Trinity Health Corp. will pay $75 million to settle class action claims that it underfunded its pension plans by improperly treating them as “church plans” exempt from federal law (Lann v. Trinity Health Corp., D. Md., No. 8:14-cv-02237-PJM, motion for preliminary settlement approval filed
8/1/16).
Former employees of Rep. Tammy Duckworth who filed a workplace retaliation lawsuit against the Illinois Democrat are rejecting a settlement offer. Their decision means the case will likely go to trial — scheduled to begin on Aug. 15, about three months before election day. According to the Chicago Daily Herald, which first reported the news, the former employees, Denise Goins and …
Qualcomm has agreed to settle a gender discrimination lawsuit following accusations of bias against women. The deal, which will cost Qualcomm $19.5 million in compensation claims, settles accusations that the tech giant offered fewer chances of promotion to female employees — and paid them less to boot. Sanford Heisler represented female Qualcomm employees in a class-action lawsuit.
Asset managers that limit employee retirement plan investment choices to proprietary, in-house mutual funds are putting a legal target on their backs, attorneys said. In the context of a rash of lawsuits by employees against financial services companies alleging breach of fiduciary duty in managing 401(k) plans, asset management companies that populate their retirement plans solely with house …
Employees are used to being disciplined at work. People who habitually arrive late for work each day are prime candidates and others who refuse to follow company policies can also end up in an employer’s cross hairs. But what about the things you do during your off-work hours?
A federal appeals court has ruled that a 2011 discrimination lawsuit against Springfield-based Bass Pro Shops can proceed. The lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in Texas by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 2011, accuses the outdoor retailer of discriminating against black and Hispanic job applicants, The Springfield News-Leader reported .
A manager for Joe’s Kwik Marts filed a federal class action lawsuit against the company, alleging she and other managers improperly were denied overtime pay in violation of state and federal wage laws. Jenny Shiptoski of Old Forge claims she routinely worked 50 to 70 hours per week at several of the company’s convenience stores. The firm improperly avoided paying her overtime by classifying her …
The San Francisco-based men’s club for the rich and powerful that hosts the annual Bohemian Grove encampment at Monte Rio will pay $7 million to settle a class-action lawsuit from seasonal workers alleging unfair labor practices. Terms of the agreement involving 664 current and former valets employed from May 2011 to December 2014 received provisional approval Wednesday from Sonoma County …
A new federal lawsuit claims Grubhub misclassified its delivery drivers as independent contractors across the country, the latest salvo in a legal battle that has spread across the gig economy. The Chicago-based food ordering and delivery company is also involved in a similar federal case in California that was filed last September. Boston-based attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan, of Lichten & Liss- …
Courts have generally enforced arbitration agreements if they allow employees to exercise their rights and aren’t too one-sided in favor of the employer. However, conflicting decisions by federal appeals courts have left employers uncertain as to whether they can require employees to sign class-action waivers as part of …