Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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C038494
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Moosa v. State Personnel Board (California State University, Chico)
University improperly demoted professor with reputation for being demanding of students. |
Employment Law |
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Jan. 7, 2003 | |
00-56803
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Vasquez v. County of Los Angeles
In employment discrimination action, objectively tangible harm rather than mere personal preference is required to show adverse employment decision. |
Employment Law |
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Dec. 15, 2002 | |
H018775
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Smith v. Rae-Venter Law Group
Employer not required to pay attorney's fees and costs on appeal where labor commissioner's decision and trial court's decision were essentially identical. |
Employment Law |
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Dec. 1, 2002 | |
01-15410
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EEOC v. United Parcel Service Inc.
To show monocular individual's impairment is substantial limitation, impairment must prevent use of eyesight compared with how unimpaired individuals use eyesight in daily living. |
Employment Law |
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Nov. 19, 2002 | |
D038059
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Caloca v. County of San Diego
Police officers are entitled to public hearing to challenge disciplinary recommendation of civilian review board. |
Employment Law |
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Nov. 18, 2002 | |
98-16924
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Rene v. MGM Grand Hotel Inc.
Openly gay employee alleging sexual harassment by same-sex co-workers has stated claim under Title VII. |
Employment Law |
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Nov. 12, 2002 | |
01-15426
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Jasch v. Potter
Where agency reaches merits of claim, despite employee's failure to comply with requests for information, administrative remedies are presumed sufficiently exhausted. |
Employment Law |
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Oct. 29, 2002 | |
00-56867
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Zivlovic v. Southern California Edison Co.
Court failed to make detailed factual findings regarding discrimination claim under American with Disabilities Act. |
Employment Law |
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Oct. 29, 2002 | |
00-35458
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Lawson v. State of Washington
There is insufficient evidence that plaintiff was constructively discharged after voluntarily resigning from employment due to religious beliefs. |
Employment Law |
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Oct. 10, 2002 | |
00-1200
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Dilley v. SuperValu Inc.
Potential violation of seniority system did not preclude jury from finding employee's requested accommodation to be reasonable. |
Employment Law |
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Oct. 10, 2002 | |
00-5224
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Schrader v. Ray
Employer that has fewer than 15 employees but receives federal assistance is subject to Rehabilitation Act. |
Employment Law |
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Oct. 10, 2002 | |
00-4082
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Hickman v. GEM Insurance Co.
Contract provision limiting insurance coverage for hospital room to 'usual and customary rate' is not ambiguous. |
Employment Law |
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Oct. 10, 2002 | |
B150621
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Lopez v. C.M.G. Development Inc.
Property owner is not liable where independent contractor's employee is injured on the job and employee is covered under Worker's Compensation Act. |
Employment Law |
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Oct. 2, 2002 | |
D037590
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Palestini v. General Dynamics Corp.
Fraudulent concealment of work-related injury qualifies as exception to Workers Compensation Act. |
Employment Law |
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Oct. 1, 2002 | |
A095800
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City of Oakland v. WCAB
Employee is not entitled to workers' compensation benefits for psychiatric injury caused by demotion. |
Employment Law |
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Oct. 1, 2002 | |
S096524
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Esberg v. Union Oil Co. of California
FEHA's policy against age discrimination does not extend to furnishing educational assistance benefits. |
Employment Law |
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Oct. 1, 2002 | |
01-1022
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Garrett v. Hewlett-Packard Co.
Forty-year-old African American male's negative performance evaluations may have been pretextual. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 29, 2002 | |
00-35997
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Pool v. VanRheen
Public employee did not suffer retaliation for engaging in constitutionally protected speech. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 26, 2002 | |
01-55985
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Ferguson v. Countrywide Credit Industries Inc.
Because employer's arbitration agreement is unenforceable based on doctrine of unconscionability, employee cannot be compelled to arbitrate employment discrimination claims. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 26, 2002 | |
01-70354
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Stevedoring Services of America v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Multiple employers are liable for worker's gradual loss of hearing. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 26, 2002 | |
00-6362 and 00-6363
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Smith v. Diffee Ford-Lincoln-Mercury Inc.
In determining equitable relief, court is bound by jury's determination of factual issues common to both legal and equitable claims. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 26, 2002 | |
00-16178
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Westaff (USA) Inc. v. Arce
Because ERISA permits plan administrators to bring suit in federal court only for equitable relief, action seeking money judgment is dismissed. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 25, 2002 | |
48499-1
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Ramm v. City of Seattle
Police officers who lost promotions to those with lower test scores fail to show promotions system caused any harm. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 25, 2002 | |
G027871
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Rodarte v. Orange County Fire Authority
Disabled firefighter, who exhausted vacation and sick leave, was not entitled to salary during disability retirement application process. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 24, 2002 | |
B148834
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Herberg v. California Institute of the Arts
Sexual drawing of art school employee was not pervasive enough to create hostile work environment under Fair Employment and Housing Act. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 24, 2002 | |
01CA2446
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Cunliffe v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office
Employee is not entitled to unemployment benefits when she attempted to rescind voluntary resignation. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 23, 2002 | |
01-6234
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Nance v. Sun Life Assurance Co.
Denial of long-term disability benefits for depression and back pain beginning after employee's termination is proper under ERISA. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 17, 2002 | |
00-3055
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Townsend v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.
District court must instruct jury that it may, but need not, infer discriminatory intent from disbelief of employer's explanation for termination. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 17, 2002 | |
G027368
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Colarossi v. Coty US Inc.
Circumstantial evidence presented sufficient retaliatory motives for wrongful termination. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 17, 2002 | |
49898-3
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Puget Sound Energy v. Adamo
Employee who slipped and fell in employer's parking lot was entitled to benefits for injury. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 15, 2002 |