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Labor board rules in SEIU's favor
DETROIT (Legal Newsline) - The National Labor Relations Board Region 7 announced April 2 that an attempt to have a class of employees exempted from a union election is denied.
Janitorial firm worker files labor complaint against SEIU
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - A worker for a Massachusetts janitorial firm filed a complaint against the Service Employees International Union, alleging a violation of his National Labor Relations Act right.
Ore. man sent to prison over organic corn scam
EUGENE, Ore. (Legal Newsline) - An Oregon corn seller was sentenced Wednesday to 27 months of imprisonment for selling more than 4.2 million pounds of corn falsely labeled as organically grown.
Judge orders defunct company to restore retirement funds
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has ordered Fresno, Calif. company Explore General Inc. and Jaime M. Gonzalez to pay $519,601 to the company's 401(k) profit-sharing plan.
Third Circuit rules against HMO, permits class arbitration
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - An attempt by Oxford Health Plans to vacate a district order for class arbitration in a contract dispute with a physician was rejected Tuesday by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
JPMorgan Chase to pay $20M fine
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - JPMorgan Chase Bank has arranged to pay a $20 million fine the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Fla. insurer pays $137.5M in fines
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- WellCare Health Plans Inc., a Tampa-based managed health care service company, will pay $137.5 million to the federal government and nine states to resolve four lawsuits.
Commission says Royal Bank of Canada washed sales
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed a complaint alleging the Royal Bank of Canada engaged in a wash sale plot worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
The EPA's encroachment of power
Lewis WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued a pronouncement in December 2009 to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.
Groupon settles class action, pays $8.5M
Sabraw SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) -- Discount coupon seller Groupon has settled a class action lawsuit for $8.5 million.
DOJ settles ADA allegations against Iowa hospital
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Trinity Health Systems and the U.S. Department of Justice announced a settlement Friday that mandates an Iowa hospital provides effective communication to the hearing impaired.
Judge rules in case over Wis. collective bargaining law
Walker MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has rejected the attempt by labor unions to declare Wisconsin's law limiting the collective bargaining privileges of some government employees as unconstitutional.
EPA's popularity possibly waning
Rahall WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - President Barack Obama administration's Environmental Protection Agency has managed to antagonize not only its foes but now might also be alienating its friends.
Federal judge issues injunction in lockout
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge on Thursday issued a temporary injunction ordering the owners of a Brooklyn apartment complex to end a months-long lockout of more than 70 unionized porters and maintenance workers and resume bargaining "immediately."
Coalition challenges Conn. governor on labor issue
WATERBURY, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - A coalition representing consumers, filed a lawsuit March 22 in Connecticut Superior Court to oppose Gov. Dannel Malloy's executive order that turned some health care workers into state employees.
Mass. restaurants cited for labor violations; group blames confusing laws
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Department of Labor announced Thursday that an investigation of restaurants in Massachusetts revealed significant violations of the minimum wage, overtime and record-keeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Former NBA player indicted for Ponzi scheme
George NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) -- A Newark grand jury has indicted a former NBA star for alleged fraud in a $2 million Ponzi investment scam.
Courts continue to criticize EPA
Elrod NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - For the third time in less than a week, a federal court has reversed an order by the Environmental Protection Agency.
First proposed carbon pollution standard generates controversy
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed the first Clean Air Act standard for carbon pollution.
Philly's CLC: Filing fees spiked after judge welcomed more litigation
White PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - Filing fees taken in at Philadelphia's Complex Litigation Center increased more than 1,000 percent between 2008 and 2009, from $420,453 to nearly $4.8 million.