Employment Archive » September, 2011

Employment - September, 2011

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• Kraft Says 7th Circ. Ruling Should Halt ERISA Action
• Ex-Macy's Worker Aims To Revive PAGA Claims
• Tips For The Next Round Of RIFs
• NLRB Judge Lets Car Dealer Off Hook For Facebook Firing
• EEOC's ADA Claim Against UPS Doesn't Deliver: Judge
• Ex-Pfizer Employees Want Class Cert. In ERISA Suit
• Former Idaho Insurance Investigators Sue Over Firings
• Defending Attendance And Leave Policies
• CVS Caremark Says Rival SXC Lured Away Workers
• Butterball Class Survives In Don, Doff Action
• Aaron's Boss Acquitted Despite $95M Civil Assault Verdict
• Judge Trims OT Action Against Hollywood PR Firm
• Ex-Katt Worldwide CEO Stole Secrets For New Cos.: Suit
• 21 Club Wait Staff Reach $2M Deal In FLSA Fight
• Feds Arrest Dozens Of Boeing Workers On Drug Charges
• Ruling Against DADT Must Be Vacated: 9th Circ.
• Thelen Trustee Seeks OK For $5M Clawback Settlement
• United-Continental Flight Merger OKed Despite Pilot Fears
• Hooters Hits Restaurant Rival With Trade Secrets Suit
• EEOC Hits U-Haul With Race Bias Class Action
• Ricoh Faces Worker Class Action Over Unpaid Expenses
• Attys Accused Of Trying To Hijack Wells Fargo OT Suit
• Case Study: Dewhurst V. Century Aluminum
• Dechert Wants Fired Atty Sanctioned In Bias Suit
• Ameriprise Sued Over $20M Loss In 401(K) Investments
• EEOC Says Energy Co. Fired Woman Over Bias Claim
• Judge Prohibits Parts Of Alabama Alien Workers Law
• NLRB Backs American Crystal Sugar In Union Feud
• Judge Tosses Don, Doff Action Against Alcoa
• Alleged KBR Rape Victim Told To Pay Court Costs
• 8 Firms To Pay Heller $2.3M Over Atty Transfers
• Pilots Union Can't Disrupt US Airways In Labor Row: Judge
• EEOC Accuses Ky. Coal Mine Of Race Bias
• Reclassify Workers, Avoid IRS Audits
• 'Black Swan' Interns Hit Fox With Wage-And-Hour Action
• Ex-Landmark Power Broker Barred From Contacting Clients
• Crate & Barrel Accused Of Wage Violations
• Model Agency Fights For Claims In Employee Poaching Suit
• EEOC Sues Mining Co. Over Failure To Hire Women
• Ex-Taco Bell Worker Subclasses Nixed In Wage Action
• Whistleblower Claims: Are You Covered?
• Supreme Court To Hear Injured Maritime Worker's Appeal
• Americare Stiffs Attendants On 'Sleep-In' Shifts: Suit
• Foreclosure Atty's Ex-Workers Win Class Cert. In WARN Suit
• Boastful Ex-Kasowitz Atty Says Firm Broke Contract
• EEOC Says BAE Violated ADA By Firing Obese Employee
• Sam Adams Maker Sues Former Exec Over Jump To Anchor
• Investors Can't Stop Cincinnati Bell's Exec Raises
• Judge May Drop CBS From 'Price Is Right' Pregnancy Suit
• MGA Insurers Can't Jump Into Bratz IP Fight: Judge
• Wal-Mart Cites Dukes In Bid To Nix ERISA Class Action
• Tyson Workers Win $3M Jury Verdict In Don-Doff Suit
• Charlie Sheen Ends Warner Bros. Contract Row For $25M
• Leeds Morelli, Nextel Must Face Malpractice Suit: 2nd Circ.
• 9th Circ. Clarifies Standards For Age Bias Evidence
• Calif. Labor Official Hits ZipRealty With $17M Wage Suit
• Wi-Lan Must Fight Injunction In GPC Secrets Row: Judge
• Judge Sides With Goldman Sachs In Pay Suits
• United Pilots Up In Arms Over New Procedures Deadline
• Suit Over NYPD Veteran Pensions Evades Dismissal Bid
• Guidant Settles FCA Claims For $9.25M
• Citing Dukes, Lufkin Asks High Court To Review Class
• Orion Bank Officers Get Most ERISA Claims Slashed
• Evergreen, Ace Settle D&O Row Over Execs' Shares Suit
• 2nd Circ. OKs NY Class In Waiters' Tips Suit
• Alston & Bird Gains SNR Denton Financial Services Trio
• Ivy Can't Nix ERISA Suit Over $227M Madoff Investment
• Ex-Chrysler Workers Ask High Court To Revive Union Suit
• Kellogg Workers Can Proceed As Class In Wage Suit
• Amgen Asks High Court To Take Up FCA Kickback Case
• Employee NLRA Rights — No Rush To Post
• Toolmaker Hilti Gets Sex Bias Suit Tossed
• Smithfield Workers Win Cert. In Wage-And-Hour Suits
• Judge Axes Boeing Worker Suit, Weighing In On DOL Ruling
• ZaZa Wants Court To Stop Ex-CFO From Wrecking Merger
• Judge Guts Cigna Health Payment Fraud Class Suit
• Union Says Docs Back Up NLRB Case Against Boeing
• Casinos Violated NLRA In Anti-Union Campaign: Judge
• DOL Lowers Bar For 'Adverse Action' In SOX Cases
• 6th Circ. Revives ERISA Suit Over Advest Comp Plan
• Defunct Lender's Loan Officers Win $9M FLSA Award
• House Republicans Urge Senate Vote On NLRB Bill
• Client Poaching Suit Against Nationwide, Ex-Agent Pared
• Willis Group Accuses Ex-VP Of Taking Clients To Rival
• Judge OKs $2.7M Deal To End Rent-A-Center Wage Action
• Managing Employee Social Media Posts
• Curley Hessinger Swipes Labor Litigator From Seyfarth
• McKesson Dumped Exec For Dating Co-Worker: Suit
• NY Contractor Gets 6 Years For Asbestos Violations
• Ex-University Worker Wins $1M In Disability Bias Suit
• Senate Panel Rejects GOP Push To Undercut NLRB
• Gay Veterans' Separation Pay Suit Likely To Go Forward
• 8th Circ. Backs Nucor Workers' $1.2M Win In Race Suit
• Richmond Police Fire Off OT Class Action
• Lawmaker Blasts NLRB Union Rights Posting Rule
• ABA Knocks Proposal To Shrink LMRDA Advice Exemption
• Paying A Price For Misclassifying Workers In Calif.
• Bimbo Bakeries Burns Texas Drivers In FLSA Row
• Cracker Barrel Denied Coverage Of EEOC Suit Costs
• 'Price Is Right' Model Can't Revive CBS Civil Rights Claims
• Ex-Shoe Show Manager Denied Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Time Inc. Unit Accused Of Withholding Vacation Pay
• 7th Circ. Revives Johnson & Bell Atty's Bias Suit
• EEOC Accuses Bass Pro Shops Of Systemic Race Bias
• 7th Circ. Asks Ex-Penske Workers To Prove Jurisdiction
• Cincinnati Bell Exec Pay Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Textron Takes 2nd Shot At Nixing ERISA Action
• Former Texas Judge Still On Hook For Sexual Harassment
• Avoiding Lawsuits From An Injured Worker
• Former CVS Supervisors Sue Over Unpaid OT
• Brink's Fights Class Cert. Bid In Wage-And-Hour Action
• Ex-Ernst & Young Workers Win Class Cert. In OT Action
• Concession Workers Sue Centerplate Over Wages, Breaks
• Kelly Services To Shell Out $3M In Interview Pay Action
• Sens. Grill Job Screening Co. Over Privacy, IP Issues
• FedEx Unit Strikes $5M Deal In Drivers' Wage Action
• Research Co. Bilked NIH In $9M Vaccine Contracts: US
• Tyson To Pay Female Job Applicants $2M In Sex Bias Deal
• Sports Authority Co-Managers Strike Deal In OT Action
• Exxon Says Pilot Retirement Policy Wasn't Age Bias
• Dancers Accuse NYC's Penthouse Club Of Pay Violations
• Chamber Sues To Stop NLRB From Requiring Rights Posting
• NBA V. NBPA: Tactical Strike Or Tactical Blunder?
• No Class Cert. For Merrill Brokers In Race Bias Suit
• Federal Off Hook For Goodyear Securities Claims Coverage
• Wendy's OT Class Action Dismissed For Now
• Infogroup Says Ex-CEO's New Venture Stole Trade Secrets
• Ex-NFL Players Can Sue Over Licensing Payout: Judge
• Thelen Trustee Says Ex-Partners Must Pay For Clients
• Investment Co. Seeks Quick Win In $3M Coverage Fight
• DOL To Rework ERISA Fiduciary Rule
• Chivas Player Razov Assaulted Former Trainer: Suit
• Congress Goes Too Far With Bill To Curb NLRB, Attys Say
• Calif. Court OKs Cops' Anti-SLAPP Defense In Bias Suit
• NY AG's Office Suspends Moonlighting Dominatrix
• Lane Bryant Piled On Work But Shunned OT: Suit
• WebMD Sues Ex-VP For Jumping To Rival
• Hercules Investor Points To Say-On-Pay Vote In Raise Row
• Gay Staffer Hits Jesse Jackson With Sex Harassment Suit
• Is Texas' New Unemployment Compensation Law Effective?
• Judge Won't Cut Relators From Lockheed FCA Suit
• Small Businesses Contest NLRB's Union Rights Posting Rule
• MGA Hires Lead Bratz Counsel For $10M O'Melveny Suit
• Pay Discrimination Tool Could Burden Employers, OFCCP
• Ex-FINRA Atty, Mother Pushes For Trial In $15M Bias Suit
• Ceragenix Whistleblower Takes $10M Suit To Colorado
• Citing Dukes, 9th Circ. Remands Costco Class Action
• Judge Orders Gerson Lehrman OT Suit To Move Forward
• Kasowitz Says Boastful Atty In $78M Suit Got Severance
• 8th Circ. Won't Order New Trial For Agriprocessors Exec
• BellSouth Workers Take ERISA Loss To High Court
• No Retailer Indemnity For Faulty Product Makers: Court
• Case Study: Seabright Insurance V. US Airways
• Tribune Sued Over LA Times Mag Publisher's Firing
• Jury Says Gundlach Stole Secrets But Is Owed $67M
• Banks Can Avoid UBS Fate With Smart Employer Policies
• Sodexo Settles RICO Claims Against SEIU
• Judge Guts Jilted Allstate Agent's $15M Contract Suit
• Las Vegas Sands Says Former China Exec Stole Docs
• Boeing SOX Plaintiffs Seek Supreme Court Review
• 5th Circ. Backs Chili's Waiters' $1.8M Tip-Sharing Win
• AFP Goes After Ex-VP In Trade Secrets Suit
• FAA Fines Colgan $2M Over Flight Attendant Training
• House Passes Bill To Limit NLRB Authority
• American Apparel Fights Back Against Calif. Labor Fine
• Universal Unit Sues Ex-COO For Abrupt Departure
• Motorola Must Reveal Huawei Deal In Trade Secrets Suit
• AMSC Takes IP, Contract Claims Against Sinovel To China
• Disciplining Employees For Facebook Comments
• Papa John's Delivery Drivers Win FLSA Class Cert.
• Pacers Owner Dodges Ex-Employees' Wage, Bias Claims
• Ex-Dowd & Dowd Atty Drops Sex Bias Suit
• Some Union Fees Illegal, Calif. Workers Tell High Court
• KFC Operator Can't Nix OT Suit By Repaying Worker: Judge
• Princeton, Converium End Workers' Comp Coverage Suit
• 4th Circ. Expands Religious Groups' Title VII Exemption
• Ex-Stark Reagan Attys Can Bring Age Bias Suit: Court
• BofA Must Rehire, Compensate Whistleblower: OSHA
• Mo. Senate Passes Changes To Teacher Social Media Ban
• Barclays Doesn't Owe Ex-Lehman Workers $500M: Judge
• Jury Awards DuPont $920M In Kevlar Trade Secrets Suit
• NFL Retirees Target Union, Tom Brady Over Labor Deal
• 3 Months After Wal-Mart V. Dukes
• DOI Unveils Stronger Drilling Rig Safety Regs
• Mercury Lounge Rocks Live Nation With Poaching Suit
• Hancock Park Settles WARN Act Suit Over Plant Closing
• NY Judge Revives ERISA Claims In Bear Stearns MDL
• TCW Asks Jury For $566M Award In Gundlach Trial
• US Probing EBay Over Alleged Stolen Craigslist Info
• Grassley Urges DOJ To Investigate Civil Rights Hires
• 9th Circ. Hands Unions Win In Dues Checkoff Battle
• 3rd Circ. Takes On Nortel UK Pension Row
• Ex-Bears Players Must Bring Contract Claims In Ill.: Judge
• DOMA Doesn't Alter Cozen Atty Benefits Fight: Partner
• OSHA Finds Serious Violations At Exxon Refinery
• 2nd Circ. Says Wachovia Owes Pay To Air Force Reservist
• Burger King Canned Cashier Who Griped About OT: Suit
• Farm Owners Tell Congress H2A Visa Program Is 'Broken'
• Nordstrom Hit With Class Action Over Employee Seating
• How AT&T Stripped Exotic Dancers' Rights
• Obama's Jobs Bill Would Ban Discrimination Against Jobless
• Obama Sends Congress Deficit-Neutral $447B Jobs Bill
• AT&T Can't Move Workers' OT Suit To Fla.: Calif. Judge
• $2M Deal Gets Judge's OK In Kinder Morgan OT Suit
• AFL-CIO President Slams Bill To Curb NLRB Authority
• Deutsche Bank 'Mommy-Tracks' Female Employees: Suit
• Judge OKs $9M Deal In JPMorgan Loan Officer OT Suit
• Oracle Investor Sues Over Whistleblower's FCA Claims
• J-M Wants McDermott Malpractice Suit In State Court
• Rexam, Asbestos Makers Must Pay $7.5M For Exposure
• Ex-Factory Workers Sue Chemtura, Others Over Diacetyl
• 5th Circ. OKs Hostile Workplace Claims Under ADEA
• Class Cert. Order Withdrawn In Guards' ERISA Case
• Kraft Workers Win Class Cert. In Don, Doff Action
• Accenture Pays $63.7M To Settle Kickback Suit
• Outback Wage Claims Unlikely To Win Class Cert.: Judge
• Judge Buries Class In Funeral Home Wage Suit
• Gristede's Owner Liable In OT Class Action: Judge
• Federal Insurance Not Liable For $25M SafeNet Settlement
• Avoiding Inadvertent Production
• Manufacturers Sue NLRB Over Union Rights Posting Rule
• Calif. Lawmakers Vote To End Employers' Credit Report Use
• Bug Music CEO Seeks Company Equity In Contract Suit
• 2nd Circ. Remands Ex-Morgan Stanley Salesman's Bias Suit
• Ex-Meruelo CEO, President Want $3M In Unpaid Wages
• EEOC Sues Walgreen For Firing Diabetic Cashier
• Social Workers Not Exempt From OT Under FLSA: 9th Circ.
• NLRB Ruling Sets Stage For Mini Bargaining Units
• TriWest Agrees To Pay $10M For Overbilling Military
• How To Buy Health Coverage In An Insurance Exchange
• US Open Umpires Sue USTA For Overtime Pay
• Obama Unveils $447B Jobs Plan To Congress
• DOJ Sues Texas Agency For Harassing Black Worker
• Attys Must Warn Clients About Emailing From Work: ABA
• Hospital Bigwigs Off Hook In Medicare Fraud Suit
• DLA Piper Nabs Winston & Strawn Employment Partner
• Chesapeake Execs Sued Over $75M CEO Bonus
• Exotic Dancers Are Employees Under FLSA: Judge
• Philly Bus System Gets $2M Driver Wage Deal Nixed
• Kelley Drye Rips EEOC's Age Discrimination Claims
• IndyMac Suit Against D&O Insurers, Directors Tossed
• Goodyear Slapped With EEOC Suit Over Firing
• Poster Child: Employee Rights
• Another 'Price Is Right' Model Sues For Harassment
• Time Warner, Installers Turn Off Overtime Action
• Mo. Lawmakers Move To Alter Teacher Social Media Ban
• Goldman Aims To Kill Investor Suit Over High Pay Rates
• Workers Hit Circle K With FLSA Action
• Tyson Blasts Workers' Early Ruling Bid In Don-Doff Suit
• Lehman, Barclays Spar Over $2B Compensation Contract
• Textron Fails To Dodge ERISA Class Action
• 1st Impressions — In Re Marcal Paper Mills
• A10 Sanctioned In Brocade Trade Secrets Suit
• Shareholders Accuse Bovie Board Of Mismanagement
• KAG West To Pay $14M To End Drivers' FLSA Suit
• Geithner Dodges Delphi Retirees' Claims In Pension Suit
• Tyson Settles Donning, Doffing MDL For $32M
• Suits Sent To Arbitration Should Be Stayed: 8th Circ.
• Workers Can't Be Fired For Facebook Gripes: NLRB Judge
• Applebee's Owners Settle Sexual Harassment Suit For $1M
• Nokia Beats ERISA Action Over Company Stock Risks
• 1st Circ. Won't Hear AA's Class Cert. Challenge
• Nationwide Seeks To Nix Class Claims In OT Suit
• Exelon Pension Plans Don't Violate ERISA: 7th Circ.
• Newly Bankrupt Solyndra Slapped With WARN Action
• Shield Says Ex-Managers Gave Trade Secrets To Rival
• Teamsters Target Mexican Trucking Program In 9th Circ.
• Same-Sex Partners Entitled To Ariz. Benefits: 9th Circ.
• EEOC Hits Casino Game Co. With Bias Suit
• SAG Says Film Producers Owe Actors Back Pay
• Fired Winston & Strawn Paralegal Drops Race Bias Suit
• Whistleblower Says Office Depot Bilked Detroit Of $5.2M
• Smithfield Workers Closer To Class Cert. In Wage Suit
• Noncompetes: A Matter Of Dollars And Sense?
• Xe Whistleblowers Seek New False Claims Trial
• Ex-Employee Targets Borders Over Bankruptcy Layoffs
• BofA Loan Officers Win Class Cert. In OT Action
• Health Co. Seeks To Decertify Injured Wal-Mart Workers
• 7th Circ. OKs $43M Fees For Rohm & Haas ERISA Suit
• Amid Scandals, J&J CEO's Pay Was Too High: Suit
• 6th Circ. Revives Volunteer Fire Dept. Bias Suit
• Guthrie Healthcare Medicare Fraud Suit Tossed
• Boeing Urged To Aid Workers' Discovery In ERISA Suit
• Dyncorp Must Cover Employee Shot In Kosovo: 2nd Circ.
• Strategies For Defending Against Trade Secret Suits
• Imperial, XL Resolve Refinery Explosion Coverage Row
• TV Commercial Maker Believes Producer Stole Secrets
• GameStop Settles Calif. Class Seating, Wage Suit
• Actors, Advertisers Prep For Clash Over Internet Pay
• En Pointe, Sarcom Test Limits Of CFAA In 9th Circ.
• Stunt Double Sues Warner Bros. Over 'Hangover' Crash
• Fifth Third Loan Officers Win Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Sovereign Mortgage Officer OT Suit Sent To Arbitration
• Cashier Drops Seating Action Against Costco
• 9th Circ. May Decide Defunct DADT's Merits
• FDIC Bests Ex-WaMu Workers' Compensation Claims
• DOL To Update Child Labor Laws For Agriculture
• Event Staffing Co. Strikes Deal In Wage Suit
• Truckers Hit Cardinal Logistics With Wage Action
• Beware: Criminal History And Credit Checks