Employment Archive » May, 2016

Employment - May, 2016

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• Ex-CalPERS CEO Gets 4.5 Years For Fraud Conspiracy
• Attorney Web Bios: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
• Getty Blames 'Model's Remorse' For Suit Over Image Use
• High Court's Trump Denial Puts Labor On Defensive In Ch. 11
• Trucking Group Wants High Court To Rule On Drivers' Suit
• Valeant Faces RICO Suit In 'Secret' Pharmacy Network Row
• High Court To Give Needed Clarity With FCA Seal Decision
• DynCorp Must Arbitrate Worker's Firing Suit, 4th Circ. Says
• NLRB Uses 7th Circ. Class Waiver Ruling To Sway DC Circ.
• Ala. Chief Justice Says His Suspension Is Unconstitutional
• Indian Worker Brings Bias Case To Supreme Court
• Farmers Adjusters Again Lose Class Cert. Bid In OT Row
• Texas Lt. Gov. Urges Schools To Defy Transgender Rule
• Farmers Not Likely To Shake Agents' Claim Of Bad Contracts
• Auto Parts Co. Faces Bias Suit From Black, Latino Workers
• Ford Says Workers Still Can't Prove Workplace Harassment
• Ex-Budget Officer Says Pa. Univ. Wanted Her To Cook Books
• Mass. Justices Revive Ex-Mintz Levin Atty's Sex Bias Suit
• 1st Circ. Urged To Dump Deflategate Appeal, Return Draft Pick
• Paper Co. Wrongly Nixed Union VP's Leave, NLRB Judge Says
• Amazon Workers Say Security Screening Is Compensable
• Pa. Justices Told To Bar Suspended Attys From Benefit Cases
• A Look At SAG-AFTRA's New Commercials Contract
• Tyco Whistleblower Asks Justices To Hear Retaliation Case
• Ex-CFO Says Oil Field Co. Owes Him $2M For Termination
• WWE Says Wrestlers' Words Kill Doc Push In Concussion Suit
• Key Steps In Forming Attendance, Time Off And Leave Policies
• Justices Turn Away Hospital Racial Discrimination Appeal
• IRS Puts An End To Treating Partners As Employees
• Trump Workers Denied High Court Review Of Union Deal
• Justices Take On FCA Seal Rule In State Farm Case
• Google-Backed Startup Says Execs Stole Secrets For New Biz
• 7th Circ. Allows Kmart FCA Suit Over Medicare Payments
• Wellness Program Doesn't Violate ADA, 7th Circ. Told
• DOJ To Appeal Epic Loss In AseraCare FCA Case
• Uber, Drivers Fire Back At Mounting Settlement Objections
• Copter Parts Case Should Stay Grounded, High Court Told
• Feds Strike Deal With Texas City Over Cop-Hiring Tests
• Ole Miss Admits Breaking NCAA Rules, Imposes Penalties
• 7th Circ. Tees Up Class Waiver Battle For Supreme Court
• Senate Urges Equal Pay For US Women's Soccer Team
• Verizon, Unions Agree To Tentative Deal To End Strike
• Justices Divided: 3 Cases That May Tie Up The High Court
• Atty Banned From SoulCycle Loses Retaliation Appeal
• 8th Circ. Restores Ex-Lab Worker's Pregnancy Bias Claims
• 7th Circ. Won't Rehear Court Employee's Discrimination Suit
• Uber Hit With NJ Misclassification Class Action
• Goodwin Snags Compensation Pro From Skadden
• 5 Ways Employers Should Prep For The New OT Expansion
• Obermayer Wants Ex-Associate's Bonus Bilking Suit Arbitrated
• Absent Employee's ADA Claim Doesn't Pass Muster: 5th Circ.
• Ex-BNSF Worker Wins $1.6M In Whistleblower Suit
• Medical Device Co. Says IP Suit Triggers Defamation Policy
• Proskauer Adds Employment Partner From Covington
• Particularity And Preemption Trends In Trade Secret Cases
• 4 Employer Lessons From Perez V. Lear Corp.
• Airline Pilots Highlight Employer Pregnancy Obligations
• Ex-Staples Worker's $16M Age Bias Win Upheld On Appeal
• FedEx Accused By NJ Truck Drivers Of Misclassification
• 7th Circ. Nixes Class Waiver In Split With 5th Circ.
• Ark. High Court Affirms Gerber Workers' $3M Don-Doff Win
• Meat, Poultry Worker Injury Reporting Needs Fixes, GAO Says
• Chamber Report Says Yates Memo Discourages Cooperation
• Stephanie McMahon Deposed In WWE Concussion Suit
• NJ Assembly Passes $15 Minimum Wage Bill
• Ex-MMA Trainer Says He Was Axed For Protesting Injury Risks
• DOL Accuses Pilgrim's Pride Of Race, Gender Bias In Hiring
• Feds Join $50M Calif. FCA Suit Against Prime Healthcare
• Choudhury Rape Accuser Can View Yoga Guru's Finances
• We Never Agreed To Strike Ban, Women's Soccer Team Says
• PharMerica Wrong On FCA's 1st-To-File Bar, High Court Hears
• Male Ex-Dean Sues Fla. Law School For Gender Bias
• Bon Secours Must Face Ex-Employee's FCA Suit
• Fla. Resort, Golf Course Management Co. Face Wage Suit
• Whistleblower Says Calif. Town Hid Deficit To Attract NFL
• Animator Class Certified In No-Poach Antitrust Suit
• 5th Circ. Axes Negligence Row Against Oil Well Operator
• Rating Trump's High Court Nominees In Employment Cases
• K&L Gates Adds Locke Lord Employment Pro As Partner
• How To Prepare Your Employees For Litigation Discovery
• What To Know About The DOL's New Overtime Regulations
• 5 Tips For Negotiating And Drafting Joint E-Discovery Plans
• Saint Francis Hospital Pays $107M To End Pension Suit
• Sterling Accuser 'Evasive' In Sex Harassment Suit, Judge Says
• Wis. 'Right-To-Work' Law Back In Effect During Appeal
• Texas Charter Schools Targeted Over 'Extensive' Visa Use
• Patriots Back Brady's Play Against NFL In Deflategate Fight
• Jones Day Adds 2 Employment Pros As Partners In DC
• House Transpo Funding Bill Clears Murky Trucking Regs
• 11th Circ. Revives Fla. Worker's Race Discrimination Suit
• NLRB Tells Justices It Has Authority Over Tribal Casinos
• IP Atty Says Ex-Partner Stole Trade Secrets In Firm Split
• Former Voyager Bank CEO Gets 18 Mos. For Misleading Feds
• NJ Attys Didn't Get Client OK For Fee Sharing, Panel Says
• Senate Votes To Block DOL 'Fiduciary Rule'
• Teacher Tenure Fight Heads To Calif. High Court
• CVS Hit With Overtime Suit In Fla. Federal Court
• DOL Reaches Deal With Ariz. Restaurants Over OT Violations
• UPS Unit Illegally Changed Health Plan, NLRB Rules
• NJ Senate President Moves To Ban Rail Operators With DUIs
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Power Solutions FCA Suit
• Insurer Off Hook In Newspaper Trade Secrets Row, Court Says
• Frito-Lay Wage Settlement Spurned For 'Compromised' Payout
• Texas, 10 Others Sue Over Obama's Trans Bathroom Guidance
• OSHA Injury Reporting Rule Misses Mark, House Panel Hears
• NLRB Tells Jack In The Box, Adecco To Fix Arbitration Policy
• NY Global Intern Gets Help Collecting $6M From 'Stalker' CEO
• Lumber Liquidators Workers Seek Nod For $117K OT Deal
• 9th Circ. Ends Booz Allen Worker's Suit Over Stock Deal
• Horizon Weighs In For Paytime In 3rd Circ. Data Dispute
• Green V. Brennan: A Practical Take On Forced Resignations
• Defend Trade Secrets Act: How To Inform Employees
• The Risk Of Data Misuse By Health Care Co. Employees
• White House Asks High Court To Nix Jevic Ch. 11 Decision
• Kmart Cuts $3.8M Deal With Asst. Managers In Class OT Row
• Brady Narrows Deflategate Focus For Fourth-Quarter Effort
• Jury Rejects Egyptian-American FBI Agent's Bias Claim
• EEOC Can Split Age Bias Suit Against Darden Restaurants
• Insurers Blast NFL's Bid To Halt Concussion Coverage Battle
• Pfizer Beats FCA Suit Over Geodon Marketing
• Spokeo Backs Alcatel Pension Suit, Unions Say
• 11th Circ. Upholds Post-Retirement Commissions As Taxable
• $58B Transpo, Housing Funding Bill Advances In House
• Wal-Mart Can't Topple NJ Worker's Win In Firing Row
• Uber Arbitration Agreements Invalid, Drivers Tell 9th Circ.
• Farmers Adjusters Defend State Wage Claims
• Physics, Engineering Profs Ask To File Amicus In Deflategate
• 9th Circ. Says No Arbitration For Ex-Anheuser-Busch Worker
• AutoZone Can't Query Other Firms In Disability Bias Row
• NY AG Hits Domino's, Franchisees With Wage Violation Suit
• Littler Adds Employment Shareholders In NY, Philadelphia
• Ex-Vanguard Atty Can't Argue Wrongful Termination Again
• Litigating Trade Secret Misappropriation At The ITC
• NY Strip Club Bouncers Get Cert. In OT Collective Action
• US Backs Mass. Sick Time Law In Row With CSX And Amtrak
• NFL Agent Beats Suspension After Fraud Charge Tossed
• Medtronic Can't Shake FCA Kickback Claims
• Sauerkraut Co. Stiffed Migrant Workers On Pay, Judge Finds
• Apache Accuses Ex-Egypt Energy Head Of Trade Secrets Theft
• Consol Asks 4th Circ. To Nix 'Mark of the Beast' Verdict
• SEPTA Must Follow Philly Anti-Bias Law, Pa. Justices Told
• Panama Papers: Reminders About Law Firm Cybersecurity
• The Evolution Of SOX: A Powerful Remedy For Retaliation
• Employee Slip-Ups Underlie Most Data Breaches, Study Says
• DHL To Pay $1.45M To End Workers' Unpaid Wages Suit
• AutoZone's $5.7M Deal In Credit Check Suit Gets Tentative OK
• 3rd Circ. Tosses Ruling In NJ Turnpike Atty's Harassment Suit
• Ex-Health Co. VP Says New Evidence Could Dash $25M Verdict
• Loan Officers Get Conditional Cert. In FLSA Suit
• Justices Offer Clarity For Constructive Discharge Timeline
• NLRB Orders Trucking Co. To Recognize, Bargain With Union
• NCAA Takes Another Swing At $75M Concussion Settlement
• Va. Judge Slashes Attys' Fee Request In Dollar Tree OT Suit
• Brady, NFL Union Say Deflategate May Take Air Out Of CBAs
• 3rd Circ. Says Frack Industry Truckers Not OT Exempt
• Cadillac Finance Manager Stole Confidential Info, GM Says
• Attys React To High Court's Constructive Discharge Ruling
• NLRB Hits Illegal Picketing At Stand-In Verizon Workers' Hotels
• 3M Won't Have To Arbitrate RFID Trade Secrets Claims
• NFL Tried To Sway NIH Concussion Grants, House Report Says
• Medtronic, Ex-Sales Rep Settle Alleged Retaliation Suit
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Win For Citigroup In Retiree Stock Suit
• Justices Order New Look At Verizon Pension Suit Post-Spokeo
• GOP Unveils New Tactics To Reform ACA Programs
• Ex-Stryker Salesman Appeals Sanctions To 6th Circ.
• Nat'l Oilwell Workers Ask 5th Circ. For 2nd Chance In Bias Row
• Ex-Client Says Texas Law Firm Can't Shake Malpractice Claims
• NLRB Lacks Inherent Authority To Order Atty Fees: DC Circ.
• Widow Wants High Court Look At Wrongful Death Row
• PNC Settles Philly Asset Manager Poaching Row With TD Bank
• Trump's Immigration Position Paper: A Nuanced Examination
• Uber, Drivers Blast 'Irrelevant' Objectors To $100M Deal
• High Court Won't Review 9th Circ.'s Pension Liability Test
• Ex-Nat'l Oilwell Varco Execs Accused Of $1M Fraud Scheme
• 4th Circ. Takes A Conservative Approach To LGBT Rights
• Preparing For New Paid Family Leave Laws
• Resignation Starts Clock On Discharge Claim, Justices Say
• DC Circ. Upholds NLRB Rule On Union Information Requests
• Gaming Tribes Fear Big OT Rule Impact With Little Say
• Wal-Mart Trespass Claim Against Union Survives Fla. Appeal
• Texas Justices Beef Up Protections For Trade Secret Owners
• $1.6M Deal Between Seasonal Workers, UPS Hits Delay
• Sears Can't Cut Workers From Bargaining Unit, NLRB Says
• SEC Whistleblower Award Total Rises To $10M For Past Week
• NLRB Asks DC Circ. To Enforce Labor Order Against Bellagio
• NCAA Dodges $41M Fee Bond In Players' Likeness Appeal
• Fear Keeps Attys From Hitting BigLaw With Race Suits
• 'Bully' Atty Wants New Judge In Suit Over Calif. Disbarment
• Health Hires: K&L Gates, Norton Rose Get Health, IP Attys
• Ex-CalPERS CEO Should Get 4 Years For Conspiracy, US Says
• Lyft's $27M Deal Impairs Premium Fare Claim, Drivers Say
• 4th Circ. Says Co. Owes 4 Years Front Pay To Whistleblower
• Ex-CEO Of J. Walter Thompson Refutes Gender Bias Suit
• Soccer Org. To Pay $185K In H-1B Dispute Over Coaches
• Union Backers' Threats Tainted ManorCare Vote, DC Circ. Says
• Okla. Lawmakers Call To Impeach Obama For Trans Letter
• Wal-Mart Dodges $1.4M Penalty In Late-Operations Lawsuit
• 11th Circ. Affirms Limitations Ruling On Fla. Drivers' Info
• Honeywell Whistleblower Asks 9th Circ. To Rehear $250M Suit
• Ex-Gilead Recruiter's Atty Defends Use Of Settlement Details
• PacSun Workers Say Ch. 11 Overlooks $90M In Unpaid Wages
• 9th Circ. Sends NFL Insurance Row To Workers' Comp Board
• Generic-Drug Price-Fixing Suits Belong In Pa., JPML Told
• Avis Budget Slapped With $5M Suit Claiming Racial Bias
• Publicis Gets Approval For $3M Gender Bias Settlement
• OPINION: Sotomayor's Solution To Pro Bono Is Incomplete
• Creating Barclay Damon: Lessons From A Law Firm Merger
• Texas Justices Side With Schlumberger In Trade Secrets Row
• What Nonprofits Need To Know About Nonexempt Employees
• Why Mediations Fail And What To Do About It
• NCAA On Offensive In Seeking O'Bannon Review Despite Win
• Lumber Liquidators Pays $26M To End Investors' Import Suit
• High Court Fee Ruling May Put Onus On EEOC To Conciliate
• 8th Circ. Won't Rehear Decision That Obesity Is Not Disability
• Brach Eichler Boosts Litigation Team With 2 Attys
• Winston Adopts Gender-Neutral 20-Week Paid Parental Leave
• Philly Mayor Looks To Expand Wage Hike For Airport Workers
• Attorneys React To High Court's EEOC Attys' Fees Ruling
• Reflecting On The 20th Anniversary Of BMW V. Gore
• 10th Circ. Says Disabled Man Can Intervene In EEOC Suit
• Ind. Casino Says Union Harassed Customers During Boycott
• NJ Mayor Creates Port Authority Oversight Team
• Sedgwick, Buchalter Can't Nix Utility 'Slush Fund' FCA Suit
• NLRB Nixes Hobby Lobby's Arbitration Pacts
• Walter Energy Cleared To End Retiree Benefits In Ch. 11
• Houston Atty Wants Part Of $56M A&M Wrongful Death Award
• Florida City Finds Excuses To Fire Women, Suit Says
• Boston Official Charged With Extorting Festival Organizer
• 49ers Announcer Says He Was Axed Due To Age
• Student-Athletes Reach Deal With SEC Over TV Contract Docs
• Plastics Co. Urges Court To Rethink Ruling In EEOC Bias Suit
• Corporate Counsel: Consumer Becomes Provider (The Sequel)
• High Court Punts On EEOC Bid To Skirt Fees In Bias Case
• How The House GOP Won Its Challenge Against The ACA
• NJ Employers: Prepare For The Next Round Of Equal Pay Act
• New OT Rules To Hit Retail, Hospitality Cos. Hardest
• Final OT Rule Could Put Employers In Classification Bind
• Tribe Says Union Can't Arbitrate Dispute Over Firings
• BigLaw Still Losing Women Of Color, Researcher Says
• LIRR Hit With $2M Verdict In Injured Worker Suit
• TPP Forecast Shows Modest Gains In US Jobs, GDP
• Attorneys React To DOL's Final Overtime Exemption Rule
• Converse Wants OT Claims Tossed In Bag Check Row
• EEOC Suit Says Trucking Co. Turned Away Disabled Driver
• Criminal Act Finding May Shake Up Texas Plant Blast Suits​
• Pittsburgh Glass Works Can't Get Age Bias Verdict Kicked
• NHL Concussion Suit Needs More Discovery, Judge Rules
• DOL Fights Biz Groups' Bid To Block 'Persuader' Rule
• Health Staffing Co. Owes H-1B Worker Back Pay: DOL Judge
• Taco Bell Assistant Managers Ask To Expand Class In OT Suit
• No New Trial For Abbott Whistleblower In $219M Stent Row
• Losing The Lottery: An Alternative To The H-1B Cap
• Oilfield Co. Settles EEOC's Worker Urination Suit
• 4 Ways To Help Tech Tenants Get Creative With Office Perks
• Ex-Clausen Atty Gets Stranded-In-China Suit Remanded
• Penske Calif. Truckers Meal Break Policy Valid, Judge Says
• NFL Retirement Plans Say 'Neutral' Docs Don't Defraud Players
• Mexican President Proposes Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage
• Fiat Chrysler Pushes For Final Blow To Indiana's Excess Taxes
• Transgender Bathroom Debate: What's The Deference?
• New Whistleblower Protections Could Endanger Trade Secrets
• Labor Department Issues Final OT Expansion Rule
• Haeco Leaked 3K Workers' Tax Info To Phisher, Suit Says
• LeClairRyan Client Design Firm Drops Fla. Trade Secrets Row
• Converse Worker Seeks Class Cert. In Calif. Bag Check Row
• Paytime Urges 3rd Circ. To Reject Workers' Stolen-Data Claims
• EEOC Says Co. Cannot Duck Challenge To 'Wellness' Program
• Alcatel Says Spokeo Backs Toss Of Workers' Pension Suit
• Texas AG, Others Ask White House To Clarify Trans Rule
• Sheppard Mullin Lands Sullivan & Cromwell Tax Pro In NY
• DC Circ. Affirms Finding Noel Canning Violated Labor Law
• Insurer Says Deflategate Order Aids Its Own Arbitration Row
• Union Urges Override After Ill. Gov. Vetoes Arbitration
• GCs Want More Than Just Low Costs From Labor Firms
• NCAA, Conferences Hit In Wave Of Football Head Injury Suits
• Fox Rothschild Nabs Labor Pro For Pa. Office
• O'Quinn Law Firm Avoids Magistrate Who Testified Against It
• PennDOT Officials Say They're Immune From Wage Suit
• HP Slams Ex-Workers' Claim That Atty Puffed Up Work History
• NCAA Says O'Bannon Resolved Athlete Pay Cap Claims
• BofA Hit With $8M Sex Bias Suit Over 'Bro's Club' Culture
• McDermott Snags Ex-Winston & Strawn Employee Benefits Pro
• Activists Ask 9th Circ. To Rethink Ariz. ID Theft Ruling
• Fed's Transgender Letter Justifies Rehearing, 4th Circ. Told
• Canada Introduces Bill To Protect Transgender Citizens
• SEC Issues 3rd-Largest Whistleblower Award For $5M
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Lipitor Off-Label Marketing Suit
• FBI Agent Denied Promotion Over Bias Claims, Jury Told
• Workers Say Atty Should Be DQ'd For Deportation Threats
• Ogletree Deakins Adds Employment Atty in Richmond
• Disbarred Atty Jailed For Failing to Pay Up In ERISA Order
• OPINION: Stop 'Vigorously Defending' Your Clients
• Convicted Researcher Says Gov't Fraud Warrants FCA Boot
• What Employers Should Know About The New 'Smart' Form I-9
• NLRB Union Memo Puts Employee Rights At Serious Risk
• Drinker Biddle Eviscerates Ex-Atty's $30M Firing Suit
• Fed. Trade Secrets Law Faces Early Test In Miami Beach Suit
• NLRB Can't Ditch Improper Appointment Ruling, Envision Says
• EEOC Regs Clear Path For Widespread Wellness Plan Use
• St. Joseph's Underfunding Pension Plan, Nurses' Suits Say
• Mass. AG Hits Back At CSX, Amtrak In Suit Over Sick Time Law
• Restaurant Chain Wants EEOC Expert's Computer Program
• Obama Has Edge As Justices Urge Contraception Compromise
• High Court Ruling On Debt Collectors Could Spur CFPB Action
• Ex-Wrestlers Demand WWE Put Executives In The Ring
• Senior Care Co. Wants Bellwether In Overbilling Fight
• Cuneo Gilbert Says Fired Atty Sent Threatening Email
• 66-Year-Old Lifeguard Lawyer Revives Speedo Suit
• Nonprofit Execs Not Covered Under D&O Policy, Insurer Says
• Rolls-Royce Aircraft Plant Workers Can Vote To Unionize
• Wells Fargo Must Pay UBS $1.1M In Trade Secrets Row
• NLRB Says Meat Co. Must Bargain Over E-Verify Enrollment
• Named Plaintiff In Uber Case Snubs Proposed $100M Deal
• 7th Circ. Affirms Insurer Win In Karlin Fleisher Wage Row
• Colombian Labor Woes Violate Trade Pact, Unions Say
• Insurer Must Defend Del Monte In Ore. Personal Injury Row
• NJ Senate Committee Advances $15 Minimum Wage Bill
• Contractor In $20M OPM Cybersecurity Revamp Goes Belly Up
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Houston Cop Retaliation Case
• High Court Won't Review Minn. Home Worker Unionization Law
• Southwest Pilots Can Place Unfair Pay Ads At Airport
• Disney, Consulting Firm HCL Move To Nix H-1B Claims
• High Court Won't Hear Cargo Co.'s Miami Airport Wage Row
• AutoZone Says Denied Break Claims Too Varied For Class Cert.
• EEOC Issues Final Rules On Employer Wellness Programs
• Justices Rule Private Debt Attys Can Act As State Officers
• In The ACA Age, Employee Handbooks Can Help — Or Hurt
• High Court Punts On ACA Birth Control Battle
• The Top 100 Firms For Minority Attorneys
• The Top 50 Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• White & Case Outpacing Peers In Diversity
• US Law Firms Fail To Move Needle On Racial Diversity
• The 5 Ways BigLaw Is Failing Minorities
• Split 6th Circ. Clears Abbott In FCA Suit Alleging Bribe
• NJ's Pashman Stein, Walder Hayden Merge
• O'Quinn Wants Magistrate DQ'd In Texas Malpractice Suit
• Top Chinese Bank Can't Dodge Ex-Exec's Whistleblower Claim
• NCAA Asks Justices To Review O'Bannon Student Pay Ruling
• 'Too Cute' Yoga Teacher Can't Sue For Sex Bias, Judge Says
• NLRB Must Show Plan Change Tied To Election, DC Circ. Told
• NLRB Rules DC Metro 'Supervisors' Aren't Actual Supervisors
• PennDOT Manager Intimidated Potential Wage Class: Workers
• Fla. Veggie Farm Owes $1.4M For Labor Violations, DOL Says
• Ex-Head Of Oil Co. To Pay $3.7M In Sexual Harassment Suit
• Illinois Union Can Rep Nonpublic Employees, Judge Rules
• 5th Circ. Won't Rethink NLRB Reversal In Class Waiver Row
• Weatherford Hit With Oil Well Monitor OT Class Action
• NLRB Official Shuts Down Pa. Univeristy Faculty's Union Bid
• 11th Circ. Lifts DOL Bar On Lear Corp. Suit Against Ex-Worker
• NCAA Grant-In-Aid Case Mired In Doc Dispute, Players Say
• SEC Gives Whistleblower $3.5M Payout On Second Look
• 5 Women Add Their Names To $350M KPMG Sex-Bias Case
• Fla. Golf Course Operators Slammed Over OT Practices
• Sedgwick Adds Employment Partner From FordHarrison
• CBS Can't Strike Expert From Anchor's $15M Hacking Suit
• More Uber Drivers Rip Class Counsel Over $100M Deal
• Humana Says Doctor Gunning For Too Much Info In FCA Row
• Fla. Strip Club Workers Say Owners Shorted Them On Pay
• Lowe's Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit For $8.6M
• Texas High Court Won't Review Injured Drilling Workers' Suit
• Obama Tells Schools To Let Trans Students Pick Bathrooms
• New Considerations As SEC Amends Registration Rules
• Understanding OSHA Procedures For FSMA Retaliation Claims
• Proskauer Fires Back At Steelworkers' 'Sideshow' DQ Motion
• Geragos Seeks Atty Ouster Over 'Collusive' $100M Uber Deal
• US Women's Soccer Team Says 'No-Strike' Clause Inapplicable
• Lyft's $27M Driver Deal Hailed As Defense Against Future Suits
• Proskauer DQ Sought In Steelworkers' $86M Pension Row
• Striking Verizon Workers Can't Picket Hotels, Judge Says
• Target Beats FCRA Suit Over Background Check Disclosure
• ExxonMobil Settles With Families Over Deadly Refinery Blast
• Food Contractor To Pay $1.85M For Gender Bias In DOL Case
• Goldman 'Wrong' To Cut Woman Who Quit From Bias Suit
• Democrats Blast Fed As Too White, Male
• 4th Circ. Denies Blankenship's Bid To Dodge Prison
• Texas Nurse Sickened By Shot Can't Pursue ADA Claims
• Security Co. Can't Drag Agent Into Stun-Gun Coverage Suit
• Boeing Passed Over Black Workers For Promotions, Suit Says
• Bloomberg Pays $5.5M To Settle Call Center Wage Suit
• Houston Metro Takes Whistleblower Suit To Texas High Court
• NLRB GC Calls For Tougher Union Decertification Process
• Friendly's Franchisees Can't Escape Wage Suit, For Now
• Texas Hospital Can't Escape Paramedics' Overtime Suit
• Healogics Shakes Whistleblowing Doctors' FCA Suit
• BCBS Mich. Seeks Partial Redo In Tribe's ERISA Suit
• House GOP Wins Challenge To ACA Cost-Sharing Subsidies
• Verizon Tells DC Circ. Settled FCA Suit Dooms 2nd Case
• Improper Access Vs. Improper Use: The Meaning Of The CFAA
• Corporate Counsel: Consumer Becomes Provider
• NY Workers' Comp Benefits Could Still Be In Jeopardy
• 5 Employer Worries Raised By OSHA's New Injury Rule
• Swift Transportation Gets Judge's Nod For $3.6M OT Deal
• Prof Rips Sanctions Denial In Texas A&M Discrimination Suit
• Job Seeker Slams Bid In 11th Circ. To Block Age Bias Suit
• 9th Circ. Further Defines Disabilities Under Longshore Act
• Cisco Whistleblowers Want $9.1M Share Of $48M Settlement
• Lyft Raises Calif. Driver Deal To $27M After Refusal Of 1st Try
• De Blasio Expands Protections For Building Service Workers
• Texas Hospital Chain Says Ebola Nurse Row Is Agency Matter
• Law Firm Staffer Blasts Sanctions Bid In Email Hack Row
• Merck, Genentech Sold Unapproved Drugs, FCA Suit Says
• Mom Can't Sue Employer, Insurer For Gender Bias Against Son
• FCA Suit Against For-Profit Educator Survives With Cuts
• Key Senator Slams Rule To Expand OT Eligibility
• SC Golf Resort, H-2B Workers Settle Wage Suit For $2.3M
• IHOP Stole Servers' Tips, Denied Breaks, Calif. Suit Asserts
• 11th Circ. Backs Norwegian's Arbitration Win In Job Injury Spat
• Dov Charney Can't Arbitrate Ex-Worker's Sex Harassment Case
• Calif. Justices Must Shield Info In PAGA Suits, Retailers Say
• McDonald's Wins Judge's OK Of $1.5M Deal In Wage Suit
• Orrick Builds Out Paris Office With Addition Of 6 Partners
• What The Defend Trade Secrets Act Means For Businesses
• Obama Signs Federal Trade Secrets Bill Into Law
• What Do The Highest-Paid Lawyers Make An Hour?
• Deadly Texas Fertilizer Plant Fire Was Set, ATF Says
• Advance Auto Parts' Data Breach Remedy Falls Short: Suit
• EEO-1 Pay Reports: Rulemaking In The Absence Of Evidence
• CVS Affiliate Settles Worker Overtime Claims For $1.47M
• OSHA's Silica Rule: Understanding The Current Landscape
• OSHA Finalizes Workplace Injury Reporting Rule
• Al Jazeera, Al Gore Fight Over Legal Fees In Current TV Spat
• Geico Asks Justices To Weigh OT Exemption For Investigators
• Fresh Market Strikes $5M Deal To End Workers' FLSA Suit
• NO Saints Want To Start Arbitrating Owner's Ex-Asst.'s Suit
• NY High Court Rejects Judges' Latest Bid For Back Pay
• Uber, Union Forge Deal For Drivers' Guild In New York City
• Gov. Defines 'Recruitment Fee' Ban In Anti-Trafficking Rule
• Child Care Workers Want High Court Review Of Union Law
• Flint Mayor Diverted Water Funds, Fired Whistleblower: Suit
• Military Contractor Says Whistleblower Suits Still Lack Detail
• NC Dems Offer Sweeping Rewrite Of Bathroom Law
• NCAA Told Tournament Money Is For Students, Not Salaries
• Exco Can't Place Contractor On Hook For Worker Injuries
• 10 States Seek To Enter Challenge To DOL Persuader Rule
• Bankrupt PacSun Gets OK To Pay Up To $2M In Exec Bonuses
• Chamber Says Time Is Now For Seattle Uber Union Law Suit
• Seyfarth's Wells Fargo Filing 'Incomprehensible,' Judge Says
• NLRB Judge Boots JFK Curbside Workers' Union
• Alorica Agrees To $9.25M Settlement In Wage-And-Hour Action
• Employer Fingerprint Background Checks Flawed, Report Says
• Golfer Wants PGA Expert Blocked In 'Deer Antler Spray' Case
• Lateral Opportunities Dry Up For Employment Lawyers
• Akin Gump Says Prior Deal With Atty Blocks Her Suit
• California Advances Gender-Neutral Bathroom Bill
• Breast-Feeding Frontier Airline Pilots Claim Discrimination
• New Pa. Medical Marijuana Law: What Employers Should Know
• Paid Sick Leave Compliance: Untangling The Complicated Web
• High Court Urged To Review Trucker Arbitration Denial
• Rakoff Won't Reconsider Ruling In Uber CEO Antitrust Suit
• Staffers Slam Fla. Firm's Sanctions Bid In Email Hacking Row
• Loeb OK'd To Drop Client Suing Ex-IP Atty Over Secrets
• Gov't Must Face Claim It Broke Deal In Immigrant Bias Case
• $5.2M Settlement Reached In Meat Factory Wage Class Action
• US Trustee Blasts PacSun Bid To Seal $2M Bonus Plan Info
• 3 Takeaways From NC, DOJ Transgender Bathroom Suits
• NY Nail Salons Face $2M Penalty Amid Wage Crackdown
• Medco Says Revived Hemophilia Kickback Suit Still Fails
• Whistleblower Can't Be Sued For Doc Disclosure In FCA Suit
• Ex-Adelson Partners Stole Trade Secrets For New Firm: Suit
• Atty For Ala.'s Top Judge Vows To Fight Ethics Charges
• Uber, Lyft Leave Austin After Failed Push To Change Regs
• Jewelry Co. Urges High Court To Undo Sex Bias Suit Ruling
• Union Boss Urges Pa. Justices To Limit Use Of Depos
• Wrestlers Rip WWE's 'Stubborn Refusal' On Concussion Risks
• Judge Won't Alter Army's 'Troubling' Religious Accommodation
• McDonald's Says It's Not Liable For Poor Pay At Franchises
• 7th Circ. Upholds NLRB Ruling On Plastic Bottle Co.'s CBA
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• SEIU Illinois Says State's OT Cap For Caregivers Is Cruel
• Taco Bell Looks To Undo Workers' Meal Break Trial Win
• 10th Circ. Rejects Woman's Bid For Disability Benefits
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• Obermayer Bilked Associates Out Of Bonuses, Suit Claims
• Uber Driver Settlement Amounts Revealed In $100M Deal
• Sidley Austin Adds Employment Partner From DLA Piper
• ACLU Sues Miss. Over Law Shielding Anti-Gay Beliefs
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• Gilead Says Secret Info Being Used By Atty In Harassment Suit
• Fla. Appeals Court Says Telemundo Exec Can't Leave For Rival
• NC, DOJ File Lawsuits Over State's Transgender Bathroom Law
• Swearing Redstone May Sway Judge In Competency Trial
• Wells Fargo Faces Whistleblower Suit In Missing Docs Row
• 4th Circ. Backs NLRB In Nurse Unionization Fight
• Abbott Whistleblower Seeks New Trial In $219M Stent Row
• SEC OKs Joint Rule On Limiting Exec Incentive Compensation
• 6th Circ. Stops Ex-CSX Engineer's Filthy-Toilet Claim
• Ex-Wrestler Says WWE Can't Stop Concussion Suit Appeal
• NY Judge Greenlights $2.3M AXA Advisors Wage Deal
• Uber Cases Could Spur New Employee Classification
• Macy's Rejects NLRB's Bid To Cite 4th Circ. Union Ruling
• Seward & Kissel's Advice Got Financier In Hot Water, Suit Says
• BofA, Merrill Lynch Win Judge's OK Of $14M Deal In OT Suits
• More Uber Drivers Object To $100M Settlement
• Hilton Hit With ERISA Class Action Over Retirement Benefits
• EEOC Says Murphy Oil Fired Employee Because Of Disability
• Coach To Pay $1.75M To Settle Workers' Security Check Suit
• Plastics Co. Can't Exit EEOC Suit Over English Proficiency
• NYC Officials Sued For Axing Benefits To Cover Parental Leave
• NJ Biz Took IRS To Cleaners On Payroll Taxes, Feds Say