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Discredited resveratrol researcher sues UConn for wrongful termination

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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March 8 2013

A scientist who was accused of falsifying data in research on the purported health benefits of red wine has reportedly sued the University of

Class certification revoked for pizza delivery drivers

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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February 8 2013

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the grant of class certification for some 1,600 Domino's Pizza delivery drivers in Minnesota

Court approves settlement of wage claims against Japanese steakhouse chain

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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February 8 2013

A federal court in California has reportedly approved the settlement of wage related claims in a class action filed by restaurant managers against

Home confinement and probation for illegal asbestos removal

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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January 25 2013

A federal court in New Jersey has sentenced a construction worker to three years of probation, including six months of home confinement, for

Burger King franchisee to pay $25,000 to cashier fired for wearing skirt prescribed by faith

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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January 18 2013

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a consent decree with a federal court in Texas to resolve claims that a Burger King

Former steakhouse server seeks to revive collective wage-and-hour claims

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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January 18 2013

A woman who formerly worked as a LongHorn Steakhouse server has asked a federal court for permission to modify her motion for a collective action

Worker exposed to diacetyl on the job loses before California jury

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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December 14 2012

According to a news source, the first “popcorn-lung” occupational exposure case tried in California has resulted in a defense verdict

Ketchup company wage-dispute class dismissed without prejudice

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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November 16 2012

A federal court in California has dismissed putative class claims filed against H.J. Heinz Co. LP by a factory worker alleging that the company denied employees full wages by improperly rounding their time records while also purportedly penalizing and disciplining workers for “clocking in past scheduled start times or clocking out before scheduled end times”

First Circuit upholds $14.1-million judgment in Starbucks tip-sharing class action

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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November 16 2012

The First Circuit Court of Appeals has determined, as a matter of first impression, that Starbucks Corp. violated a Massachusetts law prohibiting restaurant tips to be shared with employees who have managerial responsibilities, because the “upscale coffee house” chain allowed tips collected in tip jars by the cash registers of its Massachusetts shops to be shared by shift supervisors and baristas

EEOC’s discrimination claims against Hawaiian farming operations narrowed

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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November 16 2012

A federal court in Hawaii has dismissed in part a complaint filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against farmers and a recruiting company that allegedly mistreated Thai workers