Daily Labor Report® Index-Summary

FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT (FLSA)

– Collective actions

See CLASS ACTIONS

– EPA

See EQUAL PAY ACT (EPA)

– Hazardous occupations orders

See HAZARDOUS OCCUPATIONS

– Overtime

See OVERTIME

– Retaliation, written complaint requirement, rehearing denied (7th Cir.), 198:A–1 (10/16/09); text, 198:E–1 (10/16/09)

FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA)

– Hours of service, shortfall (U.S., rev den), 191:B–6 (10/6/09)
– Military families, exigency, expansion

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2647, S 1390

– Retaliation

– – Adoption-related leave, interference (U.S., rev den), 191:B–10 (10/6/09)
– – No detrimental reliance (W.D. La.), 195:A–10 (10/13/09)
– – Performance warnings predated leave (7th Cir.), 204:A–11 (10/26/09)
– – Temporal link, failure to reapply for job, performance problems pretext (D.N.J.), 206:A–4 (10/28/09)

– RIF, failure to reinstate interference (M.D. Fla.), 197:A–11 (10/15/09)

FATALITIES

– Construction, Nev. OSH program review, OSHA report, 205:A–9 (10/27/09); discussed, 208:A–2 (10/30/09)
– Fines

See PENALTIES

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA)

– Airline Safety and Pilot Training Improvement Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 3371

FEDERAL CONTRACTS AND CONTRACTORS

– Community Coffee, race bias in hiring, OFCCP settlement, 192:A–2 (10/7/09)
– Computer Sciences, USCIS contractor, SCA back pay, DOL recovery (N.D. Ill.), 194:A–14 (10/9/09)
– Construction, ARRA reporting requirements, FAR compliance, enforcement changes, 201:A–5 (10/21/09)
– Defense contractors

See DEFENSE CONTRACTORS

– Eagle Express, overtime, SCA coverage, FLSA suit (N.D. Ill.), 194:A–12 (10/9/09)
– Horizons Youth Servs., successor contractor, duty to recognize, bargain (NLRB), 199:A–10 (10/19/09)
– PLAs

See PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS (PLAs)

– Posting notices, NLRA employee rights, analysis of comments on proposed DOL rule, 191:C–1 (10/6/09)
– Text messaging ban, 189:A–13 (10/2/09)

FEDERAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM (FEHBP)

– FEHBA preemption, FEHBP jurisdiction, federal officer removal statute (U.S., rev grant), 196:AA–1 (10/14/09)
– Premium costs, 2010, 188:A–8 (10/1/09)

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

– Annuitant rehiring

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2647, S 1390

– Domestic Partner Benefits and Obligations Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2517, S 1102

– FLRA

See FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY (FLRA)

– Health benefits

See FEDERAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM (FEHBP)

– Retirement benefits

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2647, S 1390

– Text messaging ban, 189:A–13 (10/2/09)

FEDERAL EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ACT (FELA)

– Cal. whistleblowing, preemption (E.D. Cal.), 206:A–6 (10/28/09)

FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY (FLRA)

– Performance, morale improvements, 192:A–8 (10/7/09)

FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE (FMCS)

– Appointments and personnel changes, Cohen nomination clears HELP hurdle, 188:A–14 (10/1/09)
– Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA)

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 1409, S 560

– Labor-management cooperation, best practices, FY2009 grants, 206:A–12 (10/28/09)

FEDERAL RAILROAD SAFETY ACT (FRSA)

– 9/11 Act, Cal. whistleblowing, preemption (E.D. Cal.), 206:A–6 (10/28/09)

FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD (FRB)

– Beige Book surveys

See ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

– Industrial production and capacity report

See PRODUCTIVITY

FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE (FRCP)

– Rule 4(m), failed service of process, fault (11th Cir.), 191:A–2 (10/6/09)
– Rule 23(b), hybrid class settlement, res judicata, overtime (N.D. Okla.), 188:A–2 (10/1/09)
– Rule 71, settlement without notice to putative class members prejudicial (Wash. Ct. App.), 188:A–8 (10/1/09)

FEES

– Agency

See AGENCY FEES

– Attorney

See ATTORNEYS' FEES

– 401(k) Fair Disclosure and Pension Security Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2989

– Union dues

See DUES, UNION

FEHBA (FEDERAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS ACT)

See FEDERAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM (FEHBP)

FELA

See FEDERAL EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ACT (FELA)

FIDUCIARY DUTY

– ERISA

– – Baxter Intl., subsidiary fraud, executive knowledge, 401(k) ten percent rule (N.D. Ill.), 192:A–2 (10/7/09)
– – Citigroup, stock drop dismissal criticized, 189:A–6 (10/2/09)
– – Credit Lyonnais, years of service, oral promise (2d Cir.), 192:A–3 (10/7/09)
– – ESOP fiduciary indemnification rights, legal fees, arbitration (E.D. Cal.), 198:A–6 (10/16/09)
– – First Horizon Natl., disclosure, subprime mortgage investment losses, 191:A–2 (10/6/09)
– – 401(k) Fair Disclosure and Pension Security Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2989

– – Harley-Davidson, stock drop, fluctuations not proof of imprudence (E.D. Wis.), 196:A–4 (10/14/09)
– – Honda, Merrill Lynch, 401(k), excessive fees (S.D. Ohio), 198:A–8 (10/16/09)
– – Humana, stock drop, flawed earnings projections (W.D. Ky.), 191:A–4 (10/6/09)
– – Ivy Asset Mgt., multiemployer funds, Madoff investment losses (S.D.N.Y.), 190:A–4 (10/5/09)

– LMRDA, implied right of action by union against former officer (U.S., rev den), 196:AA–2 (10/14/09)

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

– Am. Intl. Grp. (AIG), SOX, jurisdiction, final administrative decision (S.D.N.Y.), 201:A–3 (10/21/09)
– AmeriServ Fin. Bank, USW pact ratified, 205:A–10 (10/27/09)
– Citigroup

– – Cash balance, ERISA, fractional test, minimum accruals, computation, backloading (2d Cir.), 200:A–1 (10/20/09)
– – ERISA, stock drop dismissal criticized, 189:A–6 (10/2/09)

– Credit Lyonnais, ERISA, years of service, oral promise (2d Cir.), 192:A–3 (10/7/09)
– First Horizon Natl., ERISA, disclosure, subprime mortgage investment losses, 191:A–2 (10/6/09)
– Merrill Lynch, Honda, ERISA, 401(k), excessive fees (S.D. Ohio), 198:A–8 (10/16/09)
– Mortgages

See MORTGAGES

– TARP aid

– – Bonuses, federal regulation, 193:A–4 (10/8/09)
– – Executive compensation, federal regulation, 193:A–4 (10/8/09)
– – Top pay packages limited, broader bonus probe proposed, 204:C–1 (10/26/09)

– Vanguard Grp., §1981, res judicata, Title VII dismissal precludes (3d Cir.), 194:AA–1 (10/9/09); text, 194:E–1 (10/9/09)
– Wells Fargo, FLSA overtime, misclassified IT workers, class certification (N.D. Cal.), 207:A–9 (10/29/09)

FIREARMS

– Ariz., storage in locked vehicles on workplace lots, 193:A–8 (10/8/09)

FIREFIGHTERS

– Race bias

– – Conn., New Haven promotions tests, written versus oral, disparate impact (D. Conn.), 200:A–8 (10/20/09)
– – Ill., Chicago, test-based hiring, timeliness of claims (U.S., rev grant), 188:AA–1 (10/1/09)

FIRST AMENDMENT

– Ministerial exception, ADEA, mandatory retirement (2d Cir.), 197:A–4 (10/15/09)

FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULES

– Diverse range of employees may benefit, 204:A–13 (10/26/09)
– Health benefits, intervention trials, research studies, 196:A–11 (10/14/09)
– Shriver Report, changing demographics, women in workplace, 199:A–11 (10/19/09)
– Valuing Families Agenda, policies, legislation to rebuild economic security, 201:A–10 (10/21/09)

FLIGHT ATTENDANTS (AFA)

– Delta-Northwest merger, representation, NMB determinations, 192:A–6 (10/7/09)
– Frontier Airlines, representation petition, 191:A–11 (10/6/09)

FLORIDA

– Bonita Springs, racial harassment, DOJ settlement (M.D. Fla.), 190:A–7 (10/5/09)
– Corporate-owned life insurance (COLI), state law, retroactivity (11th Cir.), 200:A–3 (10/20/09)
– Whistleblowing, airline security violation, protected (S.D. Fla.), 202:A–2 (10/22/09)
– Withdrawal of job offer, hiring, firing, bankruptcy code (M.D. Fla.), 204:A–8 (10/26/09)

FLRA

See FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY (FLRA)

FMCS

See FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE (FMCS)

FMCSA

See MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (FMCSA)

FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS (UFCW)

– Local 7, Safeway, King Soopers, “final” pact offer, 193:A–8 (10/8/09); talks stalled, strike mulled, 203:A–12 (10/23/09)
– Local 348-S, successor employer, subcontractor pact, arbitration (2d Cir.), 195:A–1 (10/13/09); text, 195:E–1 (10/13/09)
– NLRB quorum, NLRA §3(b) challenge, authority of 2-member Board to issue rulings, Circuits split (U.S., briefs filed), 197:A–15 (10/15/09)

FOOD PRODUCTS

– All-Feed Processing and Pkg., combustible dust, PPE violations, OSHA fines, 199:A–14 (10/19/09)
– Del Monte Fresh Produce, clothes changing, breaks, compensation of minimum wage workers (Ore. Cir. Ct.), 195:A–8 (10/13/09)
– Diacetyl, Cal/OSHA regulation, 189:A–14 (10/2/09)
– Flowers Bakery of Cleveland, USERRA, liquidated damages, right to jury trial (E.D. Tenn.), 197:A–1 (10/15/09); text, 197:E–4 (10/15/09)
– Kellogg, BCTGM, Mich., Neb., Tenn., and Pa. plants, ratified, 195:A–6 (10/13/09)
– Poultry processing

See POULTRY PROCESSING

– Schwan's Home Serv., ADA, regarded as disabled (7th Cir.), 203:A–1 (10/23/09)

FOOD SERVICES

– Community Coffee, race bias in hiring, OFCCP settlement, 192:A–2 (10/7/09)
– Hillstone Rest. Grp., privacy, SCA, MySpace postings (D.N.J.), 189:A–10 (10/2/09)
– Pearl Room, child labor, teen parking valet fatality, DOL fines, 199:A–14 (10/19/09)
– Toojay's Mgt., withdrawal of job offer, hiring, firing, bankruptcy code (M.D. Fla.), 204:A–8 (10/26/09)

FORMS

– LMRDA, LM-2/LM-3, union financial disclosure, rule rescinded, 195:A–13 (10/13/09)
– Pensions, 2009 Form 5500, DOL electronic filing webcast, 207:A–14 (10/29/09)

401(k) PLANS

– ERISA, fiduciary breach

See FIDUCIARY DUTY

– 401(k) Fair Disclosure and Pension Security Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2989

FRAUD

– Asbestos removal safety training, false certifications, Cal/OSHA (N.D. Cal.), 208:A–4 (10/30/09)
– ERISA, sham divorces, QDROs, recoupment (S.D. Texas), 201:AA–1 (10/21/09); text, 201:E–2 (10/21/09)
– Shareholders, SOX

See SARBANES-OXLEY ACT (SOX)

– Visa programs

See VISAS

FRB

See FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD (FRB)

FRCP

See FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE (FRCP)

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

– Agency fees, 1st Amend., chargeability of union expenses (2d Cir.), 198:AA–1 (10/16/09); text, 198:E–5 (10/16/09)

FRSA

See FEDERAL RAILROAD SAFETY ACT (FRSA)

FURLOUGHS

– Cal., reports claim illusory benefits, higher costs, 200:A–2 (10/20/09)