Employment Archive » April, 2013

Employment - April, 2013

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• Nortel, Disabled Workers Await Final OK On $25M Deal
• ClearVision Beats Staffing Firm's Breach Of Contract Suit
• EEOC's Harassment Case Among Its Worst Losses, CRST Says
• HSBC's $15.6M Deal OK'd In Workers' OT Suit
• Littler Defends Partner Who Blasted 'Tyrannical' Ogletree Atty
• NLRB Penny-Pinching Unlikely To Spur Settlement Spike
• Titanic Exhibitor Says Firm, Consultant Ripped Off Its Idea
• Sen. Boxer Wants EPA To Answer About Texas Plant Blast
• Fla. Travel Co. Hit With $8M Sexual Harassment Verdict
• Ex-Goldman Coder Loses Double Jeopardy Bid In Theft Case
• $65M Lawrence Livermore Wrongful Firing Suit Goes To Jury
• Bayer Workers Want Clock Stopped In $100M Sex Bias Case
• Pa. Justices To Mull Union Status Of Prison Service Staff
• Fla. Senate Shoots Down Plan To Close Pension Program
• Oxbow Owner Koch Can't Shake Former Exec's Captivity Suit
• EEOC Scores Job Offers For 40 Women In Hiring Bias Case
• Constangy Picks Up Wage-And-Hour Pro For NJ Office
• Paramedics Ask 5th Circ. To Revive OT Suit
• Ex-Faruqi Atty Ramps Up Claims In Sex Harassment Fracas
• Forest Labs Says 3rd $100M Sex Bias Complaint Still Flawed
• OSHA Cracks Down On Safety Risks To Temporary Workers
• Polsinelli Lands Ex-Bracewell Employment Pro In Dallas
• Homebuilder NVR Kills Sales Reps' OT Class Action
• Partner Fights Philly Firm's Arbitration Bid In Caseload Spat
• Con Ed Execs Return Bonus Loot After Pay Angers Cuomo
• Q&A With Hughes Hubbard's Ned Bassen
• What To Know About ACA Collective Bargaining
• Kodak To Settle $2.8B Claim With Imaging Biz Spinoff
• NFL Players Say Contract Overrides Workers' Comp Laws
• Ex-NLRB Chair Sees Uncertain Future For Board
• 3rd Circ. Expands Reach Of ADA 'Employee' Definition Test
• 5 Questions To Ask Before Axing Workers For Facebook Posts
• Merck Escapes Suits Over Prescription Copay Coupons
• Lawmakers Seek To Extend FMLA To Same-Sex Couples
• Hotel Co. Sues To Stop NYC Eviction Over Union Picket
• PE Firm Navigation Hit With WARN Suit Over Bankrupt Unit
• Union Can't Block Gov.'s Plan To Close Health Centers
• NJ Assembly Backs Administrative Law Reforms
• Fed. Circ. Ups Protection For Whistleblowers' Disclosures
• NJ Court Urged To Enforce Arbitration Clause Despite Delay
• Pa. Justices To Mull Contractors' Statutory Injury Liability
• 6th Circ. Pushed To Side With Ford In Work-From-Home Suit
• Miners Protest Benefit Cuts In Patriot Coal Bankruptcy
• DC Circ. Rips NLRB's Take On Exec's Union Remark
• Ex-Yellow Book CEO Sued Over Failed Takeover Plot
• Morgan Stanley Can't Duck Suit Over $2.4B Plan Loss
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Says Korean Firm Duped Her Into Taking Job
• Dallas Firm Wins $1.25M Embezzled By Ex-Managing Partner
• Q&A With Robinson & Cole's Megan Naughton
• FAQs On Franchise Development Insurance
• Know Your Codes Before Litigation Blows Up
• Merrill Lynch's $21M Deal With Ex-Advisers Gets Final OK
• Chamber Backs Bid For SCOTUS Review Of Picketing Case
• AT&T To Fork Over $19M To Settle Field Managers' OT Claims
• New EEOC Member May Herald Worker-Friendly Guidance
• 10th Circ. Won't Review Family Dollar OT Class Cert.
• SUNY Nixes Plan To Close Hospital After City Council Vote
• PE Investor Must Arbitrate Poaching Claim Against Partner
• Commerzbank Must Pay $68M In Banker Bonuses: UK Court
• Regulators Can Review Miners' Health Records, 7th Circ. Says
• FAA Dodges Sequester Cuts With $253M Congressional Bill
• Corinthian Colleges Workers Ask 9th Circ. To Salvage FCA Suit
• White House Names FTC's Shelanski To Lead Oversight Body
• Quinn Emanuel Slams Contract Atty's Overtime Action
• 2nd Circ. Revives Credit Agricole Cheuvreux Sex Bias Suit
• Retaliation Claim Tossed In Ex-Deputy AG's Gov't Fraud Suit
• UPMC Computer, Social Media Policy Violated Law, NLRB Says
• Celebrity Chef Can't Dodge FLSA Suit Over 'Side Work' Pay
• Pa. High Court OKs Workers' Comp Disclaimers For 3rd Parties
• Watchdog Calls For IRS To Step Up ACA Implementation
• Paralegal Slips On Dog Poo, Sues Law Firm
• Former Playboy Veep's $1M Bonus Pool Suit Gets Trimmed
• FedEx Wage Class Snuffed Under Comcast Ruling
• Cohen Milstein Partner Approved As EEOC Commissioner
• Q&A With Katten's Ann Kim
• US Airways V. McCutchen Spurs Revision Of ERISA Plans
• Adult Film Cos. May Pull Out Of Calif. If Condom Bill Passes
• Fiat Wrangles With UAW Trust Over Price Of Chrysler Stake
• Justices Asked To Mull E-Privacy Law In Phone-Search Case
• NGA Analyst's Security Clearance Suit Falls In 4th Circ.
• Merrill Lynch To Pay $2.9M To Settle Wage Delay Suit
• US Trustee Takes Issue With Bankrupt Atari's Exec Bonuses
• Larry Flynt Didn't Give Brother A Lifetime Job, 6th Circ. Told
• Reps. Want Probe Of Federal Oversight After Texas Plant Blast
• US Open Umpires Win Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Workers Can Be Fired For Medical Pot Use, Colo. Court Says
• Military Counselors Win Class Cert. In Wage Dispute
• NYC 'Black Car' Drivers Sue For Overtime Pay
• Gay Bias Ban Unlikely To Fly With House Lawmakers
• Carter Ledyard Malpractice Suit Tossed In Appeals Court
• NLRB Takes Noel Canning Challenge To Supreme Court
• Ambac Keeping Mum On End Of Board Nominee Crony Dispute
• Siemens Hit With Retaliation Suit By Former Tax Counsel
• Fla. Unemployment Provision Violates Civil Rights, DOL Says
• Aeropostale Workers Win Conditional Cert. In OT Suit
• NYC Must Defend School Workers Accused Of Hitting Students
• Ropes & Gray Adds Mass. Wage Law Enforcer In Boston
• Q&A With Troutman Sanders' Evan Pontz
• Medicare Wage Adjustment Flawed, Hospitals Tell 6th Circ.
• United Continental Pilots' Race Bias Claims Dismissed
• Genesis V. Symczyk: A Win For Employers In The End
• SEC Staff Diversity Lagged In 2012, Report Finds
• Sara Lee Pays $1M To Settle Don, Doff Class Action
• Vote On Labor Head Delayed After GOP Calls Up Whistleblower
• Applebee's Hits Back At Post-Comcast Cert. Ruling Appeal
• Hershey Sales Reps' Class Cert. Bid Flops In OT Action
• Class Action Lawyers Frustrated By High Court's ERISA Focus
• Texas House Passes State Version Of Ledbetter Act
• 'Dora The Explorer' Actress Asks 2nd Circ. To Kill Settlement
• Justices Seem Split On Raising Bar For Retaliation Suits
• Partner's Work Romance 'Poisoned' Office, Ousted Atty Says
• Ex-KFI Recruiter Found Guilty Of Hacking, Trade Secrets Theft
• Corporate Officers Must Resign In Writing: Fla. Appeals Court
• Dell Sets Aside $91M For Exec Retention Bonuses
• Rite Aid Worker's $8M Firing Award Nixed By Calif. Court
• Texas Plant Blast Likely Caused $100M In Insured Losses
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Founder Threatened Workers, Trustee Says
• Facebook Criticisms Of Supervisor Protected, NLRB Finds
• Q&A With Kaye Scholer's Kerry Scanlon
• Chicago Insurance Looks To Duck Asbestos Defense Coverage
• NFL Agrees To Tackle Gay Bias In Recruiting
• Howrey Avoids Suits As Deal With Holland, Fenwick OK'd
• Paying Your Employees While On Lockdown
• 9th Circ. Leaves Broughton-Cruz Hanging
• MatlinPatterson Can't Slip WARN Suit From Former Investment
• Ex-Reuters Editor Pleads Not Guilty To Hacking Charges
• News Corp.'s $139M Deal May Make For Pricier D&O Coverage
• Sen. Says GOP Inquiries Won't Slow Action On Labor Nominee
• Archdiocese Pulls Back Bid For Contraception Mandate Docs
• $4M Patriot Coal Deal Will Trim Retiree Health Benefits
• Hearst Interns Can't Score Quick Win On Wage Damages
• Miami Atty Wants Cut Of $218M Big Tobacco Fees, Suit Says
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Tyco SOX Whistleblower Suit
• Law Firms Take A Liking To Social Media Practice Groups
• Feds Walk Away From FCA Suit Against Medical Supplier J&B
• Bankrupt 'Life Of Pi' Visual Effects Firm Hit With Wage Suit
• High-Ranking Ogletree Atty Leads Defection To Littler
• DOL Revises H-2B Wage Methodology After Legal Challenge
• 7th Circ. Finds American Red Cross Sought To Bust Union
• 7th Circ. Won't Review Wage Class In Light Of Comcast
• Fired Fla. Agency Watchdog's Whistleblower Appeal Snuffed
• Fla. Hospital Fired Doctor Over Her Epilepsy, EEOC Says
• Pa. Lawmakers Float Stiffer Gender Pay Discrimination Fines
• Wyndham Hit With OT Action Over Tweaked Time Clocks
• $80M Ruling For IndyMac Insurers Too Broad, 9th Circ. Hears
• NLRB Offers Guidance On Confidential Investigation Policies
• Metabyte Competition Claim Nixed In Nvidia Trade Secrets Suit
• Q&A With Wilson Sonsini's Ulrico Rosales
• How To Navigate Federal Affirmative Action Compliance
• Sheppard Mullin Adds 7 Kelley Drye Attys In NYC
• Don't Let Your Plaintiff Get Away In CEPA Cases
• 5 Arbitration Assumptions That Aren't Always True
• BOK Financial Loses Sanctions Bid In Bias Class Action
• High Court Poised To Shape Landscape For Retaliation Suits
• Citizens Assistant Managers Exempt From OT Requirements
• 'Lean In' Maternity Advice Could Spawn Litigation
• Texas AG Can't Dodge Atty's Wrongful Firing Suit
• Latham & Watkins Hit With $11M Pregnancy Bias Suit
• 2nd Circ. Reopens NFL Workers' Comp Dispute
• UCSF Doctors Shake Claims Over Unsupervised Procedures
• High Court Dumps 9th Circ. Ruling In CGI Tech ERISA Row
• Claim Forms In Temp Agency's $4.5M Settlement Draw Worry
• Reuters Editor Facing Hacking Charges Gets Pink Slip
• 'Desperate Housewives' Suit Survives, Gets New Trial Date
• Fla. Gov. Calls For End Of Air Traffic Control Cuts
• Kaplan Failed To Collect Race-Impact Data, EEOC Says
• Early Cert. OK'd In Suit Over DOMA Immigration Benefits Ban
• Texas High Court To Hear Tyco Workers' Severance Beef
• DaimlerChrysler Union-Busting Case Taken Up By High Court
• Justices Deny Gov't Appeal Over Judicial Pay Raises
• Q&A With Fish & Richardson's Stephen Fox
• Trade Secrets Row Pushes Aviation Parts Co. Into Ch. 11
• ABA Director's Retaliation, FCA Case Sent To Mediation
• Get The Latest Employment Updates — For Your Clients' Sake
• Google Says IP Law Boutique Must Hand Over Personnel File
• Corinthian, E&Y Seek Sanctions Over Tossed FCA Suit
• Evans Fruit Ducks Retaliation Suit Over Sex Harassment Case
• REC Sales Don't Compete With Electricity, Appeals Court Told
• Assaulted Union Rep Owed Back Pay, NLRB Finds
• Airline Groups Sue FAA To Block Controller Furloughs
• The Rutgers Scandal: 5 Lessons For Employers
• $4M Caremark Deal Not Tied To Fee Row, Whistleblower Says
• DC Circ. Greenlights DOT Cross-Border Trucking Program
• FLSA Claims Push Highmark OT Suit Into Federal Court
• Boston Bombing Bears On Immigration Bill Debate, Sen. Says
• Howrey Creditors Say Haynes And Boone Is 'Forum Shopping'
• Ex-CEO Of Steel Co. Gets Suit Against Equity Firm Revived
• Chop't Accused Of Underpaying Delivery Workers
• Judges Sue Social Security Over Disability Caseload
• Rutgers Settles With Disgraced Ex-Coach
• Q&A With Troutman Sanders' Rebecca Shanlever
• No Mercy From IRS On Section 409A Compliance
• Calif. Lobs $101M Wage Suit At Embattled Hospital Chain
• Whistleblowers Say BAE Is Behind The Times On FCA
• Stereotyping Can't Show Same-Sex Harassment, 5th Circ. Told
• Kenneth Cole Got Secrets From Ex-Jones Workers, Suit Says
• Immigration Reform Bill Offers Employers A Mixed Bag
• Sedgwick Can't Stop Discovery In Ex-Judge's Race Bias Suit
• Calif. High Court Won't Revisit Bus Driver's Bias Case
• Teachers Union Blasts Hedge Funds For Undermining Benefits
• Fla. Justices Told 'Foreclosure King' Enabled Firm Misconduct
• Fed. Circ. Says It Can Take Cases Outside MSPB Jurisdiction
• First Federal Sues Pension Fund Over $3M Shortfall Demand
• Altering Retirement Age For Pa. Judges Gets Another Backer
• Labor Nominee Denies 'Quid Pro Quo' In St. Paul FCA Case
• Boies Denies Ethics Breach In $350M Marriott Antitrust Case
• 3 Ways To Leverage Internet Access During Trial
• Ex-Shor Levin Atty Ends Suit Over Referral Fee
• Travelers Off Hook For Employee Theft Row, NY Court Says
• Ex-Morgan Lewis Partner Will Head Drinker Biddle ERISA Team
• DOJ Faces Challenges In Prosecuting Foreign Corporations
• Q&A With Katten's Steven Eckhaus
• Canning Won't Slow NLRB Regions, Ex-Board Member Says
• UPS Worker Is No Whisteblower, NJ High Court Hears
• NJ Saved $232M Fighting Unemployment Fraud: Labor Chief
• With Email Ban, King & Spalding Misses Bigger Picture
• NBA Security Official's Olympic Retaliation Suit Nixed
• Justices Asked To Review Treatment Of Pregnant Employees
• Wal-Mart Says Dukes Plaintiffs' Wis. Sex Bias Suit Too Late
• Comcast Workers Denied Class Cert. In Wage Suit
• Former Bloomberg Exec Pushes 2nd Circ. To Revive Bias Suit
• Pension Funds Lose Bid To Revive Madoff Feeder Claims
• AXA Wants Union Claims Revived In $1.5B ING Unit Purchase
• White Sox Owner, Ill. Gov. Face Wrongful Termination Suit
• Fla. Senate Panel Clears Bill To Strengthen State FCA
• Littler Lures Labor & Employment Guru From Venable In DC
• Cooley Nabs Ex-Epstein Becker Health Practice Head
• Ex-Connaught Workers Win Cert. In WARN Class Action
• EEOC Insists It Prevailed In CRST Sexual Harassment Fight
• Chipotle Failed To Reimburse For Workers' Shoes, Atty Argues
• Phillies Duck Defamation Suit From Ex-Practice Pitcher
• Q&A With Crowell & Moring's Kris Meade
• 'Gang Of 8' Introduces Landmark Immigration Reform Bill
• Ogletree Opens Its 44th Office With Ex-Troutman, LeClair Attys
• Clinics Win Class Cert. In Coventry Workers' Comp Dispute
• Fragmented Workforces: A New Challenge For Employers
• Patch Accused Of Firing Editor After Home-Office Injury
• Genesis Ruling Leaves Employer FLSA Strategy Up In The Air
• Lawyers Weigh In On Supreme Court's FLSA Ruling
• Bankrupt Mortgage Processor's $1M Exec Bonus Plan OK'd
• High Court ERISA Ruling Backs Sanctity Of Plan Language
• 10th Circ. Junks Defamation Suit Over Union-Backed Film
• Ropes & Gray Denies Retaliating Against Ex-Associate
• 11th Circ. Rejects NLRB Bid To Reinstate Fla. Casino Workers
• Fla. Hospital Shakes Whistleblower's Kickback, FCA Suit
• Kaiser Triumphs In Union Campaign Pay Suit
• Family Video Workers Denied Class Cert. In OT Row
• EU Parliament Ups Bank Capital Minimums, Caps Bonuses
• Cigna-Insured Judge Denies Conflict In Reduced Benefits Suit
• Penn State Can't Dodge Ex-Coach's Whistleblower Suit
• Justices Say Courts Can't Rewrite ERISA Plan Recovery Terms
• Q&A With Anderson Kill's Bennett Pine
• Inside The Supreme Court Review Of Oxford Health
• Ex-Wendy's Manager Denied Class Cert. In Disability Suit
• Federal Standard For Successor Liability Applies To FLSA
• Hospitals Must Re-Evaluate Subcontractor Status
• Limiting Collection Of Withdrawal Liability Against PE Funds
• Offer Of Full Relief Doomed FLSA Suit, High Court Says
• Pro-Worker Bills May Create A Costly Future For Calif. Cos.
• Dukes Plaintiffs Seek Regional Classes In Wal-Mart Battle
• 11th Circ. Asks Fla. Justices To Clarify Workers' Comp Limits
• Supreme Court Passes On Conoco Worker Injury Lawsuit
• Insurer Fights Covering Full $24M Daycare Sex Abuse Deal
• Enterprise Branches Reach $8M Settlement In OT Pay MDL
• Psychiatric Hospital, Ex-CEO Can't Dodge FCA Suit
• NJ Gov. Nixes Project Labor Agreements In Sandy Rebuilding
• Patriot May Face $1B Claim If It Exits Pension Plan, Court Told
• High Court To Mull Time Limits For ERISA Disability Claims
• GOP Report Slams Obama's Pick For Labor Secretary
• Catholic Group's Suit Over Contraception Rule Nixed for Now
• Ex-Giants Player Charged With $1.5M Insurance Fraud
• Acosta To Pay $10M To Settle Merchandisers' OT Suit
• Ex-KFI Worker Recounts Trade Secret Theft In Hacking Trial
• Meat Packer Can't Escape Suit Over Muslim Prayer Breaks
• Obama's Defense Budget Would Slash Contractor Exec Pay
• Domestic Violence Leave Bill Wins NY Senate Panel's OK
• FINRA Says John Thomas Bilked Investors, Bullied Reps
• Debevoise Taps Partner To Replace SEC Chairman White
• Contractor Says Insurer's Settlement Denial Cost It Millions
• Kaplan Says Ex-Worker Can't Establish Any FCA Breach
• Q&A With Quarles & Brady's Ellen Girard Georgiadis
• AEX, Drivers Reach Settlement In Wage Class Action
• LexisNexis To Pay $1.3M To Settle Employment Report Suit
• Farmworker Citizenship Deal Clears Way For Immigration Bill
• Even Paid Internship Programs Come With Risk
• FLSA Actions Can Coexist With State Class Claims: 9th Circ.
• Puerto Rico To Pay Corrections Workers $35M In Back Wages
• AOL Claims Yahoo Poached Ad Sales Exec Too Early
• Gay Teacher's Bias Suit Revived Against NJ Private School
• FCA Whistleblowers Forced To Go It Alone As DOJ Drags Feet
• Texas High Court Again Snubs Atty's Employment Suit
• EEOC Hits Wal-Mart With Disability, Sex Bias Suit
• ResCap Judge Approves Up To $7.8M In Bonuses
• KeyBank Ruling May Help Employers Force Arbitration
• Judge Disputes Wal-Mart's $14M Estimate In Workers' OT Suit
• La. Appeals Court Resurrects Exxon Legal Fee Fight
• Thompson Hine Atty Didn't Defame Ex-Secretary, Judge Says
• Sweeping NYC Credit Check Ban Bill Worries Defense Bar
• Congress Backs Off Employee Financial Disclosure Rule
• 2nd Circ. Told Applebee's Cert. Ruling Threatens Class Actions
• Paralegal Says Firm Founder Wanted Her As His 3rd Wife
• 1 Signature Is Enough To File Notice Of Removal: 4th Circ.
• US Loses Bid For Doc Disclosure In $11B False Claims Suit
• Pa. High Court To Gauge Reach Of Philly Human Rights Board
• House Votes To Freeze NLRB Until Quorum Fight Resolved
• Nasdaq Slashes CEO's Bonus After Facebook IPO Errors
• Medco Bid To Duck Sanctions Meets Whistleblower Resistance
• Judge Says AMR Can't Pay $20M CEO Bonus
• TVA Contractor Gets 6 1/2 Years For $2.5M Bonus Fraud
• H&R Block Beats Wrongful Firing Suit In Pa. Appeals Court
• Q&A With Adams and Reese's Liz Roussel
• Employment Litigation Forecast: Greater Challenges Ahead
• Disabled Nortel Workers Seek Distribution Of $28M Deal
• NJ High Court Poised To Clarify Whistleblower Protections
• Rite Aid Asks Court To Toss $8.2M Wrongful Firing Award
• US Asks Justices Not To Raise Bar For Retaliation Suits
• Employment Watchdogs Get Long Leash Under Obama Budget
• 9/11 Plaintiffs' Attys Demand Full Fees In 2nd Circ.
• Shift-Swap Policy Alone Can't Repel Bias Claims: 5th Circ.
• ResCap Judge Leaves $8M In Bonuses Up In The Air
• Eagle Ford Worker Shortage Prompts Spike In Noncompetes
• Jones Day Lands Employment Guru From Wilson Sonsini
• For-Profit Trade School Can't Dodge FCA Suit
• Bankrupt Patriot Coal Offers Miners' Union 35% Stake
• Rutgers GC Resigns In Wake Of Basketball Abuse Scandal
• US, Guatemala End Fight Over Labor Rights Violations
• Abercrombie Can't Shed Headscarf Discrimination Suit
• Nurse's Gossip May Expose NY Hospitals To Privacy Suits
• UPMC Hit With New Union-Busting Claims In NLRB Complaint
• Comp Time Bill A 'Cruel Hoax' On OT Employees, Critics Say
• Q&A With Lane Powell's Paul Ostroff
• NYC Council, Bloomberg Atty Spar On Credit Check Ban
• Philly's Paid Sick Leave Bill Can't Surmount Mayor's Veto
• Ogletree Deakins Adds ERISA Pro In San Francisco
• Summa V. Hofstra — A Cautionary Tale For Employers
• Honeywell Brass Hit With Investor Suit Over Option Grants
• Goldman Shareholder Deal Pares Blankfein's Board Authority
• Prime Healthcare's Conspiracy Claims Against Kaiser Fall Flat
• Hospitals Push Medicare To Drop Unique Staff Requirement
• Bill To Freeze NLRB Advances Despite Dems' Criticism
• Dallas Firm Biased Against Women, Partner Says
• DOL Wants More Money To Fight Violations, Misclassification
• Stillwater CEO Returns Stocks In Wake Of Shareholder Suit
• KFI Exec Details Fishy Computer Use At Hacking Trial
• Merrill Brokers Say Docs Aren't Privileged In Race Bias Row
• Philly Firm's Fee-Share Suit Against Ex-Atty Can Proceed
• Bankrupt Pemco Settles Workers' WARN Act Suit
• Reuters Sued Over Disabled Exec's Inability To Schmooze
• Psychiatric Hospital Workers Denied Class In Wage Suit
• National Union Sued Over $40M Coverage In Negligence Row
• Ex-FEMA Official Gets Probation Over Gallup Conflict
• 'Excessive' Attys' Fees Sink Deals In Dress Barn Wage Suits
• Magic Mountain Workers Sue Six Flags Over OT, Meal Breaks
• Kellogg Settles Union Fight Over Pa. Plant Closure Deal
• Q&A With Seyfarth's Jim McNairy
• Ex-CalPERS Exec Pleads Not Guilty To $3B Pay-To-Play Plot
• 8 Ways To Reduce Employment Litigation Costs
• Post-Brinker Workers Attack Calif. Employers On New Fronts
• State Farm Defrauded Flood Program After Katrina, Jury Finds
• Weitz Says Ex-Atty's Suit Barred By Severance Deal
• Merrill Lynch Says Ex-Advisers Stole Client Info
• ResCap Fires Back At US In Defense Of $8M In Bonuses
• Cruise Workers Ask High Court To Revive Wage Suit
• Obama Taps Morgan Lewis, Arent Fox Partners For NLRB
• 9th Circ. Frees Wells Fargo, BofA From In-House Trading Suits
• Lockheed Consultant Can't Reopen Pregnancy Suit: 11th Circ.
• NFL Atty Clement Says Players' Contract Trumps Injury Claims
• OSHA Fines Food Co. Over 'Popcorn Lung' Chemical Exposure
• Hospitals Want NIH Research Grant FCA Suit Tossed
• Polsinelli Lands Ex-Bell Nunnally Health Care Litigation Pro
• Q&A With Irell & Manella's Andra Greene
• Get Ready For Increased Minimum Wages
• Ex-Korn/Ferry Recruiter Stole Secrets To Compete, Jury Told
• Lift Rental Co. Can't Reap Wrongful Death Coverage: 7th Circ.
• Fla. Appeals Court Agrees To Rethink Workers' Comp Ruling
• No State Farm Conspiracy In Katrina FCA Suit, Judge Rules
• Chemical Co., CEO Can't Dodge Charges Over Workers' Deaths
• Military Contractor Fights Counselors' OT Class Bid
• Patriot Coal Creditors May Take Part In Labor Hearing
• Facebook's Sandberg Looks To Nix Poaching Suit Deposition
• High Court Urged Not To Raise Bar For Retaliation Claims
• Wells Fargo Settles Workers' Check Deduction Class Action
• Rutgers Faults Law Firm For Basketball Coach Scandal
• Bell South Pays $8.1M To Hang Up Field Managers' OT Suit
• 7th Circ. Won't Resurrect Employer Email Hack Suit
• Smith Campbell Partner Sexually Harassed Ex-Atty, Suit Says
• Canning Should Halt NLRB Lobbying Case, DC Circ. Told
• Gutride Safier Slams Ex-Partner For Meddling In Cases
• MRV's $3M Options Backdating Settlement Gets Green Light
• Ex-NFLers Acting Like 'Children' Over $42M Deal, Judge Says
• Penthouse Club Strippers Score $8M Wage Settlement
• Kaplan Rips EEOC Bid To Revive Credit Check Bias Case
• Thompson Wigdor Founder Says Firm Stiffed Him
• Trucking Co. Reaches $2.75M Deal In Background Check Suit
• Q&A With Patterson Belknap's Lisa Cleary
• Howrey Trustee Targets Haynes, Hunton In Latest Suits
• NY Hospital Chain Botched Tax Refund Notices, Suit Says
• OFCCP Guidelines — Scientifically Valid But Unclear
• AAR Beats Back Investors' Exec Pay Disclosure Suit
• Employers May Not 'Like' Getting In To Workers' Facebooks
• Ex-FINRA Worker Seeks $25M In Age Discrimination Suit
• 'Single Employer' Liable In Union Workers Suit, 3rd Circ. Says
• Rutgers Faces Wrongful Firing Suit In Coach Abuse Scandal
• 5 Tips For Employers On A Smooth Transition To The New I-9
• Winn-Dixie Employee Settles Data Breach Row
• Retail-Theft Databases May Put Employers At Legal Risk
• NJ Bill Targets Noncompete Restrictions On Unemployed
• Hedge Fund Snitches Seek SEC Riches
• CenturyLink Workers Say They Lost Benefits For Unionizing
• Liberty's ACA Challenge Jumps The Gun, 4th Circ. Hears
• Atty's Insomnia Not Enough For ADA Suit, 4th Circ. Says
• Ambac Creditors Will Stay Out Of Board Member Fight
• Whistleblower's FCA Claims Nixed In Defective Diaper Suit
• US Airways Says Seniority Dispute Belongs In Arbitration
• Atlantic City Off Hook In Blackmail Suit: NJ Appeals Court
• Mako's Trade Secrets Win Sidelines Rival's Sales Staffer
• Investor Drills Stillwater Mining Over Excessive CEO Pay
• Apple, Google Beat Class Cert. In Anti-Poaching Suit, For Now
• NLRB Dodges DC Circ.'s Reach In LabCorp. Union Suit
• Texas High Court Trims Access To Public Workers' Union Reps
• Tesoro Pays $11.6M To Settle Worker Meal Break Action
• Rare Job Tasks Can Be 'Essential' Under ADA, 8th Circ. Says
• Q&A With Quarles & Brady's Pamela Ploor
• Konica Minolta Pays $4.3M To End Wage Action
• Business Judgment Rules The Roost In Exec Pay Analysis
• 5 Legal Headaches For Virtual Employers
• 6 More Cases Back DR Horton In NLRB Row, 5th Circ. Told
• Tyson Foods Exposed Workers To Toxic Gas, DOJ Says
• FTC Finds New Targets For Fair Credit Actions
• Citing Comcast, Duane Reade Tries To Quash OT Class
• Reuters Under Attack After Firing Of Alleged Whistleblower
• $180M Is Plenty For 9/11 Lawyers, 2nd Circ. Hears
• PE Cos. Aren't Businesses Under ERISA, 1st Circ. Hears
• Military Contractor Can't Arbitrate Counselors' OT Suit
• 5 Tips For Navigating NYC's New Ban On Unemployment Bias
• DOL Urged To Update Guidance On 401(K)s For Ex-Employees
• Hostess Union Pulls Objections To Upcoming Asset Sales
• Harvard To Revamp Privacy Policies After Email Search Outcry
• Pepper Hamilton Disputes Philly Union Boss On 'Public' Docs
• DOI Ratchets Up Offshore Drilling Safety Standards
• ResCap Can't Justify $8M Employee Bonuses, US Trustee Says
• 5th Circ. Bars Atty Fee Award For Mixed-Motive Retaliation
• 'Price Is Right' Model's Lawsuit Greenlighted For Trial
• Ogletree Adds Ex-Davis Wright Tremaine Partner In NYC
• Q&A With Thompson Hine's Laura Ryan
• Philly Mayor Vetoes Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Bill
• Embassy Guards Must Arbitrate OT Claims, Judge Says
• EEOC Loses Jury Trial In Sex Harassment Case
• Hospital Workers Stiffed On Health Care Payments, Suit Says
• Can Employers Force Arbitration Of FCA Retaliation Claims?
• ViroPharma Didn't Defame Fired Janitors, Appeals Court Says
• DOL May Expand Bold Plan For Hospitals After Court Ruling
• Dignity Health Underfunded Pensions By $1.2B, Suit Says
• Mich. Can't Beat Suit Challenging Right-To-Work Law
• Fla. Appeals Court Affirms Fee Award In Tampa Pension Row
• DuPont Wins Kolon Property In $920M Recovery Effort
• EPA Atty's Sexually Explicit Emails Justified Firing: Fed. Circ.
• Employers Can't Average Piece-Rate Pay: Calif. Appeals Court
• Ex-BDO Seidman CEO Says Arbitrator Hid DLA Piper Links
• Writers For Joan Rivers' E! Show Seek $1M Back Wages
• Concepcion Looms Large In Calif. High Court Wages Case
• Partial Deafness Not A Disability Under ADA, Judge Says
• Burr & Forman Adds Ex-Butler Snow Labor Pro In Ala. Office
• US Airline Union, Ex-Am West Pilots Postpone Seniority Row
• Texas Senate Committee Mulls Bill Protecting LGBT Workers
• DirecTV Service Technicians Sue MasTec Over Unpaid Fees
• Alliant Plan Asks 7th Circ. To Ax $18.7M ERISA Judgment
• Tyco Seeks Full 3rd Circ. Review Of SOX Whistleblower Ruling
• 3rd. Circ. Pressed To Reinstate 12 Suits In Asbestos MDL
• Firemen Must Fund Pension Benefits, NY High Court Says
• Trinity Health Pays $5M To End Nurses' Wage-Fixing Suit
• Q&A With Bryan Cave's Elaine Koch
• How Lawyers Benefit From Early Neutral Evaluation
• The FLSA's New 'Clothes'
• Ex-Kasowitz Atty Can't Get Rehearing In $78M Firing Suit
• Faruqi & Faruqi Partner Fires Back at Sex Harass Accuser
• Stockton's Ch. 9 Plan A Test Case For Coping With CalPERS
• Ecolab Will Pay $29M To Settle Exterminators' OT Suit
• Security Price Drop Not Enough For ERISA Breach: 2nd Circ.
• Debate Heats Up Over New Insourcing Guidelines
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