Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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F055385
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George v. California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board
Collateral estoppel does not preclude retaliation claim where prior findings by State Personnel Board did not eliminate necessary element of employee’s case. |
Employment Law |
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Dec. 10, 2009 | |
08-55398
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Brown v. Southern California IBEW-NECA Trust Funds
Denial of benefits to pension plan participant is abuse of discretion when based on activity not specifically proscribed by plan. |
Employment Law |
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Dec. 8, 2009 | |
G041070
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Barbosa v. IMPCO Technologies Inc.
Public policy in favor of employer's duty to pay overtime protects employee from termination for making good faith but mistaken overtime claim. |
Employment Law |
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Dec. 1, 2009 | |
07-15532
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Anderson v. Suburban Teamsters of Northern Illinois Pension Fund Board of Trustees
Portion of comprehensive pension plan providing benefits in event of disability is welfare plan that is not protected by ERISA's anti-cutback provision. |
Employment Law |
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Dec. 1, 2009 | |
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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Nov. 30, 2009 | |
B201439
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Dowell v. Biosense Webster Inc.
Company’s overbroad noncompete agreements with employees are void because they prohibited former employees from practicing their chosen profession. |
Employment Law |
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Nov. 22, 2009 | |
08-55803
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Montour v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co.
Under abuse of discretion standard, review of decision to deny benefits by administrator and payor of ERISA benefits must address improper motivations. |
Employment Law |
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Nov. 19, 2009 | |
07-16427
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Fleming v. Yuma Regional Medical Center
Independent contractor may bring action for employment disability discrimination under Rehabilitation Act without contradicting Americans with Disabilities Act |
Employment Law |
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Nov. 19, 2009 | |
H033286
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Mangano v. Verity Inc.
Trial court properly excludes two kinds of evidence due to stipulation and policy against admitting offer to compromise. |
Employment Law |
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Nov. 17, 2009 | |
D053644
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Kaye v. Board of Trustees of the San Diego County Public Law Library (San Diego County Public Law Library)
Public law librarian who wrote scathing e-mail addressed to all employees about supervisors is not protected from termination because of free speech. |
Employment Law |
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Nov. 10, 2009 | |
S161385
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Schachter v. Citigroup Inc.
Incentive plan that offered employees stock as compensation is proper where employee agreed to forfeit shares by resigning before stock vested. |
Employment Law |
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Nov. 2, 2009 | |
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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Nov. 1, 2009 | |
A122307
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A.M. v. Albertsons LLC
Employer is liable for failure to accommodate employee's physical disability on single occasion despite pattern of successful accommodations. |
Employment Law |
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Oct. 15, 2009 | |
07-17116
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LVRC Holdings LLC v. Brekka
Employee with permission to use company computer did not violate Computer Fraud and Abuse Act by e-mailing information to himself. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 16, 2009 | |
08-55803
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Montour v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co.
Under abuse of discretion standard, review of decision to deny benefits by administrator and payor of ERISA benefits must address improper motivations. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 15, 2009 | |
07-16518
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Marin General Hospital v. Modesto & Empire Traction Co.
State law based causes of action, which stemmed from contract modified from ERISA plan, are not completely preempted by federal jurisdiction. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 14, 2009 | |
07-16190
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EEOC v. Go Daddy Software Inc.
Judgment as matter of law is not granted to change verdict against employer for discriminatory termination where adequate evidence supported verdict. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 14, 2009 | |
06-16973
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Gossett v. Czech
Reimbursement to state hospital for cost of care from veteran's benefits does not violate Veterans' Benefits Act. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 11, 2009 | |
07-55951
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Scharff v. Raytheon Co. Short Term Disability Plan
Display of statute of limitations for appeals process in self-funded benefits plan meets 'reasonable expectations' test where disclosure satisfied regulatory requirements. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 11, 2009 | |
08-15959
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Nicholson v. Hyannis Air Service, Inc.
Summary judgment for flight company is improper where female pilot showed prima facie case for sex discrimination. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 9, 2009 | |
B210628
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Cortez v. Abich
Homeowners are exempt from Occupational Safety and Health Act regulations where home remodeling project was to enhance enjoyment of their residence. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 4, 2009 | |
B212323
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Jeewarat v. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Employer is vicariously liable for tort committed by employee while traveling home from business conference. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 4, 2009 | |
D052127
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Ali v. U.S.A. Cab Ltd.
Class certification properly denied where declarations by putative class members were used to show lack of commonality. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 26, 2009 | |
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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Aug. 25, 2009 | |
04-16546
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Trustees of the Construction Industry and Laborers Health and Welfare Trust v. Hartford Fire Insurance Co.
Judgment against company serving as surety on 'statutorily required payment bonds' reversed for lack of notice. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 25, 2009 | |
07-16903
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EEOC v. The Boeing Co.
EEOC presents adequate evidence for jury to infer that employer deliberately transferred employee to department where she was likely to fail. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 19, 2009 | |
B201171
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Mueller v. County of Los Angeles
Employer's policy against retaliation does not impose mandatory duty to conduct investigation into employee's complaints of harassment. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 17, 2009 | |
07-16597
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Asdale v. International Game Technology
Former employees of publicly-traded company raise valid claim under whistleblower protection law based on reports of possible shareholder fraud. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 14, 2009 | |
05-15454
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Boucher v. Shaw
Individual officers and managers are liable for unpaid wages under Fair Labor Standards Act despite corporation being bankrupt. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 12, 2009 | |
E045200
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Sanchez v. County of San Bernardino
Confidentiality provision is not void where employer had no duty to disclose circumstances underlying severance agreement. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 11, 2009 |