Employment Archive » September, 2014

Employment - September, 2014

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• Fox Rothschild Breaks Into Texas In Merger With Dallas Firm
• Burger King Franchisee's Policies Ripped By NLRB Judge
• High Court Ducks Thorny Tolling Clash In IndyMac Reversal
• 6th Circ. Says Wis. Leave Law Preempted In Nationwide Case
• Burden Of DOL Rules May Send Contractors Packing
• Trump Resorts Gets Quick Hearing On Taj Mahal Pension Plan
• Novartis' FCA Suit Discovery Request Slammed By States
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Ex-Goldman Coder's $2.3M Fee Case
• Gordon & Rees Continues To Grow With New Tampa Office
• De Blasio Broadens NYC's 'Living Wage' Provision
• US Urges 11th Circ. To Toss Claims In ACA Contraception Suit
• SF Mulls Predictable Work Schedule For Retail Workers
• Ex-Traders Call On Barclays To Keep Picking Up Legal Bills
• Seattle Defends $15 Minimum Wage Law's Franchise Approach
• 10 Boutiques Giving Big Firms A Run For Their Money
• Noel Canning Can't Halt New Vista Appeal, 3rd Circ. Told
• And Now A Word From The Panel: ABCs Of JPML Practice
• Texas Roadhouse Sues EEOC To Access Age Bias Suit Info
• Okla. Judge Rejects ACA Tax Subsidies On Federal Exchanges
• Sun Capital Not Liable For Trucking Unit's WARN Claims
• EEOC Sues Papa John's Franchisee For Firing Disabled Man
• The Coming Tide Of Website Disability Claims Under ADA
• Cafe From 'You've Got Mail' Hit With $26M FLSA Suit
• Disbarred Texas Atty's Former Firm Drops Theft Claims
• Stockton Ruling Could Inject Pension Cuts Into Ch. 9
• Ex-BuckleySandler Atty Must Arbitrate Discrimination Suit
• Interns Rip ICM's 'Premature Attack' In Collective Action
• Texas Judge Decertifies Meritage FLSA Collective Action
• KPMG Loses Sanctions Bid In $400M Sex Bias Suit
• Judge Backs FCA Extrapolation In Nursing Home Fraud Suit
• 5 Firms Are GC Faves For Employment Litigation
• Jackson Lewis Snags Ex-Pendleton Wilson Atty In Denver
• Disbarred Atty Gets 3 Years Probation For Tax Fraud
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• Minn. Appeals Court Revives Ex-Wal-Mart Worker Row
• Trump Resorts Aims To Ax Union Pact, Add $100M Icahn Stake
• Fed Workers Lose Class Cert. Bid In 16-Year Race Bias Suit
• EEOC's Background Check Use Relevant, Dollar General Says
• Caregiver Attys Say Work-Life Balance Key To In-House Move
• GlaxoSmithKline Settles Bias Claim By Male Sales Manager
• Retailers Brace For Upcoming Supreme Court Cases
• Ford Shirked ADA Duties, EEOC Says In Telecommute Case
• 2nd Circ. Axes EEOC's Pay Suit For Port Authority Attys
• High Court Reverses Decision To Hear IndyMac Appeal
• 12 Tips For Franchisors To Reduce Joint-Employer Risks
• Legal Tide Favors EEOC Stance On Transgender Bias
• Lloyds Fires 8, Axes $4.9M In Bonuses Over Libor Rigging
• Pushing Employees To Work During FMLA Leave Can Backfire
• Morgan Stanley Slams Bipolar Ex-Worker's ADA Appeal
• Timing Is Everything In 'Take-Home' Asbestos Cases
• Pension Plan Minefields For Distressed Auto Equipment Cos.
• Should FIRREA Whistleblower Bounties Be Higher?
• Deal Rejected In Abercrombie Shareholder's CEO Pay Suit
• Calif. PAGA Ruling Flouts Concepcion, Supreme Court Hears
• 3rd Circ. Kills ERISA Suit Against John Hancock
• Execs Get Over $7M Slashed From Tax Damages Set By Jury
• ING Kickback Settlement Worth $415M Gets Final OK
• Ohio Suits In Asbestos MDL Booted For Lack of Jurisdiction
• TJ Maxx Workers Denied Class Status In OT Suit
• Seafood Distributor Accuses Business Partner Of Mutiny
• Caremark Inks $6M FCA Deal Over Medicaid Billing
• L-3 Takes $164M Hit After Probe Into Accounting Misconduct
• Rare Arrest Warrant In WL Gore Chancery Case Sent National
• Laundry Co. Pays $3M To Settle OT Class Action In Calif.
• Hyatt Ends Union's Boycott With $1M For Fired Housekeepers
• Ex-GSA Official Indicted Over Travel Spending
• Intel Pulls Plug On Shareholders' Suit Over No-Poach Policy
• Ex-SCI CEO Sanctioned For Destroying Laptop In Bonfire
• USPTO Head Says Worker Time Fraud Will Be Punished
• Rig Worker's Heirs Lose Bid For Punitive Damages
• Medco Can't Escape Latest FCA Claims Over Hemophilia Scam
• Do's And Don'ts For Lucrative SEC Whistleblower Tips
• Lewis Brisbois Adds Labor Pro To Grow Atlanta Office
• Will DC Circ. Sidestep Dispute A Decade In The Making?
• Use Economic Analysis To Fight Class Certification
• Activision Wins Fees After Beating 'Warcraft' IP Suit
• Judge Koh Asked To Hear 2nd Dreamworks Anti-Poaching Suit
• Ex-Goldman Workers Want Experts Axed In Sex Bias Suit
• Cameron Can Enforce Noncompete In Ex-Worker's Stock Deal
• EEOC Hits Strategic Legal Solutions With Age Bias Suit
• Nursing Home Fired Pregnant Worker On First Day, EEOC Says
• EEOC Files Historic Sex Bias Suits For Transgender Workers
• Exxon Must Arbitrate OT Dispute Over Workers' Travel Time
• Calif. Court Won't Rehear Domino's Franchise Harassment Suit
• MLB Network, Gawker Sued Over Baseball Analyst's Firing
• Prudential To Take On $3B In Motorola Pension Obligations
• Orrick Adds Former DOJ Atty To Appellate Team In DC
• NLRB Knocks Co.'s 'Disruption' Rule, Punts On Worker Email
• Class Settlement Won't Impact IndyMac Appeal, Justices Told
• EEOC Hits Beer Co. With Hiring Suit Over Rastafarian's Hair
• Pa. High Court Says DEP Can Impose Mine Safety Rules
• Fed. Court Lacks Jurisdiction In Ky. Pension Row, Judge Says
• Saving Face: DOJ Prosecutes Executives Over Corporations
• EEOC Case Is Cautionary Tale Of Systemic Discrimination
• NFL Wants End To Claims Of 2010 Salary Cap Collusion
• Vertex, Gilead Want Poached-Worker Suit Axed After Deal
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Ex-Commerce Bank CEO's $17M Parachute
• 'Outer Limits' Writer Slams LPL Over Hollywood Ponzi Scheme
• Armored Vehicle Contractor Wants Renewed FCA Suit Nixed
• EEOC Sues Call Center, Alleging Egregious Sexual Harassment
• Chamber Asks 5th Circ. To Curb Discovery In Katrina FCA Row
• 9th Circ. Wants Engineers' Input On $325M Anti-Poaching Deal
• Amazon Workers' Atty Says Biz Won't Stop At Exit Searches
• Suit Fighting Release Of Pa. State Worker Info Survives
• LA Greenlights Minimum Wage Hike For Hotel Workers
• Int'l Cable Equipment Shipper Claims Workers Stole Secrets
• Contractor Can Assert Workers' Comp Immunity: Fla. Court
• McKenna Long Lures Former Haight Brown Appeals Chief
• EEOC Age Bias Email Survey Didn't Harm Co., Judge Rules
• Dollar General Must Cough Up Hiring Data In Bias Suit: EEOC
• 9th Circ. OKs Speedier Timeline In NCAA Athlete Pay Appeal
• Bonus Dispute Makes DOL Seem Like 'Department Of Languor'
• 2 More Plead Guilty In Pa. Ironworkers 'Shadow Gang' Case
• Penn State Wants Paterno Son's Sandusky Fallout Suit Axed
• 11th Circ. Lets Drummond Off Hook In Employee Murders Suit
• Wells Fargo Workers Say Prior Deal Doesn't Bar MDL Claims
• FDA Email Spying Suit Can't Skip Admin Review, Court Says
• DOJ Jabs At Humana In Medicare Advantage FCA Suit
• NY College Wants $4 Million Interest On Overpaid Taxes
• JFK Contractor Settles Over Skycaps' 'Meager' Hourly Wages
• First Mercury Must Defend Cos. In Workplace Injury Suits
• McGuireWoods Snags Sutherland Employment Pro In Atlanta
• When Administrative Changes Require Notice And Comment
• NFLer's Widow Says League's Negligence Caused His Suicide
• Judge Koh Agrees To Hear DreamWorks Anti-Poaching Suit
• Hanson Bridgett Lands Ex-Baker & McKenzie Benefits Pro
• Ex-Atty Who Committed Fen-Phen Fraud Gets 20 Years
• Verizon Urges 5th Circ. To Uphold ERISA Case Dismissal
• Drilling Fluids Maker, Rival Settle Row Over Smear Campaign
• Stiefel Escapes Bid For New Trial In $2M Securities Suit
• Community Health Systems Escapes EEOC Suit In Mississippi
• MLB Hit With Class Action By Unpaid All-Star Volunteers
• Health Insurers Suffer Blow As ERISA Shield Is Reinforced
• 9th Circ. Revives Mall's Claims Over Urban Outfitters Protest
• Skanska Withdraws From $5B Pacific Park Project
• Companion Says It Shouldn't Pay $38M Workers' Comp Claims
• High Drama As 'Desperate Housewives' Star's New Trial Nixed
• Ex-Official Faces Perjury Charges Over $200M La. Contract
• Ex-Foot Locker Workers Win Class Cert. In Pension Plan Row
• Hospitals Rip DOJ's FCA Suit Over 60-Day Overpayment Rule
• Goldberg Segalla Adds Product Liability Attys To Philly Office
• Wage Hike Could Stymie LA Hotel Development, Report Says
• Tenn. Steel Fabricator Hit With EEOC Race Bias Suit
• Dentons Snags Locke Lord Labor Partner In NY
• Pond Lehocky Says Ex-Atty Launched Rival While At Firm
• 1099ers Exposing Startups, PE Firms To Costly Liability
• Pa. Court Nixes Union Suit Over County Privatization Plan
• NLRB Gets 3 Judges From Social Security Administration
• Insurance Groups Tell High Court ERISA Liability Unjustified
• Opportunities And Pitfalls In The Legal Cloud
• Seagrave Wants Coverage In Firefighter Hearing Loss Suits
• Workplace Civility Is Dead And The NLRB Killed It
• SEC Welcomes Foreign Whistleblowers Though Courts Don't
• SEC Cements Status As Go-To Whistleblower Agency
• HP To Pay $11.8M To Settle Overtime Suits With IT Workers
• Lawyers Weigh In On SEC's Record Whistleblower Award
• 2 Union Workers Enter Guilty Pleas In 'Shadow Gang' Case
• NJ Firm Sued By Ex-Name Partner In Bitter Contract Row
• Supreme Court Urged To Punt Ex-Duane Reade Execs' Appeal
• Unpaid ICM Interns Fight Dismissal Bid In Wage Suit
• 11th Circ. Backs Atty Sanctions Over Frivolous Motions
• Wal-Mart PAC Violated Campaign Finance Law, Suit Says
• Dunkin' Donuts Workers File OT Class Action In Pittsburgh
• EEOC Takes Aim At Applebee's Franchisee's Arbitration Pact
• NCAA, Plaintiffs Seek Speedy Trial In Athlete Pay Appeal
• Nielsen $1M OT Settlement Revised After Judge Slammed Deal
• Bochetto & Lentz Wants Referral Fee Suit Kept Alive
• Union Reps Stiffed United Pilots In Deal, 7th Circ. Told
• Lawmakers Ask High Court To Ax UPS Win In Pregnancy Suit
• SEC To Hand Out Record $30M Whistleblower Award
• FordHarrison Partner Joins Ogletree Deakins' Dallas Office
• Enterprise Says Ex-Worker Has Secret Lawyer In Bias Suit
• UPMC Discrimination Audit Suit Is Moot, DC Circ. Hears
• When Taking Health Information Is 'Protected Activity'
• A General Counsel's Top 10 Billing Tips
• Detroit Council OKs $50M Regional Water Authority Plan
• 7th Circ. Says Doctor Group Lacks Standing In ACA Tax Suit
• Insurers Needn't Cover Delphi's Self-Insured Cos.: 2nd Circ.
• Skadden Case Leaves Temp Atty OT Claims Down, But Not Out
• Pret A Manger Gets Approval For Don-Doff Wage Deal
• BakerHostetler Out, Quinn In For Obama GOP Suit
• Breaking Down California's New Sick Pay Law
• Fish & Richardson Litigator Moves To Polsinelli In Dallas
• Ex-Vanderbilt Worker Class Certified In WARN Act Suit
• CVS Escapes EEOC Suit Over Severance Pact
• Hillshire To Pay $330K To Settle Anti-Male Bias Claims
• USAID Contractor Seeks To Revive Suit Against US In DC Circ.
• Securitas Guard Vacation Pay Class To Be Certified
• Gov't Says Doctors Group Misrepresents FCA Allegations
• Del Monte Blames $10M Tomato Harvest Loss On Staffing Co.
• Kuwaiti Contractor Gets FCA Claims Trimmed To $40M
• FCA Free Speech Defense Tested In DOJ-PhRMA Fight
• Jewel-Osco Slams EEOC's Backing Of Contempt Proposal
• Criminal Division Wants In On FCA Whistleblower Complaints
• Axioma Must Disclose Source Code In Trade Secrets Battle
• Texas Firm Branscomb Snags Ex-Bracewell Employment Pro
• McKinsey Consultants Settle Row Over Defections From Rival
• Boeing Beats Worker Asbestos Suit In Wash. High Court
• NY AIG Ruling Shifts Workers' Comp Fights Back To Calif.
• KPMG Decries Futile Discovery 'Frolic' In $400M Sex Bias Suit
• Retirees Urge High Court To Uphold Lifetime Health Benefits
• JG Wentworth Dodges Former Execs' $35M Tax Suit
• BMW Tries To Turn Tables On EEOC Over Background Checks
• Medtronic Pays States To Settle Defibrillator FCA Claims
• US To Restart Guatemalan Labor Case After Failed Reforms
• Split NLRB Says Dover Energy Gave Worker Illegal Warning
• Williams-Sonoma Says Rival Poached Exec, Trade Secrets
• Ogletree Grabs 2 Ex-Jackson Lewis Employment Attys In Calif.
• Ex-Exec Of WorldSpace Unit Loses Ch. 7 Row Over Back Pay
• New Employment Firm Snags 4 Attys From Epstein Becker
• Calif. Gov. Vetoes Unemployment Discrimination Bill
• Gov't Contractor Pays $900K To Settle DOL Bias Claims
• Contractors Hit Pixar, Disney With New Anti-Poaching Suit
• NLRB's 'Joint Employer' Test Will Rewrite Labor Law
• Key Democrat Urges Congress To Step Up TPP Engagement
• The State Of America's Home Health Care Workers In 2014
• Holder's Whistleblower Proposal Omits Key To SEC's Success
• Malaysian Tech Industry Rife With Forced Labor, Study Finds
• Ex-Goldman VP Asks 3rd Circ. To Rehear $2.3M Fee Case
• Renewed DOJ Fraud Focus Should Worry Bank Execs
• NLRB Deems BBQ Workers' Loss Of Free Meals Unlawful
• DOJ Urges FCA Attys To Aid Criminal Fraud Cases
• Detroit's Ch. 9 Confirmation Trial Delayed For A Week
• Iraq Contractor, Ex-CEO Duel Over Boiler Project Funds
• Former Florida Judge Pereyra Joins JAMS In Miami
• Rep. Seeks DOJ Probe Of Possible USPTO Telework Abuse
• Restaurant Ducks Sanctions After Tossing Workers' Timecards
• Calif. Lawmaker Improperly Used, Harassed Staff, Suit Says
• Whistleblowers Accuse Helicopter Co. Of Overbilling Army
• Newfound Report Validates $266B BP FCA Suit: Plaintiff
• 'Black Car' Drivers Are Independent Contractors, Judge Says
• 5 Questions For DOD's Marguerite Garrison
• Startup Says Plaintiff In Junked IP Suit Not A Sham Co.
• House Panel OKs Trade Secret Bill, Disputed Seizure Rules
• McDonald's, Darden FLSA Fights Show Pitfalls Of Big Classes
• Ex-NLRB Member Moves Closer To Returning To The Board
• Army Translators' Distress Claims Pared In Contractor Suit
• Battery Cos. To Pay $5.5M To Settle DOD Fraud Claims
• Deloitte Exploring Settlement In Auditors' OT Action
• Jackson Lewis Snatches Labor Atty From Kramon & Graham
• New Chrysler Slams FCA Row Over Warranties Sold To Feds
• Shell, Motiva Agree To Pay $4.5M To Settle OT Claims
• Holder Calls For Higher Awards For Wall St. Whistleblowers
• Apple Class Certification Will Affect All Tech Companies
• White House Continues Push For Contractor Labor Rules
• BNY Mellon Loses Bid To Toss Pension Fund's $11M Suit
• DLA Piper Snags Ex-Kirkland & Ellis Atty For NYC Practice
• Judge OKs Target's Class Deal Minus Attys' Sushi Bills
• 4 Tips For Retail Employee Social Media Policies
• Schlumberger To Appeal Ex-GC's Award In Trade Secret Case
• Class Wins Remand Of Best Buy Stock Option Action
• NJ Court Won't Restore Oil Delivery Driver's Bias Suit
• NLRB Reaffirms Little River Casino Labor Violation Ruling
• Jaffe & Asher Denies Ex-Worker's Sexual Harassment Claims
• Wagner Law Group Opens 2nd Fla. Office In Tampa
• Temp Atty's Collective OT Action Against Skadden Nixed
• GOP Sens. Float NLRB Reforms To Curb Partisan Activity
• Top NY Court Mulls Wage Order In SimplexGrinnell Dispute
• Canon Settles Employee Background Check Suit
• Judge Recused From Noncompete Row After Bias Accusations
• Differing, Changing Pleading Standards For FCA Suits
• DOD Seeks Public Comment On Contractor Pay Cap
• Raff & Becker Attys Urge Court To Toss Ex-Judge's FCA Suit
• Ruby Tuesday Pays $3M To Settle FLSA Wage Suit
• Black & Decker Shells Out $5M To Settle Wage Class Action
• Detroit Creditors Give Ground To Seal Syncora Deal
• Brace For This Brief's Impact On The Supreme Court
• Texas High Court Stays Course On Restrictive Covenants
• Washington Farm Faces EEOC Pregnancy Bias Suit
• CNN Must Rehire 100 Union Workers, NLRB Says
• Judge Koh Urged To Take On DreamWorks Anti-Poaching Suit
• DHL Pension Change Didn't Violate ERISA, 9th Circ. Says
• Use 'Big Data' With Caution, EEOC Counsel Urges Employers
• Shoe Giant DSW Pays $900K To End EEOC Age Bias Row
• EEOC Hits Texas Pharmacy With Pregnancy Bias Suit
• ConocoPhillips Urges Court To Throw Out Exec Pay Suit
• 7th Circ. Puts Indiana Same-Sex Marriage Ruling On Hold
• Ex-Wentworth Execs' $2.5M Discrimination Award Gets Nixed
• FINRA Rules On Deutsche Bank Employment Practices
• Fla. AG Moves To Join 4 Gay Marriage Suits To Cut Confusion
• Epstein Becker Seeks Toss Of Oncologist's Malpractice Suit
• Noel Canning Halts NLRB's Appeal, New Vista Tells 3rd Circ.
• Super-Sized Class Nixed In McDonald's Minimum Wage Suits
• Ex-Citi Worker Says DR Horton Dooms Bid For Arbitration
• Workers In No-Poach Tech Case Say Pacts Were Per Se Illegal
• Ex-McCarthy Atty Cites Privilege In $1.4M Dreier Fee Row
• Ex-Thelen Partners Hit Back At Trustee's Clawback Claims
• DOL Floats Rule Banning Fed. Contractor Pay Secrecy
• Syncora No Longer Needs Banks' Help On Detroit Deal
• US Fights Lockheed's Bid For Sanctions In Nuclear FCA Row
• Health Org Urges High Court To Widen Pregnancy Protections
• ACA Tax Subsidy Dispute May End Up Before High Court
• Syncora-Detroit Deal Would Leave FGIC Alone As Holdout
• NLRB Won't Change Course On Reduced Union Fee Notice
• GW Beats False Claims Act Suit By Spurned Grant Writer
• Christie Hit With Complaint Over Pension Fund Investments
• ProLogic Hits Subcontractor With $25M Trade Secrets Suit
• States Ask High Court To Overturn 7th Circ. Marriage Ruling
• NFL Could Pay $950M Concussion Claims Over Decades
• ACA Allows For Black Lung Benefits, 11th Circ. Rules
• Former Cartier Ad Director Wants Data Heist Row Tossed
• 6 Big Problems With Federalizing Trade Secrets Law
• McCormick To Pay $1.3M To Settle EEOC Race Bias Claims
• Netflix, Amazon Beat Ex-Exec's Suit Alleging 'Blacklist'
• Deloitte Workers Urge 9th Circ. To Recertify Class In OT Row
• Amazon Staffing Co. Slams Security Wage Claim at High Court
• OPINION: Pro Bono May Help Diversity Recruiting Efforts
• Fla. Firm Blalock Walters Opens Office In St. Petersburg
• EEOC Rips Abercrombie Response In High Court Hijab Appeal
• Virginia & Ambinder Denies Coercing Letterman Intern To Sue
• Bose McKinney Fails To Quash $7.6M Malpractice Suit
• 'Like' Appeal May Test NLRB Protection For Facebook Rants
• Diocese Turns To 7th Circ. In Teacher's IVF Sex Bias Suit
• Exxon Wins Stay Of Insurer's Suit Over Explosion Injuries
• Jackson Lewis Picks Up Employment Pro In Milwaukee
• Answering Your Questions On NJ's 'Ban-The-Box' Law
• DOL Can Use Invalidated H-2B Regs Temporarily, Judge Says
• Judge Trims Atty Fees in Simon Property CEO Bonus Suits
• 3rd Circ. Rejects Ex-Players' Opposition To NFL Settlement
• Tax Court Bars Deduction For Bonus Check Lacking Funds
• On ERISA's 40th Birthday, 5 Hot Litigation Trends
• AARP Asks 7th Circ. To Reconsider Nursing Home FCA Suit
• Lexington Off Hook For Fired Trucker's $5M Arbitration Win
• Novartis Whistleblower Trims FCA Claims Against CVS
• Groups Ask High Court To Chuck EEOC Conciliation Rule
• Bareburger, Franchisees Hit With 2nd Suit Over Unpaid OT
• Gov't Liable In Iraq Kidnap Insurance Suit, 9th Circ. Told
• 5 Measures To Watch Before The Midterm Elections
• Google Hires Wilson Sonsini To Defend Trade Secrets Row
• House OKs Sales Of Pre-ACA Policies To Small Businesses
• Ex-Duane Reade CEO Can't Duck $7.6M Fraud Restitution
• TPP Inches Ahead On IP, Labor As Deadline Looms
• EEOC Wants 4th Circ. To Revive Womble Carlyle ADA Suit
• FCA Whistleblowers Accuse Gilead Of Defective-Drug Fraud
• AutoZone Not Liable For Employee Theft, Judge Says
• How Research Efficiency Impacts Law Firm Profitability
• Ex-Letterman Intern Says Attys Coerced Her Into Suit
• 5 Insights From Ford General Counsel David Leitch
• A Wake-Up Call To Counsel Over ESI Discovery
• Calif. Becomes 2nd State Mandating Sick Leave For Workers
• CalPERS Can't Ditch Retiree Class Action Over Late Payments
• Detroit-Syncora Deal Restores Faith In Chapter 9
• Ex-Players Fight $765M NFL Concussion Deal At 3rd Circ.
• Mets Owner Told Pregnant Exec To Get Married, Suit Says
• Ex-AT&T Worker Asks NJ High Court To Reverse $35K Verdict
• Whistleblower Says Navy Contractor Rigged Oxygen Tests
• Ex-Quinn Emanuel Founders Start IP, Employment Boutique
• Moses & Singer Gave Bad HIPAA Advice In Merger, Suit Says
• Data-Mining Contractor Pays $1.5M To End DOL Bias Claims
• Senate Pushes Equal Pay Bill Forward
• Imperium Avoids Bill For Mining Co.'s Trade Secrets Suit
• Principal Investment Groups Can't Dodge Excessive Fee Suit
• 6th Circ. Won't Revive Bias Suit Against Mich. Hospital
• Surgical Chain Pays $5M To End FCA Kickbacks Suit
• Northrop Escapes FCA Suit Over Botched $874M USPS Order
• Regenerative Med Co. Says Ex-Employees Stole Trade Secrets
• Narrow Class Certified In Chipotle Workers' Wage Suit
• Grand America Hotel Pays $1.95M To Settle ICE Claims
• Fla. Judge Vacates His Gay Marriage Ruling On Technicality
• Paul Hastings Loses Fight To Stay In Toshiba Secrets Row
• Goldman Rips Proposed Expert In Sex Bias Class Bid
• EEOC Says Cummins Medical Release Form Violated ADA
• Wyndham FLSA Settlement Nixed Over Fee Request
• Cigna Disputes Fraud Exemption In ERISA Coverage Fight
• EB-5 Visa Unavailability Will Have A Large Impact
• 7th Circ. Limits FCA 'Worthless Services' Theory
• Best Business Planning Practices For Lawyers
• Attys Jockey For Fees In Simon Property CEO Bonus Suits
• Detroit, Syncora Reach Tentative Deal Over City's Debt
• Bear Stearns Workers With Unexercised Stock Options Get Zip
• Defense Groups Ask Justices To Halt Undying FCA Claims
• 9th Circ. Won't Disturb Trucker-Break Preemption Ruling
• Snapchat Settles Partnership Row With Purported Co-Founder
• 11th Circ. Won't Rehear Stiefel Appeal In $1.5M Share Fight
• NLRB Judge Nixes 'Titanic' Director's School Privacy Policy
• Firm Will Regret Not Firing Atty Over Anti-Gay Email: Experts
• PhRMA Fires Back At Feds In FCA Off-Label Suit
• Wal-Mart, Chamber Urge Calif. High Court To Nix Seating Suits
• Judge To Wait For Texas Prompt Pay Ruling In Aetna Case
• EEOC Suit Against Sony Over Fired Amputee Moves Ahead
• Philly School District Settles With DOJ Over Facial Hair Policy
• Paragon Security Guards Denied Cert. In Rest Break Row
• 5th Circ. Told Texas Gay Marriage Ban 'Defies Logic'
• ConAgra Off The Hook For $180M Award To Blast Victims
• SEC Defeats Race Bias Suit Filed By Agency Attorney
• Judge Koh Sets April 2015 Trial In Tech Anti-Poach Row
• Employers Need Nuanced Approach In Pregnancy Bias Maze
• Unopposed Motions Can Signal Abandonment, 2nd Circ. Finds
• Judge Erred In Commerce Founder's Pay Claim, 3rd Circ. Told
• Detroit Reaches $50M Deal For Regional Water Authority
• NLRB Joint Employer Stance Risky For Franchises, Reps. Told
• Appointment Fight No Reason To Leave NLRB, Nominee Says
• Steakhouse Wants Yelp To Cough Up Name Of Spitting Waiter
• Overtime Claims Against CVS Unit To Go Forward
• Epstein Becker Attys Open New DC-Based Labor Boutique
• IRS Hit With Massive Class Action Over Tax Preparer Fees
• NFL Must Show Economic Info Behind $765M Concussion Deal
• Noncompetes And At-Will Employment At Issue In Wis.
• Mental Health Concerns Give Way To Broader Audit Concerns
• Adam Carolla Tells Jurors Ex-Podcast Partner Is 'Delusional'
• New $3.4M Deal In Lowe's FLSA Action Is Unfair, Judge Rules
• 9th Circ. Takes On Same-Sex Marriage With Hearing On 3 Bans
• Tinder Ends Co-Founder's Sexual Harassment Suit
• Opponents Of ACA Birth Control Mandate Vow To Fight On
• Rival Wants McKinsey Employee Sanctioned For Missing Docs
• 6th Circ. Gives OK To Medicare Wage Adjustments
• Orgs Ask High Court To Hear ThyssenKrupp Don-Doff Case
• Ex-USPTO Colleagues Jump To Cohn's Defense After Exit
• NY Judge Sticks With Evidence Ban In Goldman IP Theft Row
• NJ Court Frees Golf Club From Live-In Worker's Injury Suit
• Animators Sue Disney, Pixar Over No-Poach Deal In Calif.
• TGI Fridays Asks Judge To Nix Workers' Minimum Wage Claim
• Forest City Blames Skanska Exec For Brooklyn Project Delay
• DOL, GSA To Pay $24M For Bankrupt Contractor's Assets
• Coca-Cola Bottler Edits Hiring Policy As Part Of Sex-Bias Deal
• Alaska Air Ducks Suit Alleging It Withheld Incentives
• How Employers Can Avoid Getting Blitzed By Fantasy Football
• Ex-DLA, Greenberg Attys Launch Austin Employment Boutique
• Dollar General Again Asks Justices To Mull Tribal Jurisdiction
• Duane Reade, Applebee's Test Impact Of Comcast In 2nd Circ.
• JC Penney Latest To Lose Arbitration Fight In California
• FordHarrison Adds Former Littler Atty As Partner In Miami
• Starbucks Unit Labor Suit Belongs in State Court, Class Says
• 4th Circ. Set Stage For Endless FCA Suits, Justices Told
• Whistleblowers Say State Farm FCA Katrina Claims Preempted
• Judge OKs Deals In Farmworker Bias Suit After Chiding EEOC
• Schlumberger Ruling Raises Bar For Trade Secrets Claims
• Embattled USPTO Trademark Chief Deborah Cohn To Retire
• 5 Things To Consider Before Posting Social Media Policies
• Posner's Takedown Of Gay Marriage Bans May Sway Peers
• Babst Calland Adds 4 Enviro, Employment Shareholders
• Letterman Interns Join Slew Of Entertainment Wage Suits
• Abercrombie Urges High Court To Reject EEOC Hijab Appeal
• Goldman's Vague Corporate Titles May Still Cost It Millions
• Ex-Dorsey & Whitney Atty Asks Justices To Mull 7-Year Ban
• Unions Aim To Bar Health Programs From Trade Deal Fights
• Fast-Food Worker Seeks Class Cert. In Alter Ego OT Suit
• DuPont Rival Wants Korean Law Applied In Trade Secrets Row
• Texas High Court Stays Corporate-Friendly In 2014 Term
• Antitrust, FCA Claims On Merck Mumps Vaccine To Advance
• Tech Cos. Seek Review Of Nixed $325M Anti-Poach Settlement
• Hilton, Marriott Workers Hit Management Co. With Wage Suit
• Job Applications Can Cut Short Protracted Litigation
• Holdout Creditor Blasts Treatment In Stockton Ch. 9 Plan
• Boston Scientific Whistleblowers Can't Duck Counterclaims
• MetLife Asks Court To Decide Wives' MLBPA Payout Claims
• Mach Rips 7th Circ. In High Court EEOC Conciliation Battle
• Former Wal-Mart Legal Chief Jumps To Taylor English
• NCAA Pushes To Nix Scholarship Antitrust Suit
• BofA Dodges Age Bias Suit At 2nd Circ.
• Big NLRB Joint Employer Case May Steal McDonald's Thunder
• Fla. High Court Won't Take Up Same-Sex Marriage Appeal
• Supreme Court Must Rule On Gay Marriage, AGs Say
• Jewel-Osco Deserves Contempt Finding, EEOC Says
• Calif. Employers Should Be Ready To Reimburse Under BYOD
• 5 Insights From AT&T General Counsel Wayne Watts
• Oakland Raiders Reach $1.25M Wage Deal With Cheerleaders
• Darden Restaurants Gets 218,000-Member Class Decertified
• MF Global Execs Win D&O Coverage Windfall
• Detroit CFO Defends City's Post-Bankruptcy Budget
• Uber Gets Claims Trimmed From Drivers' Suit Over Tips
• McDermott Says Antioch Negligence Claim Should Be Nixed
• EEOC Urges 2nd Circ. To Revive Sterling Sex Bias Suit
• 7th Circ. Axes Same-Sex Marriage Bans In Ind., Wisc.
• Freeman Hits Back In 4th Circ. EEOC Background Check Case
• Navy Chaplains Lose Class Cert Bid In Bias Suit
• House GOP Sets Anti-Obama Agenda Ahead Of Midterms
• Document Storage Tips: Inside The Email Vault
• NY AG Backs Fast Food Workers Striking For Higher Pay
• Pa. Appeals Court Nixes Injunction In Doctor Hiring Row
• Judge Koh Floats Early-2015 Trial In Tech Anti-Poach Row
• Daiichi Sankyo Targeted Worker In Retaliation, Suit Says
• 9th Circ. Revives Child Slaves' Suit Against Nestle
• Clarity On Franchisor Liability, California Style
• Cozen Adds Ex-Kleinberg Kaplan Litigation Partner In NY
• PharMerica Can't Trim FCA Suit Over Painkiller Prescriptions
• Car Dealer Fired Worker For Refusing To Pray, Suit Says
• 11th Circ. Says Adversary Defendants Aren't Aggrieved Parties
• Former MillerCoors Employee Guzzled $13.3M, Suit Says
• 8th Circ. Denies Appeal On Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Limits
• EEOC Trial Atty Can Argue 'I Love You' Suit: Judge
• 7th Circ. Ignored FCA Precedents, Whistleblower Nurses Say
• Nixon Peabody Snags Ex-Littler Mendelson Shareholder
• Time Warner Pays $1M To Settle Sales Rep Wage Row
• Michigan Union Members Can Leave Anytime, Says Judge
• ACA Contraception Accommodations May Not End Strife
• Oscar De La Renta Latest To Face Wage Action From Interns
• Judge Trims Bias Suit Over Diocese's IVF-Related Firing
• Ex-Quest Manager's Severance Class Action Scrapped Again
• IBM Workers' OT Class Bid Denied Amid Criticism Of Survey
• KBR Urges High Court To Restore Time Limits On FCA Suits
• Unhappy Creditors Open Assault On Detroit Ch. 9 Plan
• 10th Circ. Boots Ex-Grant Thornton Tax Partner's RICO Appeal
• Apple, Google Restart Talks With Employees In No-Poach Suit
• Cameron Sues To Halt Researcher From Taking Data To China
• Smith & Nephew To Pay $8M To Settle FCA Suit With VA
• Aerospace Workers Survive Bid To Toss Furlough Class Action
• Third NJ Town Moves Forward With Paid Sick Leave
• Wells Fargo Wants Group Carved Out Of Overtime MDL
• 9th Circ. Won't Nix Allstate Adjusters' OT Class Cert.