Employment Archive » May, 2011

Employment - May, 2011

269 articles

• Thompson Wigdor Sanctioned Over Attempt To Conceal
• Ex-Best Buy Manager Seeks Class Cert. In OT Case
• Ex-AllianceBernstein Execs Stole Client Info: Suit
• Military Software Maker Tries To Block Ex-VP's New Co.
• Verizon Settles IT Workers' Overtime Suit
• Idaho Unions Fight New Contracting Labor Laws
• 5th Circ. Reverses NYMagic Win In Stevedore Suit
• Ex-LNR Execs Sue Over Unpaid Severance Pay
• Prospect Mortgage Can't Shake Loan Officer OT Suit
• Social Media: HR Friend Or Foe?
• The Hidden Risks Of Being A Registered Agent
• Q&A With Fisher & Phillips' Randy Coffey
• Ky. Jury Favors Rawlings In OT Class Action
• Neb. Jury Hands Tyson Victory In Don-Doff Action
• 4th Circ. Tosses $15M Labor Suit Against Verizon
• 7th Circ. Won't Rehear Kraft ERISA Challenge
• Schiff Hardin Nabs 2 Greenberg Partners In Chicago
• Kaplan Gets OK To Question EEOC Hiring In Bias Suit
• Ogletree Adds Ex-Ford & Harrison Employment Pro
• ARB Ruling Offers Broad View Of SOX Protections
• MSCI Sues Ex-Workers Over Alleged Source Code Theft
• Class Action Exposure Post-Concepcion
• ABC Loses Bid To Shake Desperate Housewife's Suit
• China Voice Sues Insurer For Defense In SEC Suit
• Kroger Settles Managers' OT Collective Action
• Upholding E-Verify In Ariz.
• PayPal Claims Ex-Exec Took Trade Secrets To Google
• Judge Can't Nix Fees For Atty In OT Suit: 2nd Circ.
• WB Mason Made Salesmen Breach Noncompetes: OfficeMax
• MGA Seeks $177M Over Mattel Spy Games
• NLRB OKs Giant Rat Balloons At Union Protests
• TMST Execs Lose Bid To Appeal Trustee's Document Access
• High Court Approves Ariz. E-Verify Law
• Fresenius Must Pay $83M For Medicare Overcharges
• Ex-ABN Futures Boss Blasts RBS Over Revenue Deal
• Wis. Judge Voids Contentious Labor Law
• Maxum Denies Duty To Cover Trade Secrets Fight
• Dell, Sales Reps Strike Deal In Overtime Action
• OSHA Fines AMD $1.2M For Asbestos Exposure
• Q&A With Fisher & Phillips' Jim Polkinghorn
• Right-To-Work Picks Up Steam
• Wang Hartmann's Suit Against Ex-Attorney Tossed
• Field Reps Hit Nielsen With OT Class Action
• Mattel, MGA Ask Court For New Bratz Verdict
• House Bill Takes Aim At NLRB's Boeing Complaint
• Veteran ERISA Litigator Rejoins EpsteinBeckerGreen
• SEC Whistleblower Changes Not Enough, Attys Say
• Implications Of Nafta Traders V. Quinn
• Judge Backs Morgan Stanley Over In-House Trading Rule
• Plaintiffs, Claims Added To $100M Bayer Sex Bias Suit
• AutoZone Managers Win Conditional Cert. In OT Suit
• Solvay Still Faces Action Over Pension Changes
• Nev. Law Bans Transgender Workplace Discrimination
• Players' Union Files NLRB Charge Against NBA
• Ambit Accused Of Fraud, Bias In $1B Suit
• BP, Refinery Workers Settle Wage-And-Hour Action
• Grand Jury Subpoenas Infosys Over B-1 Visa Program
• Halliburton Dodges Suit Over Iraq Water Contracts
• Ex-Massey Security Head Pleads Not Guilty To Lying To FBI
• White House Cracks Down On Misuse Of Federal Cash
• Cozen O'Connor Nabs 14 EBG Attys In Texas
• MGA Wants $431M Payday From Mattel For Bratz IP Battle
• Gap, Banana Republic Latest Targets In Seating Suits
• QBE Sues Utica Over Met Construction Injury Case
• Insurers Win $11M In IRC Reinsurance Fight
• Continued Change For Federal Contractors
• Defining The Essential Health Benefits Package
• Packaging Co. Says Worker Poached Client Kellogg
• For Whom American Pipe Tolls, Or Doesn't
• PSS Sues Over Poached Clients, Trade Secrets
• Judge Won't Scrap DC Cop's Whistleblower Suit
• Outsourcer Paid Workers In Fee-Laden Debit Cards: Suit
• Judge Decertifies DirectSat Technician OT Class
• DOL Upholds Patriot Fine Over Unreported Roof Collapse
• Workers Fired For Harassment, Not Facebook: Nonprofit
• New Regs Focus On Accommodating Disabled Workers
• Ex-'Price Is Right' Model's Pregancy Bias Suit Slashed
• NLRB Fingers Another Co. Over Alleged Facebook Firing
• HomeBanc Locked Worker Out To Dodge Commission: Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court Nixes Carmax OT Action
• Q&A With Fisher & Phillips' Tim Murphy
• Writing On The Wall — The NLRB's NY Facebook Case
• High Court Won't Hear Suit Over $1B ERISA Mistake
• Judge Trims $1.2B Fraud Suit V. Blackwater Successor
• Arent Fox Snags Dorsey & Whitney White Collar Pro
• Wash. Hospital Workers Sue Over Racial Discrimination
• Ex-Citi Brokers Lose Bid To Save Bonus Contract Suit
• 1st Circ. Scraps Bag Fee Verdict For AA Porters
• 9th Circ. OKs Jury Use In Granite Rock, Union Fight
• Hispanic Workers Sue NY City Over English-Only Policy
• Texas Court Says Atty Allowed To Fire Partner
• New Challenges For Canada Under ITAR
• Marsh Wins Restraining Order On Krauter In Poaching Suit
• Attys For Ex-Intel Engineer Flee Trade Secrets Case
• Twombly And Iqbal's Impact On Affirmative Defenses
• Littler Lands Shareholder From Ogletree
• Farm Contractor Must Pay Thai Laborers Back Wages
• Whistleblowers' FOIA Info: Going Down
• Fidelity Says Merrill Lynch, Employee Stole Trade Secrets
• AT&T Unit Dodges Anchor Maker's Antitrust Claims
• Q&A With Morgan Lewis' Chuck Jackson
• Mattel Seeks MGA Atty Records In Bratz IP Fight
• Life Insurance Agents Exempt From OT, Judge Rules
• American Eagle Drivers Bag Class Cert. In OT Fight
• 7th Circ. Upholds Black Lung Benefits Act Amendment
• Quest Claims Ex-Manager Stole Trade Secrets
• 'Blind Reliance' Is OK For ERISA Plan Admins
• Massey Ignored Basic Safety Standards: W.Va. Blast Probe
• Whole Foods Latest Target Of Worker Seating Suits
• NY Nonprofit Incurs NLRB Wrath Over Facebook Firing
• Ex-Societe Generale Trader Stole Trade Secrets: Suit
• Ryla Call Reps Win Conditional Cert. In FLSA Suit
• Atty Wants Punitive Damages Against Orrick Restored
• Eckert Seamans Nabs Reed Smith Labor Pair
• Ex-Costco Employee Won't Stand For Lack Of Seats
• How Craigslist Got A School Administrator Axed
• Canine Cops Say NYPD Stiffed Them On Dog-Care OT
• Feds Slap Obstruction Charge On Massey Mine Official
• Volvo Unit To Pay $525M To Settle Benefits Suit
• XL Can't Move Fla. Work Injury Coverage Suit To Canada
• Ex-Hagens Berman Attys' Fraud Suit Moves To Wash.
• Aegis' $100M Trade Secrets Suit To Stay In Calif.
• Ex-Dallas Auditor Seeks Fast Win On Retaliation Claim
• St. Paul Seeks Win In Whistleblower Coverage Fight
• Ala. Koch Workers Win Class Cert. In Don, Doff Suit
• Fla. Phlebotomist Sues Quest For OT Pay
• Judge Won't Pull Pin On Grenade Whistleblower Suit
• 6th Circ. Affirms UAW Didn't Breach CBA
• Too Late For Agency To Join Fannie Suit, Plaintiff Says
• 3rd Circ. Upholds $20M Copyright Verdict For Graham
• Ex-Citi Brokers Face Tough 2nd Circ. In Bonus Action
• Calculating The Effective Date Of Ga.'s H.B. 30
• Seyfarth Scoops Up Employment Pro From Gibbons
• Schottenfeld Sues Opus Over Trader Hires
• NFL Lockout Still On After 8th Circ. Stays Injunction
• La. DOJ Didn't Discriminate Against Ex-AGA: 5th Circ.
• 5 Tips For Drafting Airtight Restrictive Covenants
• Duke Energy Settles Benefits Action For $30M
• $100M Sex Bias Suit Barred By Contract: Cigna
• Greenberg Adds Jones Day Labor Atty In Calif.
• High Court Vacates Benefits Ruling For Cigna Class
• FCA Fights Can't Rely On FOIA Requests: High Court
• Beyond Noncompetes And Trade Secrets In Texas
• Judge Denies Class Status In CPK Wage-And-Hour Suit
• Chicago Must Hire 111 Black Firefighters: 7th Circ.
• Calif. High Court Won't Hear Fixed-Salary Contracts Suit
• SEC Worker Says She Got Demoted For Spying Stanford Plot
• Judge Refuses To Nix Class In Countrywide OT Suit
• 5th Circ. Revives Houston Police Retaliation Claim
• Most Of Foley Partner's Bias Suit Shipped To State Court
• Eat The Pie, But Don't Bake It
• Class Decertified In AT&T Asst. Managers' OT Action
• Loan Officers Win Class Cert. In Money Source OT Suit
• Sheen's $100M Contract Suit Swings On High Court Ruling
• BofA, Merrill Specialists Protested Unpaid OT: Suit
• Holland & Knight Rebuts Ex-Atty's Age Bias Claims
• Judge Nixes Punitives In AT&T Overtime Class Action
• Judge Threatens To Nix DirectSat Technician OT Class
• Safety-Kleen Asks 9th Circ. To Nix Fees In Wage Suit
• EEOC Sues Starbucks For Firing Dwarf Barista
• Mormon Manager Hits Merrill With Discrimination Suit
• Trucking Co. Beats Race Bias Suit In 5th Circ.
• Axed Atty Fights For Share Of FedEx Deals In 9th Circ.
• 9th Circ. To Review Class Cert. Denial In Hertz OT Case
• BP MDL Plaintiffs Seek Separate Trials
• Strengthening Your Nonprofit's Severance Agreements
• Enron Remnants, Hewitt End $9M Settlement Battle
• GSK Beats ERISA Class Action Over Stock Price Drop
• Judge Allows Ex-TMST Execs' Claims To Shift Liability
• 1st Circ. Denies Bank Workers 2nd Crack At More Pay
• Blue Shield Fights Anorexia Coverage In 9th Circ.
• Ford & Harrison Adds Labor Pros In Minn., Miami
• Judge Snips DaVita Kickback Claims In FCA Suit
• 8th Circ. Says SD Firefighters Can Pursue OT Claims
• Former UBP GC Sues Over 'Disappointing' Bonus
• Ex-Special Counsel Hits Rove, Others With $202M Suit
• Judge Narrows EEOC Race Bias Suit Against Kaplan
• AFL-CIO Keeps Up Fight Against US-Colombia Trade Pact
• OSHA's Catchphrase: General Duty
• Batali Group Servers Win Initial Cert. In Tip Action
• Formosa Plastics Escapes Defective Pipe FCA Suit
• Rise In FLSA Litigation Leaves Strip Clubs Exposed
• MGA Attys Seek Fees In Bratz Win Against Mattel
• How They Won It: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
• 112 Ex-GM Execs Sue Over Slashed Retirement Benefits
• ACLU, Others Want 4th Circ. To Rehear FCA Secrecy Suit
• Taco Bell Again Fails To Force Arbitration In OT Action
• Ballard Spahr Nabs Parsons Employment Atty In Utah
• 7th Circ. Nixes Win For Ill. DOT In ADA Suit
• Wal-Mart Dodges Cuban Workers' Class Claims
• Towers To Settle Trucking Co. Pension Suit For $9.2M
• Concepcion And Texas Employment Arbitration
• Hyatt Sales Execs Win Initial Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Q&A With DLA Piper's Shand Stephens
• NFL Owners Argue Against Injunction In 8th Circ.
• Raytheon Fights Retiree Benefits Award In 9th Circ.
• Ariz. Gov. Taking Immigration Law To High Court
• Retaliatory Counterclaims Need EEOC Charge: 10th Circ.
• Boeing Complaint Not Unprecedented, NLRB Atty Says
• The Unclear Definition Of Whistleblower Retaliation
• Conn. Prison Test Biased Against Women: Judge
• LexisNexis Faces Class Action Over Worker Database
• Cameraman Hits WABC With $18M Race Bias Suit
• Yankee Stadium Food Workers Cry Foul Over Tips
• Swift Drivers Seek To Dodge Wage Claim Arbitration
• Howrey Lessons: The Downside Of Contingent Fees
• AIG Not Liable For Wrongful Death Claims: 5th Circ.
• House Republicans Want Details On NLRB's Boeing Suit
• Weatherford Engineer Accused Of Trade Secret Theft
• Ex-Tesla Execs Win Reinstatement Of Contract Claims
• Ex-Employees Hit Union Pacific With Asbestos Suit
• NLRB Sues Ariz. Over Union Secret Ballot Amendment
• NLRB Targets Nurses' Union Over Unilateral CBA Text
• Discovery Debate Prompts Mistrial In Don, Doff Suit
• CFAA's Criminal Reach Unsettled After Nosal Ruling
• Marsh Accuses Krauter Of Poaching Employees
• Retired Pilots Aren't Owed Interest, PBGC Tells DC Circ.
• The Return Of The Social Security No-Match Letter
• Fannie Mae Can't Shake Wrongful Termination Suit
• 5 Questions After AT&T V. Concepcion
• Diesel Fights Ex-Manager's OT Class Action Claims
• Ex-Kinder Morgan Worker Sues Over Religious Bias
• Ex-Staff Atty Hits Frenkel Lambert With Age Bias Suit
• 8th Circ. Nixes Subsidy Fraud Suit V. Nelnet, Others
• Seyfarth Adds Littler Labor Atty In Houston
• Black & Decker Wage Case Revived By 2nd Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Paves Way For K&L To Fight Teligent Deal
• Managers Want Carl's Jr. To Serve Up Unpaid Mileage
• Blackwater Successor Seeks Quick Win In $1.2B FCA Suit
• Reed Smith Settles Female Lawyer's Sex Bias Suit
• 7 Signs Your Employees Are Poachable
• Mo. Jury Awards $11M To Ex-UBS Worker For Harassment
• DOL Can Subpoena Docs In $10M Madoff Scheme: 4th Circ.
• Massey Offers $87M To Settle W.Va. Miner Death Suits
• Sens. Float Right-To-Work Bill In Wake Of Boeing Suit
• Merck Units To Pay $44M In Rebif Whistleblower Suit
• Motorola Staff Not Part Of $190M Fraud Deal: 7th Circ.
• HP V. Jones: Bad Blood Or Trade Secret Protection?
• Tech Giants Face Antitrust Action Over Workers' Pay
• NY Appeals Court Nixes Mets Beer Seller's Bias Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court OKs Firing For Craigslist Sex Ad
• American Apparel's Workforce Lies Killed Stock: Suit
• FedEx Strikes $8M Deal In FCA Delivery Fraud Suit
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Nurses Review Of Class Cert. Denial
• SOX Doesn't Cover Employees' Media Leaks: 9th Circ.
• Judge Sends 'Desperate Housewife' Case To LA Jury
• Ex-Orleans Exec Settles Ch. 11 Scrap Over Salary
• Hotel Chef Cooks Up OT Action Against Blackstone
• 2nd Circ. Denies Bail Bid In Goldman Code Theft Case
• Howard Rice Snags Jones Day Labor Pro
• Congress Asks To Join Same-Sex Partner Benefits Suit
• KPMG Hit With OT Action By Associates
• (Possible) Good News For ERISA Fiduciaries
• No Security Clearance, But Clearance To Sue
• US Looks To Join EMC Qui Tam FCA Suit
• Judge Tosses Pilots Union's $44M Suit Against UAL
• Counterclaims Can't Trigger CAFA Removal: 9th Circ.
• Customs Chief Claims Immunity In Fired Agent's Suit
• Texas High Court Bars Retaliation Suits Against Cities
• Air Force Contractor Wins Suit Over Severance Pay
• Temp Workers Sue GM, UAW For Back Wages
• Ex-Miller & Martin Attys Open Littler Nashville Office
• Judge Won't Add Opt-Out Class To Foot Locker Action
• Lehman Says Barclays Fell Short Of $2B Bonus Promise
• High Court Won't Consider Liberty Apparel FLSA Case
• Concrete Co. Settles Workers' Big Dig Retaliation Suit
• Calif. Court Revives Girardi Keese Malpractice Suit
• Inside The New FLSA Amendments
• JPMorgan Settles WaMu Loan Underwriters' OT Action