obama Resubmits Hot-Button Labor, Trade Nominees
• Blank Rome Nabs Ford & Harrison Employment Vet
• HIPAA's Potential Impact On FMLA Certification
• UTi Workers Win Initial Cert. In Overtime Action
• Mayer Brown Managing Partner Escapes Race Bias Case
• Hockey Player Slams Ducks For Discrimination
• KBR Faces FLSA Action Over Time Clock Trek
• Salespeople Slap Ryland With FLSA Action
• Ga. State Rep. Introduces Ariz.-Like Immigration Law
• 10th Circ. Nixes $4M In Damages Over Poached Agents
• 8th Circ. OKs Online Research Fees For Attys
• 3rd Circ. Renews Benefits In Ex-AA Pilot's ERISA Suit
• A Critical View Of Self-Critical Analysis Privilege
• Judge Approves $1.35M Deal In DirecTV Overtime MDL
• Orrick Labor Partner Heads To Littler Mendelson
• New Ford & Harrison Attys Boost Presence In 3 Cities
• 9th Circ. Upholds World Vision Terminations On Appeal
• Win For Allstate, But Not State Farm In Katrina Suits
• BofA, Dynasty End Worker Trade Secrets Suit
• Advisers To Drop Most Claims Against Morgan Stanley
• Venture Financial Strikes Deal In ERISA Action
• Retirees Can't Sue Over Enron Losses, JPMorgan Says
• LA DAs Win Class Cert. In Union Retaliation Action
• A Helpful Decision Regarding CFAA
• Judge OKs Dechert Meal Break Settlement
• DOL Fines Grain Cos. $1.4M After Worker Deaths
• Judge Allows New Complaint In Halliburton FCA Suit
• Wellness Coach Hits UnitedHealth With FLSA Action
• Bear Stearns Securities Action Survives Dismissal
• Arbitration Nixed In Blackwater Wrongful Death Case
• NLRB Case Tests Labor Law In Age Of Facebook
• BNY Mellon Slammed With Age, Sex Bias Suit
• Supreme Court Revives 3rd-Party Retaliation Case
• OfficeMax Sues Over Sales Manager's Jump To Rival
• NASA's Constitutional Background Checks
• Judge Keeps Retaliation Claim Alive In Big Dig Suit
• Ex-HP CEO Fights To Keep Accuser's Letter Private
• EEOC Puts Bull's Eye On Systemic Workplace Bias
• Ex-Lehman Execs Want Savings Plan Action Tossed
• 10th Circ. Nixes Rail Worker OT Action Against Watco
• Union Membership Continues To Decline, Report Says
• St. Jude To Pay $16M To Settle FCA Suit
• Closing Co.'s Workers Didn't Choose To Leave: 9th Circ.
• Fruit Of The Loom Denied Injunction In Secrets Suit
• DoubleLine Chief Can Keep Mutual Fund Proceeds: Judge
• The Rise Of 3rd-Party Litigation Funding
• Sovereign Loan Officers Sue For Overtime
• Activision Adds EA To $400M Contract Fight Over Game
• Verizon Asks High Court To Affirm Win In $1B ERISA Suit
• 1st Cases Tossed In Dollar General Managers' OT MDL
• Seyfarth Lures ERISA Pro From Morgan Lewis
• Workers Can Sue US, Calif. Over Same-Sex Benefits
• Massey Blast Caused By Dust, Faulty Equipment: Feds
• HP Derivative Case Stayed For Probe Of Ex-CEO's Exit
• Paralegal Hits Winston & Strawn With Race Bias Suit
• Dillard's Faces Class Action Over Background Checks
• HR Managers Must Now Certify Export Compliance
• Entry-Level Auditors Slap KPMG With Overtime Suit
• High Court Permits NASA Worker Background Checks
• Gym Appeals FLSA Suit Testimony In 6th Circ.
• Cantor Can't Seek Damages For 9/11 Employee Deaths
• D&O Insurance, An Overview: Part 2
• OSHA Backs Off New Workplace Noise Reduction Plan
• Century 21 Faces OT Action Over Off-Hour Tasks
• Morgan Stanley Employee Class Claims Fall Short
• No Proof Lockheed Lowballed Contract Costs: Judge
• Foot Locker Fails To Boot Workers' Attys
• Tipped Workers Hit Fla. Hard Rock With Wage Action
• 4th Circ. Hands W.Va. Casino Workers 50% OT Premium
• Wendy's To Settle Calif. Labor Suit For $1.5M
• Decertification: The NFLPA And NBPA's Nuclear Option
• 7th Circ. Revives Class Cert. Bid In Outback Wage Suit
• White House Embarks On Regulatory Overhaul
• Domino's Delivered Less Than Minimum Wage: Driver
• Guards Lose Challenge To Calif. Prison Furlough Plan
• NLRB Threatens States Over Secret Ballot Amendments
• Guardian Cleaners Win Class Cert. In Overtime Suit
• US Defends Marriage Law In Same-Sex Benefits Suit
• 'Housewife' Trims Claims In Suit Against Show's Creator
• 9th Circ. To Rehear Raytheon Retiree Action
• Analysts Slap Hartford Unit With Overtime Action
• Judge Kills HP False Claims Suit Over Chinese Products
• DirecTV Installers Win Initial Cert. In FLSA Action
• Making The Case For Discrimination Prevention
• 1st Settlement Reached In Deepwater Horizon MDL
• Investigators Score Class Status In Geico FLSA Suit
• 10th Circ. Upholds Albuquerque City Workers' FLSA Loss
• DOL, Applebee's Square Off Over Tips In 8th Circ.
• DOL Asks 6th Circ. To Revive KeyCorp ERISA Action
• Renault Sends Spying Case To French Prosecutors
• Judge Sends Tribune Paper Hawkers' Suit To Mediation
• Avoiding Class Actions With Arbitration Agreements
• Judge Won't Toss $1.2B FCA Suit Against Xe
• Caterpillar Retiree Health Care Action Gets Go-Ahead
• NIC, Execs To Pay SEC $2.8M Over CEO Perks
• WaMu Cheated Ex-Worker Of $1.3M Severance: Judge
• Ex-Clark Dodge Brokers File OT Class Action
• Canned Cecilware CEO Fires Off $1M Suit
• 6th Circ. Tosses Whirlpool Wrongful Termination Suit
• Epstein Adds Employment Attys In Houston, Chicago
• Ex-Mattel Employee Admits Copying Docs For MGA
• 7th Circ. Upholds H&R Block Win In Wage Action
• Billy Ray Cyrus Hit With Age Bias Suit By Ex-Manager
• 6th Circ. Lets Capitol Off Hook In Secrets Suit
• Ex-KB Home CEO Drops Appeal In Backdating Case
• Pinkerton Can't Shake Air Force Base OT Action
• D&O Insurance, An Overview: Part 1
• Teligent Trustee Battles K&L Gates In 2nd Circ.
• NY Judges Want $780M In Salary Dispute
• 8th Circ. Grills SEC In ESSI Exec Backdating Suit
• 7th Circ. Nixes WARN Action Against DHL
• $179M Settlement Ends AK Steel Health Benefits Action
• DC Circ. Revives Race Bias Suit Against Fed
• Exonerated Male Employees Accuse Pepsi Of Sex Bias
• Medical Residents Must Pay Taxes, High Court Rules
• Bias Claims Hit Record Levels In 2010, EEOC Says
• Domino's Cuts $1.45M Deal With Calif. Labor Class
• Sobering Developments In Health Care Exclusion
• Florida Workers Sue State Over Minimum Wage Rate
• Multiple Venues Key To Workers' New Litigation Plan
• Log Cabin Republicans Keep DADT Fight Alive
• Employment Group Of The Year: Sanford Wittels
• High Court Denies Cert In AK Steel Battle With Union
• Dual Views Of CFAA In NY
• High Court Refuses To Hear Kraft's Don, Doff Dispute
• High Court Won't Hear IBM Worker's Employment Suit
• High Court Won't Hear Ex-AWA Pilots' Seniority Case
• 3 Ex-AOL Execs Fail To Exit SEC Fraud Suit Over Ads
• High Court Won't Hear 'Me Too' Evidence Case
• Tyco Escapes Calif. Labor Class Action
• Kraft Sued Over Changes To Retiree Health Plans
• Oppenheimer Loses $19M Broker Raid Case Against Citi
• CalPERS Probe Hints At SEC's New To-Do List
• Employment Group of the Year: Morgan Lewis
• Embarq Retirees Win Class Cert. In ERISA Action
• Weight Watchers Settles Wage-And-Hour Class Action
• Proskauer Faces Malpractice Suit From Ex-Ascent Exec
• House GOP Unleashes New Labor Legislation
• What Did You Know, When Did You Know It?
• MGA Can't Reinstate Glaser Weil In Bratz Brawl: 9th Circ.
• BofA Faces Mortgage Loan Officer FLSA Action
• Ambac Execs Can't Shake ERISA Action
• BP, Others Fight Off Class Cert. In Radiation Suit
• Employment Group Of The Year: Littler
• 8th Circ. Revives D&O Suit Over Bank Exec's Defense
• 7th Circ. Sides With Chicago Fire Dept. In Labor Spat
• Duane Morris Adds To Employment, Immigration Team
• $1M Baluchi's Wage Suit Settlement Gets Initial OK
• Judge Shuts Door On Medtronic ERISA Action
• Store Managers Hit RadioShack With FLSA Action
• Noncompete Strategies — A New Year's Resolution
• Mich. Can Fight Class Cert. In ERISA Suit: 6th Circ.
• Sheriffs' FLSA Suit Against Calif. County Survives
• Obama Retaps Rodriguez To Head DOL Division
• Toyota Wins $2.5M Ruling Against In-House Lawyer
• Employment Group Of The Year: Jones Day
• Supervalu Settles Disabled Worker Action For $3.2M
• Blockbuster Woes Continue With FMLA Action
• High Court Asked To Mull UBS Disability Plan Language
• NLRB Vet Gets Nod For Permanent GC Role
• Massey To Close Ky. Mine Over Safety Issues
• The ICE Fines Cometh
• 2nd Circ. Targets AXA Tactics In Retaliation Suit
• Fla. Joins Growing List Of States To Require E-Verify
• FDIC Seeks $2.5B From Execs Of Failed Banks
• MSG To Give Guards $1.3M To Settle Overtime Suit
• Verizon Workers Appeal Case Over GPS Tracking Phones
• Tip-Sharing Action Against Maui Resort Trimmed
• 9th Circ. Asks Calif. Court About Prop 8 Standing
• Employment Group Of The Year: Covington
• Employers' Genetic Information Obligations
• Prosecutors Seek 1-Year Sentence For Ex-Mercury CFO
• Massage Therapists Sue Jets, Favre For Harassment
• Cruise Line Workers Denied Class Cert. In Wage Suit
• 9th Circ. Upholds Target Deal With Former Worker
• 4th Circ. Clears Heckler & Koch In Retaliation Suit
• DOL Seeks To End Bush-Era Pay Bias Requirements
• Law360's Employment Groups Of The Year
• Home Depot Worker Bias Suit Remains In Federal Court
• Stearns Faces Overtime Action From Underwriters
• Field Techs Lose Cert. Bid In Time Warner FLSA Suit
• 10 Parts Of A Written Affirmative Action Plan