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March 21, 2011 |

Baristas' suit against Starbucks may proceed as class action

A Boston federal judge has certified a Massachusetts class action against Starbucks Corp. over its tip policy on the same day plaintiffs appealed a New York federal court's judgment on the same policy to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2d Circuit.
4 minute read
December 07, 2011 |

7th Circuit rules for borrower over BOA in Truth in Lending Act case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit has revived a borrower's case against Bank of America and a title company for giving him one instead of two copies of a notice advising of a three-day right to cancel a refinancing.
4 minute read
June 10, 2009 |

Lose the 'Pole Tax'

In a wage-and-hour class action, strippers sue to be classified as employees, not independent contractors.
3 minute read
October 27, 2008 |

IN-BRIEF

New York Judge William Pauley approved the settlement of an antitrust class action over bar-exam review courses, but has slashed attorney fees in the case. The suit was one of a number of similar actions filed in recent years against BAR/BRI, the nation's dominant purveyor of bar review courses. Plus, more of this week's news briefs.
3 minute read
July 14, 2010 |

In-House Lawyer Loses Whistleblower Case in Minnesota

When Sybaritic general counsel Brian Kidwell pointed out suspected illegal activity, he knew it could come back to bite him. Kidwell hit the books and tried to protect himself — but was still denied whistleblower protection.
8 minute read
October 16, 2009 |

Full 7th Circuit Leaves Verbal Complaints at Employee's Own Risk

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday declined to hear a workplace retaliation case en banc, letting stand the panel's decision that the Fair Labor Standards Act doesn't protect "unwritten purely verbal complaints." But three judges dissented. Judges Ilana Rovner, Ann Williams and Diane Wood said their colleagues were wrong not to hear the case because the decision departs from other circuits' decisions and "the long-standing view of the Department of Labor."
2 minute read
March 25, 2010 |

High Court to Decide Whether Anti-Retaliation Shield Protects Only Those Who Complain in Writing

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a retaliation lawsuit that seeks to answer a seemingly simple question: What does it mean to "file a complaint"? The question lies at the heart of the case of a Wisconsin factory worker who claimed he was unlawfully fired after verbally complaining to his bosses about the placement of time clocks. The employer argued that only written complaints -- not oral ones -- are protected activity under the anti-retaliation provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act, and the 7th Circuit agreed.
2 minute read
October 15, 2009 |

Full 7th Circuit leaves verbal complaints at employee's own risk

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit on Thursday declined to hear a workplace retaliation case en banc, letting stand the panel's decision that the Fair Labor Standards Act doesn't protect "unwritten purely verbal complaints."
2 minute read
March 23, 2011 |

Baristas' Suit Against Starbucks May Proceed as Class Action in Mass. Federal Court

A Boston federal judge has certified a Massachusetts class action against Starbucks Corp. over its tip policy on the same day plaintiffs appealed a New York federal court's judgment on the same policy to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2d Circuit.
4 minute read
September 24, 2012 |

Two suits against BoA over flood insurance resurface

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has revived lawsuits brought by two homeowners against Bank of America Corp. for requiring them to buy flood insurance of greater value than their mortgage principal amount.
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