A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday ruled in a case involving Federal Express Corp that workers who take military leave must be paid for that time if their employers offer other forms of short-term paid leave.
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Jurors To Hear About Whistleblower s Lost Texts, Judge Says
Law360 (June 1, 2021, 7:07 PM EDT) A Pennsylvania federal judge said during a hearing Tuesday that potential jurors in a False Claims Act case against Gilead Sciences Inc. would have to be told about the tens of thousands of text messages that, inadvertently or not, were deleted from a whistleblower s cell phones.
While Gilead and attorneys for whistleblower Chris Purcell bitterly dispute whether the nearly 73,000 deletions were a result of intentional conduct, Judge Mark Kearney said during the hearing in Philadelphia that the issue would no doubt be brought up during the course of a potential trial in the case.
A Pennsylvania federal judge will slam the brakes on proceedings in an ERISA suit against Universal Health Services Inc. after the hospital chain's workers submit a few more court filings, agreeing with Universal that a pause is needed while the Third Circuit considers whether granting class certification was warranted.
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Universal Health Workers Urge Class Status In 401(k) Suit
Law360 (February 9, 2021, 1:36 PM EST) Universal Health Services workers who accused the hospital company of mismanaging their retirement savings asked a Pennsylvania federal judge to let their suit go forward on behalf of a sweeping class, saying tens of thousands of workers had suffered the same injury.
Mary Boley, Kandie Sutter and Phyllis Johnson urged U.S. District Judge Mark Kearney on Monday to certify a class of Universal employees who alleged the company shirked its duties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act when it loaded their 401(k) plan with high-cost investment options.