Human Resources Report Index-Summary

CABLE AND SATELLITE SERVICES

– Comcast, overtime, joint-employer status (D. Md.), 1056
– MSNBC Cable, reporter's breach of contract and wage claims reinstatement (2d Cir.), 1139

CALIFORNIA

– Breaks

See BREAKS, MEAL AND REST

– Credit checks, bill to ban employer use vetoed, 1047
– Diversity jurisdiction, corporate citizenship, “nerve center” test defines “principal place of business” (U.S., rvs and rem), 204
– Employee status, contractual choice-of-law provision, driver wage claims (9th Cir.), 775
– FEHA

– – Age bias

– – – Stray remarks relevant circumstantial evidence (Cal.), 846
– – – Television writers' class settlement (Cal. Super. Ct.), 96

– – Family Rights Act, liquidated damages denied where verdict form unclear (E.D. Cal.), 441
– – Hiring policy barring convicted applicants, adverse impact, bus driver class action (N.D. Cal.), 821
– – Sexual harassment, assault by registered sex offender, employer liability (Cal. Ct. App.), 1220

– Health insurance, premiums, high-deductible plan enrollment, 2010, survey, 1386
– Hourly bank tellers, consolidated FLSA, Cal., Wash. law complaint, class status sought (D. Kan.), 625
– Managed care, cost shifting to workers, 14
– Mandatory arbitration

– – Invalidation of class waiver as unconscionable, FAA preemption (U.S., rev grant), 569; Supreme Court docket, 1069; (oral arg), 1213
– – National origin, disability bias, arbitration of state law claims enforced despite contract of adhesion (N.D. Cal.), 581
– – Overtime, class waiver unconscionable, unenforceable (U.S., rev den), 36

– Overtime

– – Drug reps, “outside sales” or administrative exemption application (2d Cir.), 746
– – Field managers' collective action (N.D. Cal.), 1307

– Pregnancy bias, janitorial service contractor charged (N.D. Cal.), 991
– Privacy, pager text messages, Cal. violation (U.S., oral arg), 425; city audit of employees' use valid (rvs, rem), 649; correction, 686; Quon decision examined, BNA Insights, 976
– Safety and health

– – Diacetyl rule, Cal/OSHA proposal revised, 970; approved, 1048; effective Dec. 2, 2010, 1244
– – Fit-tested respirators, Cal. Pub. Health Dept. guidance for health care workers, 1222
– – Injury and illness prevention, OSHA to study state rule, 514

– San Francisco health care ordinance, ERISA preemption, solicitor brief filed (U.S.), 596; employer mandates upheld (rev den), 710
– Total employer control, FLSA claim for post-shift pay, state law claim for commute pay (9th Cir.), 273
– Undocumented workers, invalid documentation, “racist firings,” defamation (Cal. Ct. App.), 1278
– Vacation and personal leave

– – “Use it or lose it policy” illegal, damages retroactive (Cal. Super. Ct.), 935
– – Wal-Mart, class settlement (N.D. Cal.), 512; approval, 1241

CANADA

– Facebook posting, firings upheld (B.C.L.R.B.), 1188
– Union membership data, HRSD Canada report, 54

CARD CHECKS

See RECOGNITION OF UNIONS

CARPENTERS (UBC)

– Detroit Fringe Benefit Funds, general contractor, subcontractor alter egos, intent to avoid joint liability single factor (U.S., rev den), 569

CARS

– Manufacturing and sales

See AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

– Use and regulation

See MOTOR VEHICLES

CASH BALANCE PLANS

– Anti-cutback, whipsaw calculation claim allowed, backloading defeated (E.D. Wis.), 356
– Backloading, age bias, rule violations not shown (D.N.J.), 623
– BP, opening balance calculations, 8 percent interest rate not “excessive” (E.D. Ky.), 637
– Conversion notice

– – CIGNA, “wear away,” remedies, appeals on Circuit split, “likely harm” standard (U.S., brief sought), 259; (brief filed), 597; deficient SPD, showing of “likely harm” (rev grant), 709; rule of reliance or prejudice predicted (U.S., rev grant), 904; Supreme Court docket, 1069; (oral arg), 1340
– – Tables and hypothetical numbers, usage sufficient (10th Cir.), 972
– – WaMu, inadequate notice, class settlement (W.D. Wash.), 822

– Financial planning assistance program, age bias settlement (S.D.N.Y.), 793
– IRS final rules, summer release, 685
– Lump-sum payout

– – Failure to use whipsaw calculation, class settlement approved (D. Ariz.), 432
– – Rehired AT&T employees' class certified (N.D. Cal.), 959

– Monsanto, age bias, interest credits not covered benefit accruals (7th Cir.), 847
– “Normal retirement age,” definition (U.S., rev den), 206
– Verizon, equitable reformation due to scrivener's error (7th Cir.), 887

CASINOS

See also generally GAMBLING AND GAMING
– Divi Carina Bay, race and sex bias, mandatory arbitration (3d Cir.), 328

CDHPs

See CONSUMER-DRIVEN HEALTH PLANS (CDHPs)

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, U.S.

– Ariz. immigration enforcement bill, harm to workers from protests, boycotts, 526
– Immigration reform, future immigrant workflows, debate with labor over commission model, 303
– Job creation

– – Buy Am. problems realized, report, 220
– – Call to action, annual State of Am. Bus. address, 39

– Opening Markets, Creating Jobs, report urging more FTAs, 555
– Organizing, unions use of corporate campaigns to achieve goals, panel discussion, 165
– PPACA forum, small firms vow to pay fines over buying coverage, 825
– VETS, 14-state partnership pilot to hire veterans, 1077; VETS chief lauds pilot program, 1255

CHANGE TO WIN (CTW)

– Chair, UFCW president elected, 1048

CHEMICAL HAZARDS

See HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

– Chemtura, diacetyl exposure, popcorn workers' settlements (S.D.N.Y.), 960
– DuPont, ADA, thinking impairment, no duty to accommodate (5th Cir.), 1135
– Permissible exposure limits, updates, OSHA comments, 911
– Pharmaceuticals

See PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY

– Rohm & Haas, ERISA, COLA exclusion from lump-sum pension distribution, settlement (S.D. Ind.), 403
– Solvay Chems.

– – ERISA, cash balance plan conversion tables sufficient notice (10th Cir.), 972
– – Sleeping on the job, Wyo. law good-faith standard (10th Cir.), 775

CHILD CARE

– Flexibility, telecommuting, pay cuts in exchange for, survey, 1058
– Kids Ark Learning Ctr., sexual harassment liability, appeal (8th Cir.), 1081
– Michele Obama urges need for family-friendly workplaces, DOL visit, 82
– Protection Improvements Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 1469

CHILD LABOR

– Job restrictions, WHD final rule, 886
– Legal services access to pursue claims, DOL-ABA initiative, 1269
– Nonfarm employment safety, hours, FLSA, DOL final rules, 542
– Penalties, DOL, 657

CHILDREN

– Adult children, health coverage

See HEALTH INSURANCE

CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (CHIP)

– Model notice, DOL issued, 124; public comments sought, 377

CHINA

– Hon Hai Precision Indus. of Taiwan, working and living conditions, migrant suicides, salary hikes, 599; more wage hikes, 625
– Tort Liability Law, medical privacy provision, 54

CHIP

See CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (CHIP)

CHURCHES

See RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS

CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES (USCIS)

– AAO precedential decisions issued, 1130
– Adjudication, customer service policies, comprehensive review, 823
– DHS regulatory agenda, 2010, details, 1383
– E-Verify program

See EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION

– Green cards

See GREEN CARDS

– Haitian nationals, temporary protected status (TPS), notice, 70
– Immigration applications fee hikes, proposed rule, 627; final rule increasing fees , 1016; adjusted fee collections, revised forms, 1267
– Visa program enforcement

See VISAS

CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION, U.S.

– Older workers, long-term unemployment, age bias, other factors debated in hearing, Special Report, 669

CLASS ACTIONS

– ADEA, RIF statistical impact analysis flawed (D.C. Cir.), 910
– Arbitration

– – FAA, class arbitration improper where pact silent, panel's inference invalid (U.S., rvs and rem), 457
– – Waiver unconscionable, unenforceable (U.S., rev den), 36

– Cal., software firm wage and hour class certified (Cal. Super. Ct.), 1129
– ERISA

– – Cash balance plans

– – – Anti-cutback, whipsaw calculation claim allowed, backloading defeated (E.D. Wis.), 356
– – – AT&T, lump-sum payouts, rehired employees' class certified (N.D. Cal.), 959
– – – Avnet, lump-sum payouts, failure to use whipsaw calculation, settlement approved (D. Ariz.), 432
– – – Financial planning assistance program, age bias settlement (S.D.N.Y.), 793
– – – Notice of conversion, accrual reductions, settlement (W.D. Wash.), 822

– – Fiduciary breach

– – – Fair market value, final approval of ESOP settlement (S.D. Fla.), 11
– – – High-risk investments, ESOP, plausibility standard (D. Mass.), 329; dismissal, 1365

– – Severance pay, numerosity, class decertified (N.D.N.Y.), 693

– FLSA

– – Call center workers, off-the-clock work, meal breaks, overtime settlement (W.D. Wis.), 656
– – Independent contractor misclassifications

– – – Common proof of right to control vs actual control, class certification denied (S.D.N.Y.), 692
– – – FedExGround, Cal. ruling no bar to consolidated multidistrict action (N.D. Ind.), 496

– – Litigation, annual workplace report, 2009, Seyfarth Shaw, 81
– – Or., vacation leave, overtime, termination pay, consolidation, Wal-Mart settlement (D. Or.), 599
– – Overtime, field managers' collective action (N.D. Cal.), 1307
– – Pa. wage law, compatibility with FLSA collective actions, brief filed (3d Cir.), 95
– – Plant closing, FLSA, ERISA, WARN Act, N.J. claims, adequacy of counsel, recertification denial remanded (3d Cir.), 608
– – University enrollment counselors (E.D. Pa.), 581
– – Wal-Mart settlement (N.D. Cal.), 512; approval, 1241

– FRCP, certification denial against auto rental firm (2d Cir.), 1159
– Paycheck Fairness Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 12, S 182

– Race bias

See RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

– Sex bias

See SEX DISCRIMINATION

– Sexual harassment, Chicago restaurants, EEOC suits (N.D. Ill.), 1047
– Systemic bias claims, risk avoidance, mitigation guidance, BNA Insights, 1283
– WARN Act, wage violations, trucking firm (N.D. Okla.), 21

CLINICS

See HOSPITALS

CLOTHES CHANGING

– Protective gear, FLSA

– – Compensability, WHD Interpretation, 653
– – Kellogg, mixed results, walking time compensable (6th Cir.), 945
– – Kraft Foods, compensable time and Wis. wage and hour law (7th Cir.), 861
– – Manufacturing (5th Cir.), 50
– – Poultry workers

See POULTRY PROCESSING

– – Uniforms, police claims rejected (9th Cir.), 355

COBRA

See CONSOLIDATED OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT (COBRA)

COLAs

See COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS (COLAs)

COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL

– Independent contractor misclassifications, Cal. ruling no bar to FedEx Ground drivers consolidated multidistrict action (N.D. Ind.), 496

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

– Ed. Note: This heading covers bargaining process issues. For contracts reached through negotiations, see specific union names and industries.
– Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA)

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 1409, S 560

– Employer Bargaining Objectives, 2010, BNA survey, 333
– Shareholder activism, unions use of corporate campaigns to achieve goals, Chamber panel discussion, 165

COLORADO

– Pay Equity Comm'n created to educate, encourage best practices, 600
– Race, religious, national origin bias, meatpacker suit (D. Colo.), 933
– Title VII, under worksharing accord, state agency's loss of jurisdiction not binding on EEOC, timely suit revived (10th Cir.), 464
– Weld County, promotions, rejection of sex and disability bias, retaliation claims (10th Cir.), 214

COMMISSIONS

– FLSA retaliation, pay structure change, pretext (D. Conn.), 580
– Fraud inducement, Ark. claim over settlement agreement (8th Cir.), 495

COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS (CWA)

– Convention, Pelosi on hopes for EFCA passage, Congressional goals, 824

COMMUTING

– Total employer control, FLSA claim for post-shift pay, Cal. claim for commute pay (9th Cir.), 273

COMPENSATION

See also WAGES AND SALARIES
– Minimum wage

See MINIMUM WAGE

– Overtime

See OVERTIME

– Total rewards strategies

– – Consequences, WFS 5 (4/26/10)
– – Executives, performance pay, WFS 13 (4/26/10)
– – High performers, employer recognition, 1060
– – Pay-for-performance, pitfalls, WFS 18 (4/26/10)
– – Risk assessments, WFS 15 (4/26/10)
– – Trends and challenges, WFS 6 (4/26/10)

– Unemployment

See UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

– Workers' compensation

See WORKERS' COMPENSATION

COMPUTERS

– Avnet, cash balance plan's failure to use whipsaw calculation for lump-sum distributions, class settlement approved (D. Ariz.), 432
– Hewlett-Packard

– – ERISA benefit termination after decade, ongoing disability not proved (U.S., rev den), 1326
– – Job cuts, 600

– IT

See INFORMATION NETWORKS AND TECHNOLOGY

– Lexmark, personal leave, vacation pay, “use it or lose it policy” illegal, damages retroactive (Cal. Super. Ct.), 935
– Networks

See INFORMATION NETWORKS AND TECHNOLOGY

– Social media

See SOCIAL MEDIA

CONDUCT OF EMPLOYEES

– Inappropriate behavior, warning signs, employer recognition advised, 902

CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS

– AFL-CIO Exec. Council, 247; 845; 892; 893; 894
– Am. Bar Ass'n (ABA), 248; 277; 344; 360; 417; 528; 529; 918; 919; 1143; 1160; 1162; 1162; 1228; 1229; 1256; 1256; 1280; 1281; 1330
– Am. Constitution Soc'y for Law and Policy, 554
– Am. Indus. Hygiene Conf., 606
– Am. Law Inst.-ABA, 359; 714; 769
– Am. Payroll Ass'n, 2010 Capital Summit, 305
– Am. Public Health Ass'n, 1216; 1250
– Am. Soc'y of Pension Prof'ls & Actuaries, 323; 350; 1191
– Am. Soc'y of Safety Eng'rs (ASSE), 514; 663; 751
– Annual Employee Benefits Symposium, 1106; 1107
– Brookings Inst. Hamilton Project, 1085
– Center for Am. Progress, 275
– CWA convention, 824
– DC Bar Ass'n, 569
– DOL forum, 275
– DOT, Natl. Distracted Driving Summit, 1018
– EBRI, 1385
– EEOC, 1127
– ERISA Advisory Council, 965
– Immigration Lawyers' Ass'n, 778
– Industry Liaison Group (ILG), 919
– Natl. Ass'n of Bus. Economics (NABE), 276; 1141
– Natl. Bus. Group on Health, 293
– Natl. Employment Law Inst. (NELI), 1171; 1368; 1369
– Natl. Employment Lawyers Ass'n, 723; 1142
– Natl. Petrochemical and Refiners Ass'n Natl. Safety Conf., 578
– Natl. Safety Council 2010 Congress and Expo, 1111
– New Am. Found., 658
– New York Univ., labor law conference, 640; 641
– NIOSH, green jobs, 18
– OSHA Maritime Advisory Comm., 103
– Practicing Law Inst., 446
– Small Bus. Admin., 215
– Suffolk Univ. Law School, 1172
– 2010 Congress and Expo, Natl. Safety Council, 1103
– 2011 Compensation Strategies, 1060

CONGRESS, U.S.

– Ed. Note: For coverage of legislation by bill number, see LEGISLATION, FEDERAL. For information on measures not yet assigned bill numbers, see relevant subject headings.
– House Education and Labor Comm., Kline (R-Minn) announces name change, 1384

CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE (CRS)

– PPACA, potential employer penalties summarized, 544

CONNECTICUT

– Privacy, GPS tracking of inspectors, remedies, statutory authority for private enforcement (Conn.), 49

CONSOLIDATED OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT (COBRA)

– ARRA

– – Failure to exhaust DOL remedies bars notice, benefits claims (D.D.C.), 468
– – Pathways Out of Poverty, green jobs training grants to aid disadvantaged populations, 40
– – Premium reduction eligibility, EBSA determination upheld (D. Kan.), 607

– Cancellation of policy prior to termination, notice requirement (S.D. Ill.), 189
– Costs

– – Coverage concerns prohibit eligible worker participation, CRS report, 322
– – Unemployment rate, impact, survey, 993

– Disclosure, failure to provide SPD, pro se plaintiff's claims (E.D. Va.), 973
– Extension bills

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4213, HR 4691, HR 4851

– Model notices, updates

– – Eligibility period, extension, 70
– – Notification requirements, 321
– – Public comments, 377

– Premium subsidy

– – Appealing denials, DOL website updates, 178
– – Challenges for health benefit plan sponsors, Special Report, 1314
– – Enrollment data

– – – EBRI article, 1132
– – – Treas. Dep't report, 573

– – Expiration absent Congressional extension, 179
– – Extension

– – – Bill

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3548

– – – DOL website update, 236

– – 15-month rule, IRS compliance project, 181
– – Prior-year tax credit, IRS update, 43
– – Reduction factsheet, DOL website, 40

CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS

– Background checks, NASA contractors right to privacy (U.S., rev grant), 260; Supreme Court docket, 1069
– First Amendment

See FIRST AMENDMENT
– – Free speech

See FREEDOM OF SPEECH

– Fourth Amendment

See FOURTH AMENDMENT

– PPACA

See generally PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (PPACA)

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

– American Jobs Matter Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5637

– Bechtel

– – ADA, Cal. FEHA filing acceptable under EEOC worksharing accord (9th Cir.), 1221
– – 401(k) plan investment fees, class settlement (N.D. Cal.), 1104

– Cranes and derricks, OSHA final rule, 824
– Elk Remodeling, ERISA interference, §510 claim advances (E.D. Va.), 666
– Fall protection rule, OSHA proposes revisions, 578
– Fillner Constr., inherently dangerous work, hiring party vicarious liability (Cal.), 748
– First Kuwaiti Gen. Trading & Contracting, FCA, retaliation claims lacking (4th Cir.), 801
– Independent contractor misclassifications, Neb., bill signed, 404
– Indus. Contracting, LaSalle, benefits contributions, joint liability (U.S., rev den), 569
– Jersey Constr., ERISA interference, wife's chemotherapy costs, mechanic fired (D.N. J), 106
– Noise protection, OSHA rule revision, 1137; comment period extension, 1275
– Pulte Homes, FMLA, ERISA interference, firing after start of leave without knowledge of leave request (11th Cir.), 412
– Rapetti Rigging Servs., crane collapse, homicide acquittal (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 858
– Siemens Bldg. Techs., SOX coverage of nonpublic subsidiaries, amicus briefs invited (DOL ARB), 540
– Tools and materials, FLSA enterprise coverage, interstate inquiry (11th Cir.), 972

CONSTRUCTIVE DISCHARGE

– Arbitration pact severability, bias claims reinstated (3d Cir.), 664
– Hospital worker fired for poor performance (8th Cir.), 1193
– Mandatory arbitration, ADR denials not waiver, no bypass (D. Colo.), 218
– Race bias, performance improvement plan not pretext (11th Cir.), 941

CONSULTANTS

– Accenture, ERISA, electronic notice of plan reduction insufficient (N.D. Ill.), 914
– Smartsoft, H-1B visa workers, wage and hour violations, DOL settlement, 905

CONSUMER-DRIVEN HEALTH PLANS (CDHPS)

– Enrollment, EBRI report, 1331
– Growth rate, 2010, survey, 938
– Prescription drugs, impact on preventive care, EBRI report, 881
– Public v. private employers, enrollee spending practices, plan use, GAO report, 906

CONTINGENT WORKERS

– Day laborers

See DAY LABORERS

– Independent contractors

See INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS

– Misclassification, hiring policies, legality, conference, 1228
– Temporary employees

See TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES
– – Agencies

See TEMPORARY AGENCIES

CONTRACTORS

– Background checks, NASA employees constitutional right to privacy (U.S., rev grant), 260; Supreme Court docket, 1069
– Defense

See DEFENSE CONTRACTORS

– Federal

See FEDERAL CONTRACTS AND CONTRACTORS

– Independent

See INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS

CONTRACTS

– Employment

See EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT

– Medical marijuana, federal drug law preempts state accommodation law (Or.), 433; analysis, 481; correction, 516

CORPORATIONS

– Campaign financing

See POLITICAL ACTIVITIES

– Language proficiency, U.S. multinationals hurt by lack of foreign language skills, 331
– PBGC

See PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION (PBGC)

– Succession planning and management

– – Best practices, WFS 21 (9/27/10)
– – High-potential employees

– – – Networking, WFS 14 (9/27/10)
– – – Pointed plan, details, WFS 17 (9/27/10)
– – – Strategic targeting process, WFS 7 (9/27/10)

– – Readiness, WFS 5 (9/27/10)

– Women, underrepresentation on boards, report, 1198

CORPS OF ENGINEERS

See ARMED SERVICES

CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES

– GEO Group, religious bias, head scarf ban upheld (3d Cir.), 848
– Iowa, ADEA, officer denied promotions (N.D. Iowa), 155

COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS (COLAs)

– Exclusion from pension lump-sum distributions, ERISA settlement (S.D. Ind.), 403
– Tax-deferred retirement plans, contribution limits unchanged for 2011, 1329

COURTS

– State

See specific states

– Supreme, U.S.

See SUPREME COURT, U.S.

CRANES AND DERRICKS

– Collapse, rigger homicide acquittal (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 858
– OSHA final rule, 824
– Salaried crane dispatcher, FLSA administrative exemption (11th Cir.), 635

CREDIT REPORTS

– Credit checks for employment

– – Adverse impact on minorities, women, disabled, EEOC meeting, 1127
– – Cal., bill vetoed, 1047
– – FCRA amendment

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 3149

– – Ill., bill signed, 880
– – Or., House bill passed, 209; signed, 348; implementation, 685
– – State restrictions, BNA Insights, 806

CREDITS AGAINST TAXES

– COBRA premium subsidy, prior-year coverage, IRS update, 43
– Health care

– – Eligibility, calculations, claims, IRS guidance, 543; final guidance issued, 1294
– – Nonelective contributions, IRS guidance, 486
– – Transition relief, IRS FAQ, 376

– Hiring

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2847, HR 6105, S 3623, S 3706
– – HIRE Act

See HIRING INCENTIVES TO RESTORE EMPLOYMENT (HIRE) ACT

– Inflation adjustments, amounts limits, 1161
– Job creation

– – Conn., bill enacted for new hires, disabled, 544
– – Federal bills

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2847, HR 4437

– – Ill., bill signed, 404
– – Job growth proposals, discussion, forum, 1367

CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES

– Bribery, FCPA

See FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT (FCPA)

– Hiring policies

– – Adverse impact, bus firm's policy barring convicts (N.D. Cal.), 821
– – Convictions, Title VII, EEOC guidelines, NELP report, 778
– – Race bias, theft-related record valid bar (8th Cir.), 1052

CTW

See CHANGE TO WIN (CTW)