Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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B150017
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Friedman v. Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Veganism is not religious creed within meaning of California Fair Employment and Housing Act. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 15, 2002 | |
B136679
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Clayton-Brame v. Superior Court (In re Los Angeles County Dept. of Health Services)
Employee had no reasonable expectation of promotion despite selection of candidate with lower test score. |
Employment Law |
|
Sep. 11, 2002 | |
01-1484
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Rakity v. Dillon Co,
Plaintiff's lifting limitation is not disability within meaning of ADA. |
Employment Law |
|
Sep. 9, 2002 | |
00-8069
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Estes v. Wyoming Department of Transportation
State agency waives sovereign immunity when it removes action to federal court. |
Employment Law |
|
Sep. 9, 2002 | |
00-1373
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Davey v. Lockheed Martin Corporation
Opinion |
Employment Law |
|
Aug. 29, 2002 | |
B155026
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Atascadero Unified School District v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
Workers' compensation benefits are not available for psychiatric injury caused by workplace gossip about personal life. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 27, 2002 | |
00-17203
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Pickern v. Holiday Quality Foods Inc.
Disabled plaintiff within the Americans With Disabilities Act does not need to attempt to gain access during the statutory period to establish actual injury. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 25, 2002 | |
00-3243
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Foster v. Alliedsignal, Inc.
Injured worker produced sufficient evidence of her retaliatory firing by employer to survive summary judgment. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 25, 2002 | |
71694-3
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Boeing Co. v. Heidy
Benefits for worker who suffers from hearing loss cannot be reduced merely because people his age suffer age-related hearing loss. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 22, 2002 | |
A096146
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Walrath v. Sprinkel
Individual supervisor may be liable for retaliation against employee in violation of Fair Employment and Housing Act. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 20, 2002 | |
01CA1327
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Wisehart v. Meganck
Claim that termination of employee was based on fraud does not constitute exception to employment at-will doctrine. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 20, 2002 | |
27629-1
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City of Port Orchard v. Dept. of Retirement Systems
Dept. of Retirement Systems is not required to reimburse cities for temporary disability benefits paid to law enforcement officers and fire fighters. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 19, 2002 | |
01-0103
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Putz v. The Industrial Commission of Arizona
Self-employed contractor who hired extra help 24 days over four month period did not constitute "regular employment" under worker's compensation statute. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 16, 2002 | |
01-4101
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Ferroni v. Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Warehousemen Local No. 222
In Equal Pay Act claim, plaintiff failed to show she was paid less than male employees for substantially equal work. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 13, 2002 | |
01-0520
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Higginbottom v. State of Arizona
Appointed position of Director of Department of Racing qualifies as at-will employment. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 13, 2002 | |
71569-6
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Kilian v. Atkinson
Independent contractor may not assert claim of age discrimination under state law. |
Employment Law |
|
Aug. 9, 2002 | |
00-35397
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Funkhouser v. Wells Fargo Bank
Company's switch to less favorable benefits package does not constitute violation under the Family Medical Leave Act. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 8, 2002 | |
99-1465
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Allison v. Bank One - Denver
Bank is liable for ERISA violation when it fails to make 'adequate provisions for continued prudent management' of plan assets. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 8, 2002 | |
F036499
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Ruiz v. Cabrera
Injured employee's exclusive remedy is workers' compensation where employer is licensed farm labor contractor. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 8, 2002 | |
00-8083
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Moffett v. Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
Court properly dismissed plaintiff's claims against disability plan administrators alleging violations of ERISA and state law. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 8, 2002 | |
01-15512
|
Hernandez v. Hughes Missile Systems Co.
Company's policy not to rehire employees who resigned due to violations of personal conduct rules violates ADA, as applied to rehabilitated drug addicts. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 7, 2002 | |
01-2134
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Danville v. Regional Lab Corp.
Applicant offered sufficient evidence that decision not to interview her for job was pretext for age bias. |
Employment Law |
|
Aug. 7, 2002 | |
01-5131
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Stewart v. State of Oklahoma
Title VII claim against state does not require right-to-sue letter from U.S. Attorney General. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 7, 2002 | |
00-4032
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Whitney v. Board of Education of Grand County
Because school board knew teacher suffered from depression at time it terminated her, district court's reasoning in dismissing ADA claim was erroneous. |
Employment Law |
|
Aug. 7, 2002 | |
S095918
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Silo v. CHW Medical Foundation
Catholic hospital isn't liable nor in violation of public policy for terminating employee for using what it considered objectionable religious speech in workplace. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 6, 2002 | |
A093521
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Jersey v. John Muir Medical Center
Hospital does not violate 'fundamental public policy' when it terminates at-will employee who refuses to dismiss her suit against former patient. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 6, 2002 | |
D037347
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Tomlinson v. Qualcomm Inc.
Employee laid off while on maternity leave fails to establish discrimination claim. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 6, 2002 | |
01-3098
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Hysten v. Burlington Northern
Summary judgment is proper where plaintiff fails to make prima facie case of racial discrimination and retaliation. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 5, 2002 | |
2001-0125
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Smith v. Cigna Healthplan of Arizona
Supervisor's claims for employment discrimination under state law are not preempted by National Labor Relations Act. |
Employment Law |
|
Aug. 2, 2002 | |
26796-9
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Gossage v. State of Washington
Applicant was not entitled to absolute preference in hiring decision because he is veteran. |
Employment Law |
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Jul. 29, 2002 |