Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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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 | |
S167169
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Pearson Dental Supplies Inc. v. Superior Court (Turcios)
Court properly vacates arbitration award where arbitrator’s error deprived employee with mandatory arbitration agreement of hearing on unwaivable statutory employment claim. |
Employment Law |
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Apr. 27, 2010 | |
A124408
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Ellison v. Sequoia Health Services
Hospital board’s decision to terminate doctor’s hospital privileges is proper where board had authority to exercise its own independent judgment. |
Employment Law |
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Apr. 26, 2010 | |
08-810
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Conkright v. Frommert
Court must use deferential standard to determine reasonability of pension plan administrator’s interpretation of benefits under ERISA. |
Employment Law |
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Apr. 22, 2010 | |
08-16206
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Bamonte v. City of Mesa
Donning and doffing of police uniforms and gear at police stations are not compensable activities. |
Employment Law |
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Mar. 25, 2010 | |
A125292
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California Attorneys v. Schwarzenegger
Governor lacks authority to mandate furloughs for State Compensation Insurance Fund employees. |
Employment Law |
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Mar. 21, 2010 | |
07-56599
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Rutti v. Lojack Corp. Inc.
Employer may have to compensate employees for time spent uploading work data to company database while at home. |
Employment Law |
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Mar. 2, 2010 | |
08-35641
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Traxler v. Multnomah County
Amount of front pay for former employee wrongly terminated from job for taking medical leave falls within purview of court, not jury. |
Employment Law |
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Feb. 28, 2010 | |
08-35718
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Cumbie v. Woody Woo, Inc.
Restaurant 'tip pool' that gives greater proportion of tips to kitchen staff is valid when employer does not take tip credit. |
Employment Law |
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Feb. 23, 2010 | |
S149752
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Roby v. McKesson Corp.
Evidence of supervisor’s personnel management decisions is admissible to prove harassment so long as decisions were made to convey harassing message. |
Employment Law |
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Feb. 12, 2010 | |
B199571
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Harris v. City of Santa Monica
Employer accused of employment discrimination, which presents evidence of legitimate non-discriminatory motives, is entitled to jury instruction on mixed-motive affirmative defense. |
Employment Law |
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Feb. 8, 2010 | |
B212965
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Dotson v. Amgen Inc.
Arbitration agreement is valid in wrongful termination dispute despite limit placed on number of depositions employees could take. |
Employment Law |
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Feb. 4, 2010 | |
07-15261
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Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. v. Debickero
Surviving spouse is not entitled to automatic rights to personally established and maintained IRA under ERISA. |
Employment Law |
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Jan. 25, 2010 | |
D053738
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Ohton v. California State University of San Diego
University investigation of National Collegiate Athletic Association violations erroneously found whistleblower’s statements were not made in good faith since they were untrue. |
Employment Law |
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Jan. 13, 2010 | |
B211625
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County of Los Angeles Dept. of Health Services v. Civil Service Commission of the County of Los Angeles (Latham)
Civil Service Commission may no longer hear grievances when civil servant retires where jurisdiction ends after retirement. |
Employment Law |
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Dec. 22, 2009 | |
G041638
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Haberman v. Cengage Learning Inc.
Hostile work environment sexual harassment does not occur where alleged incidents were not sexual or sufficiently pervasive. |
Employment Law |
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Dec. 22, 2009 |