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Cohen v. Health Net of California Inc.
ERISA preempts employee's claims against health care provider.
Employment Law Mar. 21, 2007
Engquist v. Oregon Dept. of Agriculture
Former employee's class-of-one equal protection claim is inapplicable to public employer, and her substantive due process claim fails except in extreme cases.
Employment Law Mar. 20, 2007
Gambini v. Total Renal Care Inc.
Jury may properly find violation of Washington discrimination law if it determines employer's adverse employment decision was motivated, even in part, by employee's disability.
Employment Law Mar. 16, 2007
Walton v. U.S. Marshals Service
Plaintiff's claim of unlawful discharge due to hearing impairment fails where she is not deemed person with disability.
Employment Law Mar. 14, 2007
Jones v. The Lodge at Torrey Pines Partnership
Court improperly grants defendants' motions for judgment notwithstanding verdict where evidence was sufficient to support finding of adverse employment action.
Employment Law Mar. 14, 2007
Jones v. The Lodge at Torrey Pines Partnership
Court improperly grants defendants' motions for judgment notwithstanding verdict where evidence was sufficient to support finding of adverse employment action.
Employment Law Mar. 14, 2007
Konig v. U-Haul Co. of California
Plaintiff challenging class action waiver must prove substantive unconscionability of that provision by establishing that only small amounts of individual damages are involved.
Employment Law Mar. 8, 2007
Davis v. WCAB
Revision of workers' compensation statutes does not alter formula used to calculate permanent disability award when employee's overall disability is subject to apportionment.
Employment Law Mar. 8, 2007
Small v. Superior Court (Brinderson Constructors Inc.)
Industrial Welfare Commission wage order accompanied by sufficient statement of basis is presumed to have been properly published and to contain workable definitions.
Employment Law Mar. 7, 2007
Hall v. County of Los Angeles
Plaintiff cannot compare one classification of male and female employees' wages with another classification of male and female employees' wages to show gender discrimination.
Employment Law Mar. 6, 2007
Ross v. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
In wrongful discharge case, public entity is immune from liability where initiation of administrative proceedings to terminate is also immune.
Employment Law Mar. 6, 2007
Womack v. San Francisco Community College District
Temporary instructor seeking reinstatement failed to establish that he worked in excess of 60 percent of necessary full-time instructor's work hours.
Employment Law Feb. 22, 2007
Wallace v. City of San Diego
Substantial evidence supports jury's finding that employer took retaliatory actions against plaintiff in violation of Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.
Employment Law Feb. 14, 2007
Ross v. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
In wrongful discharge case, public entity is immune from liability where initiation of administrative proceedings to terminate is also immune.
Employment Law Feb. 2, 2007
Sereboff v. Mid Atlantic Medical Services Inc.
Under ERISA Section 502(a)(3)(B), fiduciary seeks equitable relief when it seeks recovery through constructive trust or equitable lien on specifically identified fund.
Employment Law Jan. 29, 2007
Smith v. WCAB
Insured employee who successfully enforces his workers' compensation award following insurer's formal or informal denial of coverage is entitled to recover attorney fees.
Employment Law Jan. 24, 2007
Stanley v. Gonzales
Civil Service Reform Act divests district court of subject matter jurisdiction to hear federal confidential employee's non-colorable constitutional claims related to her employment.
Employment Law Jan. 23, 2007
Nestle Ice Cream Co. v. WCAB
Issuance of amended award that effects substantial or material change, or corrects judicial error, extends deadline for party to file petition for reconsideration.
Employment Law Jan. 23, 2007
Roby v. McKesson HBOC
Insufficient evidence existed to support finding that employer engaged in discriminatory harassment within meaning of Fair Employment and Housing Act.
Employment Law Jan. 19, 2007
Miller v. Farmers Insurance Exchange
Claims adjusters who filed class action lawsuit for overtime wages against employer were exempt from Fair Labor Standards Act.
Employment Law Jan. 12, 2007
Silver v. Executive Car Leasing Long-Term Disability Plan
Employee with serious heart condition demonstrated that he was continuously disabled and entitled to disability benefits.
Employment Law Jan. 11, 2007
Sarka v. The Regents of the University of California
In employment termination case, doctor's retaliation argument failed where evidence showed he was discharged for insubordination.
Employment Law Jan. 8, 2007
Syverson v. International Business Machines Corp.
Where corporation reduced its workforce, general release and covenant not to sue agreement is unenforceable.
Employment Law Jan. 5, 2007
Patricia Adkins Insurance Agency Inc. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
Insurance provider may not impose trade secret and non-competition provisions on employees of its independent contractor agents.
Employment Law Jan. 5, 2007
Walsh v. Nevada Dept. of Human Resources
In action brought under Title I of ADA, individual defendants cannot be held personally liable for violations of ADA.
Employment Law Dec. 22, 2006
Bates v. United Parcel Service
In class action where district court found employment discrimination under ADA, this does not automatically lead to finding Unruh Act violation.
Employment Law Dec. 7, 2006
Glanton v. AdvancePCS Inc.
ERISA plan participants who have not suffered any cognizable injury lack standing to sue plan fiduciaries for breach of duty.
Employment Law Dec. 7, 2006
Miller v. Xerox Corp. Retirement Income Guarantee Plan
Xerox Corporation's method of accounting for prior distributions in calculating employees' final retirement benefits violates ERISA.
Employment Law Dec. 5, 2006
Carter v. California Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Amendment to Fair Employment and Housing Act making employers liable when their employees are harassed by nonemployees applied retroactively to present action.
Employment Law Nov. 28, 2006
Wasti v. Superior Court (Ezratty)
In employment discrimination case, petitioner timely served her civil complaint where she did not file administrative complaint for investigation.
Employment Law Nov. 26, 2006