Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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B215179
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Silguero v. Creteguard Inc.
Subsequent employer’s agreement to enforce previous employer’s invalid noncompetition agreement limits employee’s mobility in employment against public policy. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 2, 2010 | |
09-16664
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Murray v. Principal Financial Group Inc.
'Career agent' is not entitled to Title VII protections where hiring party did not sufficiently control manner by which agent sold products. |
Employment Law |
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Jul. 28, 2010 | |
C062306
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Kirby v. Immoos Fire Protection Inc.
Court may award attorney fees to prevailing defendant for claims unrelated to unpaid minimum or overtime wages under Labor Code Section 218.5. |
Employment Law |
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Jul. 28, 2010 | |
09-15290
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Mack v. Kuckenmeister
State courts have jurisdiction to decide that state court issued domestic relations order is qualified domestic relations order as defined by ERISA. |
Employment Law |
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Jul. 23, 2010 | |
B216130
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Morgan v. United Retail Inc.
Employers are not required to list sum of regular hours and overtime hours worked in separate line on wage statements. |
Employment Law |
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Jul. 20, 2010 | |
D054139
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Milan v. City of Holtville
City has no duty to offer accommodations to injured employee who failed to express definitive interest in retaining her job. |
Employment Law |
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Jul. 19, 2010 | |
B216252
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Thompson v. City of Monrovia
Placement of employee in program to improve work performance based on consistently poor performance evaluations does not constitute retaliatory discrimination. |
Employment Law |
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Jul. 15, 2010 | |
07-16487
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Narayan v. EGL Inc.
Summary judgment is not appropriate where presumed employees show employer exercised considerable control over employment relationship. |
Employment Law |
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Jul. 14, 2010 | |
A126525
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Service Employees International Union Local 1000 v. Schwarzenegger
Award granting State Fund employees back pay for Governor’s wrongfully mandated furlough is valid where award did not come after final judgment. |
Employment Law |
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Jul. 14, 2010 | |
G041990
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Roden v. AmerisourceBergen Corp.
Review official properly calculates former employee’s retirement benefits according to actuarial principles, methods and assumptions found to be appropriate by plan actuary. |
Employment Law |
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Jul. 12, 2010 | |
A125927
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Reeves v. MV Transportation Inc.
Summary judgment is appropriate on unlawful age discrimination claim where plaintiff fails to show discriminatory intent in hiring decision. |
Employment Law |
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Jul. 12, 2010 | |
09-15568
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Breiner v. Nevada Dept. of Corrections
Women’s prison’s employment policy permitting discrimination against men by barring them from holding lieutenant positions violates Title VII. |
Employment Law |
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Jul. 9, 2010 | |
G041816
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Stevenson v. Board of Retirement of the Orange County Employees' Retirement System
In calculating pension allowance, Orange County Employees Retirement System properly excludes overtime pay received by investigator in narcotics bureau. |
Employment Law |
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Jul. 8, 2010 | |
08-15223
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Solis v. Jasmine Hall Care Homes Inc.
Partial summary judgment against residential care facilities that are liable for wage law violations is not appealable because judgment is not final. |
Employment Law |
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Jul. 2, 2010 | |
A122783
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Holman v. Altana Pharma US Inc.
Court may award expert witness fees to prevailing party defending against Fair Employment and Housing Act claim. |
Employment Law |
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Jul. 2, 2010 | |
A125494
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Alameda County Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee v. Roadway Electrical Works Inc.
Plaintiffs with claims against construction company tasked with rebuilding Bay Bridge are not required to exhaust administrative remedy before filing suit. |
Employment Law |
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Jul. 1, 2010 | |
09-56025
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Simonia v. Glendale Nissan/Infiniti Disability Plan
Courts may award attorney fees in ERISA actions if litigant has achieved some success on merits and factors weigh in favor of award. |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 25, 2010 | |
09-497
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Rent-A-Center West Inc. v. Jackson
Former employer cannot challenge validity of employment arbitration agreement as whole in court where agreement delegates issue to arbitrator. |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 22, 2010 | |
S121552
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Martinez v. Combs
Agricultural workers may not recover unpaid minimum wages from farmer's produce merchants where they could not prevent plaintiffs from working. |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 11, 2010 | |
09-35084
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Carver v. Holder
Action for enforcement of EEOC decision must challenge liability determination as to discrimination and finding with regard to remedies. |
Employment Law |
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May 28, 2010 | |
07-35753
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Doyle v. City of Medford
City's policy of denying post-retirement health insurance coverage does not violate Due Process Clause where no protected property interest existed. |
Employment Law |
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May 27, 2010 | |
09-448
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Hardt v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co.
In ERISA lawsuit, court may award attorney fees to either party if fee claimant has achieved some degree of success on merits. |
Employment Law |
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May 24, 2010 | |
08-16803
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Anthoine v. North Central Counties Consortium
Public employee’s statements regarding employer’s failure to comply with legal obligations are matter of public interest subject to First Amendment protection. |
Employment Law |
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May 24, 2010 | |
S121552
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Martinez v. Combs
Agricultural workers may not recover unpaid minimum wages from farmer's produce merchants where they could not prevent plaintiffs from working. |
Employment Law |
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May 20, 2010 | |
E047532
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Guinn v. County of San Bernardino
Probation officer’s denial of promotion based on merit does not qualify as ‘punitive action’ entitling officer to administrative appeal. |
Employment Law |
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May 18, 2010 | |
08-35845
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Schmidt v. Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Co.
Adequate evidence exists for jury to find railroad employed welder because it controlled aspects of work that may have caused his injury. |
Employment Law |
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May 18, 2010 | |
07-17120
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Porter v. Winter
In federal court, former Navy employee can claim Title VII attorney fees from EEOC proceeding. |
Employment Law |
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May 6, 2010 | |
S168950
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Runyon v. Board of Trustees of the California State University
California State University employee need not obtain mandate petition before seeking damage remedy under California Whistleblower Protection Act. |
Employment Law |
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May 4, 2010 | |
08-15731
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Ventress v. Japan Airlines
Federal Airline Deregulation Act does not preempt California whistle blower claim where employee’s actions had no impact on flight operations or services. |
Employment Law |
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May 3, 2010 | |
C061168
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Riverside Sheriffs' Association v. Board of Administration of the California Public Employees' Retirement System
Deputy coroners are not entitled to enhanced retirement benefits where their principal duties did not clearly include 'active law enforcement.' |
Employment Law |
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Apr. 27, 2010 |