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Nos. 190-225 Oct. 1 - Nov. 28, 2008 A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
CABLE AND SATELLITE SERVICES
Comcast, stock drop ERISA fiduciary breach, proposed class action advances (E.D. Pa.), 213:A3 (11/4/08)
Breaks, meal and rest
Off-the-clock work, restaurant workers' class certification vacated where individual issues predominate, review granted (Cal.), In Brief, 206:A12 (10/24/08)
Oracle settles FLSA, Cal. class suits for $1.2M, preliminarily approved (N.D. Cal.), 209:A10 (10/29/08)
Deficit deepens, governor proposes stimulus package, labor law changes to stop the bleeding, 216:A7 (11/7/08)
State employee pay cuts during budget impasse, peace officers say budget enactment moots governor's enforcement suit, move to dismiss (E.D. Cal.), 190:A11 (10/1/08); claim involving internal state dispute dismissed for lack of federal question jurisdiction, highlights reviewed (E.D. Cal.), 227:A5 (11/25/08) Farmworkers
Entitled to pay for time spent waiting for ice to melt on crops (D. Ariz.), 197:A14 (10/10/08)
Secret-ballot election bill vetoed, 191:A7 (10/2/08) Independent contractors
Classification of at-home computer and software consultants target of agency scrutiny, 220:A5 (11/14/08)
Misclassifications to dodge taxes, AG sues 3 trucking firms (Cal. Super. Ct.), 209:A5 (10/29/08) Living wage
LAX Hilton loses bid to halt pay rate for airport hotel workers (C.D. Cal.), 193:A6 (10/6/08)
San Diego Council extends, strengthens city ordinance, overview, 205:A3 (10/23/08) Overtime
Exemption enacted for salaried computer professionals, 191:A7 (10/2/08)
Oracle settles FLSA, Cal. class suits for $1.2M, preliminarily approved (N.D. Cal.), 209:A10 (10/29/08) Railroads, Bay Area high-speed line would add 48,000 construction jobs, bond issue discussed, 194:A2 (10/7/08) Retaliation, FEHA, Los Angeles city attorney's $1.5M award overturned where city's evidence plausible, pretext claim unsupported (Cal. Ct. App.), 222:A4 (11/18/08) Secondary boycotts, handbilling ban unlawful, shopping mall public forum, speech ban based on content improper (U.S., rev den), 194:B3 (10/7/08) Wage bias, paycheck rule bill vetoed, 191:A7 (10/2/08) Whistleblower protections enacted for local government employees, 191:A7 (10/2/08) Workers' compensation, state labor code guarantees additional benefits for overtime work performed in-state by nonresidents (9th Cir.), 218:AA1 (11/12/08); text, 218:E6 (11/12/08)
Collective bargaining, average base-rate annual wage increases, HRSD Canada reports, Aug., 2008, 200:A7 (10/16/08); Sept., 2008, 208:A3 (10/28/08); third quarter, 2008, 221:A7 (11/17/08)
Daimler Trucks NA, plant closings, layoffs announced for Ontario, 203:A5 (10/21/08) NAFTA Statistics Canada reports, employment and unemployment rates, Sept., 2008, 198:A4 (10/14/08); Oct., 2008, 217:A10 (11/10/08) Wal-Mart Canada closes Gatineau, Quebec tire department over wage hike in UFCW Canada pact, 202:A7 (10/20/08)
Chicago Reg. Council, Ill. law claim that Mich. subcontractor misclassified 2 as independent contractors named wrong plaintiff, dismissed with leave to amend (N.D. Ill.), 212:A9 (11/3/08)
CTW activities
ERISA, age bias
Quebecor World (USA), plan valid, declining rate of accrual due to time value of money (U.S., rev den), 194:B7 (10/7/08)
S.C. Johnson & Sons, claims based on market rate of return unripe, but challenge to use of whipsaw calculations for lump sum distributions advances (E.D. Wis.), 223:A3 (11/19/08)
Foxwoods Resort Casino, owners, UAW agree to explore bargaining under tribal law for dealers pact, 198:A10 (10/14/08); accord struck for negotiations under tribal law, 212:AA1 (11/3/08)
Wynn Las Vegas, dealers lacked standing to file tip-pooling challenge, administrative remedy adequate (Nev.), 204:A1 (10/22/08)
Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), white papers issued refuting unions' arguments in favor of passage, 228:A8 (11/26/08)
Jobless rate of 7.5 percent expected by mid-2009, Chamber would consider UI extensions for states with severe rates, 216:AA1 (11/7/08) Labor policy, business, government, labor officials disagree on next administration's role in workplace regulation, conference report, 192:C1 (10/3/08) Perfect storm exists for changes in labor law, NLRB official, others speculate on reforms under new administration, 193:B1 (10/6/08)
Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), health coverage top CTW goals, election role, legislative agenda discussed, 216:AA1 (11/7/08)
DuPont, ERISA bars assignment, alienation of plan benefits, QDRO required to waive rights in divorce, plan document rule examined (U.S., oral arg), 195:AA1 (10/8/08); supplemental briefings sought on plan document rule (U.S., brief sought), 210:A3 (10/30/08)
EG&G Defense Materials, environmental whistleblower's firing claim rejected, reports on chemical leak misled investigators, endangered public (DOL ARB), 216:A8 (11/7/08) Workplace risk assessment
Overtime, minimum wage, day care center instructors not subject to FLSA professional exemption, state regulations govern, Wage and Hour Op. Letter, 224:A2 (11/20/08); text, 224:E8 (11/20/08)
Political candidates should woo women voters with family-friendly policies, panel says, 191:A9 (10/2/08)
See also YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
China production industries, DOL seeks comments under FAR rule on forced or indentured child labor linked to federal contracts, 199:A6 (10/15/08) Grants, DOL awards $58M to combat, eliminate overseas violations, In Brief, 193:A15 (10/6/08) West Africa cocoa production, annual report shows intervention not reaching majority, Harkin-Engel Protocol discussed, 197:A3 (10/10/08)
Global Competitiveness Report, 2008, China advances, financial crisis effects on ranking discussed, 196:A10 (10/9/08)
Production industries, DOL seeks comments under FAR rule on forced or indentured child labor linked to federal contracts, 199:A6 (10/15/08) Wal-Mart sets new quality, environmental safety standards for Chinese suppliers, 206:A3 (10/24/08)
E-Verify system
Visa programs
See VISAS
Obama transition team names leaders to review labor, civil rights agencies, 221:A12 (11/17/08); correction, 223:A12 (11/19/08)
Texas law governs union officer's libel claim against AFGE members, no preemption, remanded (5th Cir.), 193:A2 (10/6/08)
ADEA, EPA, Dell, former HR managers file class action (N.D. Cal.), 211:A1 (10/31/08)
Breaks, off-the-clock work, Brinker, class certification vacated where individual issues predominate, review granted (Cal.), In Brief, 206:A12 (10/24/08) ERISA
AK Steel, class certified for spouses challenging cuts in survivor benefits (S.D. Ohio), 211:A2 (10/31/08)
Boeing, excessive fees to 401(k) service providers imprudent, certified (S.D. Ill.), 192:A4 (10/3/08) Calpine, fiduciary breach, $4.2M settlement approved in stock drop suit (N.D. Cal.), 212:A4 (11/3/08) Comcast, stock drop fiduciary breach, proposed class action advances (E.D. Pa.), 213:A3 (11/4/08) Death benefit fund termination, unlawful transfer to ILGWU Heritage Fund settled by partial repayment (S.D.N.Y.), 223:A9 (11/19/08) Hartford Fin. Servs. Group, class action alleges stock drop due to concealment of subprime mortgage losses (D. Conn.), 224:A4 (11/20/08) Intl. Paper, excessive costs, fees to 401(k) service providers, certified (S.D. Ill.), 191:A3 (10/2/08) Litigation, practitioners discuss future prospects based on past year's court developments, 218:C1 (11/12/08); correction, 219:A14 (11/13/08) R.J. Reynolds, divesting 401(k) plan of Nabisco stock imprudent, certified (M.D.N.C.), 191:A4 (10/2/08) Schering-Plough, stock drop class certified (D.N.J.), 192:A6 (10/3/08) Syncor, fiduciary breach, $4M settles stock drop suit for losses stemming from foreign bribery scheme (C.D. Cal.), 212:A4 (11/3/08) UNUM Life Ins., checkbook withdrawals in place of lump-sum payments breaches fiduciary duty, beneficiaries' suit revived (1st Cir.), 218:A2 (11/12/08) FLSA collective actions, waiver of opt-in requirement valid, opt-out class arbitration may proceed (U.S., rev den), 194:B1 (10/7/08) Mexico will pay $14.5M to settle wage claims of braceros employed as guestworkers on U.S. farms, railroads during W.W. II (N.D. Cal.), 200:A1 (10/16/08) Overtime
Oracle, FLSA, Cal. class suits settled for $1.2M, preliminarily approved (N.D. Cal.), 209:A10 (10/29/08)
Wal-Mart Stores, opt-in collective action, 2 of 573 pharmacists can sue over effects of salary fluctuations (10th Cir.), 197:A1 (10/10/08) Sex bias
Pitt Ohio Express, hiring, $2.4M settles EEOC suit, preliminarily approved (N.D. Ohio), 212:A1 (11/3/08)
School employees' class certified alleging failure to recognize, bargain with 4 mostly-female unions violates Title VII (N.D. Ind.), 195:A3 (10/8/08)
See HOSPITALS
Portal-to-Portal Act, unions say DOL should drop proposal to align FLSA rules with court rulings, Special Report, 203:C1 (10/21/08)
Labor law growing faster in federal than private sector, judge tells conferees, 226:A2 (11/24/08)
Supreme Court labor docket, oral arguments pending in six cases as 2008-2009 term opens, 192:AA1 (10/3/08)
Failure to read terms dooms fraud in the execution defense, employer liable for contributions (S.D. Ohio), 199:A3 (10/15/08)
Native American casino owners, UAW agree to explore bargaining under tribal law for dealers pact, 198:A10 (10/14/08); accord struck for negotiations under tribal law, 212:AA1 (11/3/08)
Emanuel rejects linking FTA to economic stimulus plan during lame-duck session, FTA development recapped, 218:A5 (11/12/08)
Affirmative action, ballot measure to end race, gender preferences heading for defeat, 216:A5 (11/7/08); voters nix preferences ban, In Brief, 220:A12 (11/14/08)
Politics
Campaign contributions from public employee unions barred under constitutional amendment, overview, 215:C1 (11/6/08)
Labor groups drop 4 ballot measures in exchange for business opposition to 3 anti-union initiatives, 192:A3 (10/3/08)
Economic outlook, business cycle dating panel not expected to call recession between now and election, 195:A10 (10/8/08)
IUE-CWA
Local 9509, fair representation claim advances for member fired after management discovered name on sex offenders registry (S.D. Cal.), 229:A1 (11/28/08)
Portal-to-Portal Act, unions say DOL should drop proposal to align FLSA rules with court rulings, Special Report, 203:C1 (10/21/08)
Dell, ADEA, EPA, former HR managers file class action (N.D. Cal.), 211:A1 (10/31/08)
Hewlett-Packard, national origin bias claim based on verbal abuse rejected where supervisor lacked authority for adverse action, cat's paw claim unsupported (7th Cir.), 217:A7 (11/10/08) Independent contractors, classification of at-home computer and software consultants target of Cal. agency scrutiny, 220:A5 (11/14/08) IT Networks
Am. Enterprise Inst., economic policy panel discussion, 209:A12 (10/29/08)
American Bar Association (ABA)
Federal sector labor law, 226:A2 (11/24/08)
Financial crisis, ERISA risks, 206:A9 (10/24/08) GINA, ADA, HIPAA, 194:C1 (10/7/08) Labor safeguards in bankruptcy cases, 214:C1 (11/5/08) NMB activity FY2008, FY2009, 211:A12 (10/31/08) RLA, NLRA jurisdiction, rights distinguished, conference, 212:A7 (11/3/08) 2008 Washington Health Care Summit, 226:A5 (11/24/08) Wellness plans, GINA penalties, 211:A5 (10/31/08)
Financial crisis, ERISA risks, 206:A9 (10/24/08)
GINA, ADA, HIPAA, 194:C1 (10/7/08) Labor safeguards in bankruptcy cases, 214:C1 (11/5/08) NMB activity FY2008, FY2009, 211:A12 (10/31/08) RLA, NLRA jurisdiction, rights distinguished, conference, 212:A7 (11/3/08) BNA
Pensions, financial crisis, 223:A4 (11/19/08)
Tax and Accounting audioconference, 221:A6 (11/17/08); 222:A7 (11/18/08) Cornell Law School, immigration forum, 224:A6 (11/20/08) District of Columbia Bar Association
ADA Amendments Act, impact of passage, 215:A1 (11/6/08)
Intl. Dispute Resolution Committee meeting, 196:A8 (10/9/08) Franchise Tax Bd., Cal. Tax Policy conference, 220:A5 (11/14/08) Minnesota CLE, Labor and Employment Law Institute, 228:A4 (11/26/08) Multi-State Consortium for Working Families, teleconference, 191:A9 (10/2/08) Natl. Ass'n for Bus. Econ. (NABE), annual meeting, 194:A10 (10/7/08) Natl. Empl. Lawyers' Ass'n (NELA), conference, 204:B1 (10/22/08) New York Univ. Law School, labor law in the Obama administration, 228:C1 (11/26/08) Practising Law Institute (PLI)
37th Annual Institute of Employment Law, Webcast, 190:A3 (10/1/08)
Conference, immigration, 199:C1 (10/15/08); 200:C1 (10/16/08); 200:C1 (10/16/08); 201:C1 (10/17/08) ERISA litigation, past, prospective, 218:C1 (11/12/08); correction, 219:A14 (11/13/08) San Francisco Human Rights Comm'n hearing, 9/11 backlash, 197:A5 (10/10/08) State Bar of Cal., Taxation Section, Cal. Tax Policy conference, 220:A5 (11/14/08) U.S. Chamber of Commerce, conference, labor policy, 192:C1 (10/3/08); 193:B1 (10/6/08)
Pensions, distress termination filing requirements, disclosure, PBGC releases final rule, 222:A5 (11/18/08)
Privacy
See PRIVACY
Real earnings, health insurance and pensions, distribution of earnings, 2007 report updated, 225:A3 (11/21/08)
Age bias, statute of limitations on state law administrative complaint runs from last day worked, not from notice of firing as in federal rule, suit revived (Conn.), 208:A5 (10/28/08)
Grants
Financial sector job losses, governor urges Chao to approve $48.2M tri-state National Emergency Grant, 224:A7 (11/20/08)
Quebecor layoffs, ETA funds non-TAA services, In Brief, 200:A8 (10/16/08)
Curacao Drydock, forced labor, $80M awarded to men sent by Cuban government to work at Caribbean shipyard (S.D. Fla.), 206:A6 (10/24/08)
Due process
See DUE PROCESS
See EQUAL PROTECTION
See FIRST AMENDMENT
Establishment Clause
See FIRST AMENDMENT
See FIRST AMENDMENT
See generally PRIVACY
See specific states
ABC of San Diego, ERISA, NLRA, contractors' challenge to project stabilization pact rejected, community college district was market participant (C.D. Cal.), 213:A4 (11/4/08)
Angelo Iafrate Constr., ADA, post-trial evidence of possible fraud on court by plaintiff's attorney triggers reversal of $1M jury award (6th Cir.), 204:A2 (10/22/08) Apprentices, DOL regulations dictate PPF program was joint employer for FMLA, WMLA coverage (W.D. Wash.), 229:A8 (11/28/08) Austin Maint. & Constr., mandatory arbitration, Open Door pact enforceable under Ga. law applies to bias, retaliation claims (11th Cir.), 197:AA1 (10/10/08) Cranes and derricks, OSHA releases proposed rule, operator certification at issue, 196:A12 (10/9/08) Davis-Bacon payroll reports, DOL proposes reducing personal data, 202:A5 (10/20/08) Geomatrix Servs., Davis-Bacon violations on Army base project, 2 prime, 4 subcontractors paid back wages, DOL announces, 218:A6 (11/12/08); clarification, 221:A14 (11/17/08) Granite Rock, IBT International not party to pact, interference charge rejected, but dispute with local must be arbitrated (9th Cir.), 205:AA1 (10/23/08); text, 205:E1 (10/23/08) Homeland Bldrs., fall hazards, OSHA proposes fines nearing $215K, 203:A2 (10/21/08) OSHA electrical installation rule clarified, In Brief, 212:A11 (11/3/08) Railroads, Cal., Bay Area high-speed line would add 48,000 construction jobs, bond issue discussed, 194:A2 (10/7/08) Spurlino Materials, anti-union animus, interim injunction to halt numerous ULPs upheld (7th Cir.), 196:A1 (10/9/08); text, 196:E1 (10/9/08)
Religious and sexual harassment, Christian male public school worker who quit due to co-workers' ribald humor failed to show bias, adverse action (D. Ore.), 218:A1 (11/12/08)
DeWolff, Boberg & Assocs., ERISA fiduciary breach, 401(k) participant suing for losses to plan assets in individual account drops reinstated lawsuit (D.S.C.), 209:A7 (10/29/08)
Conf. Bd. index, Sept., 2008, 190:A3 (10/1/08); Oct., 2008, 209:A9 (10/29/08); Nov., 2008, 228:A9 (11/26/08)
Monthly reports, BLS data, Sept., 2008, 201:D4 (10/17/08); Oct., 2008, 224:D1 (11/20/08)
Goods and services, BLS survey for 2007, 228:A1 (11/26/08)
Personal income, BEA reports
See FEDERAL CONTRACTS AND CONTRACTORS; specific states
Ala., Mobile County Jail, race bias, disparate treatment, suspension lawful, abuse of position sets claimant apart from comparators (U.S., rev den), 199:AA1 (10/15/08)
Cal., prison guard union drops recall campaign against governor, In Brief, 202:A9 (10/20/08) Prisoner Opportunity, Work, and Education Requirement (POWER) Act
Dollar limitations on pension benefits, contributions, IRS issues COLAs, other adjustments for tax year 2009, 201:A6 (10/17/08)
EPPA, mixed motive analysis shows bank worker's firing claim properly dismissed, but claims based on use or referral of results remanded (4th Cir.), 228:A6 (11/26/08); text, 228:E1 (11/26/08)
LMRDA
Forced labor conspiracy, $80M awarded to men sent by Cuban government to work at Curacao shipyard (S.D. Fla.), 206:A6 (10/24/08)
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