Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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05-15077
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Blankenship v. Liberty Life Assurance Co. of Boston
Beneficiary's disability benefits should not be reduced by amount of retirement benefits transferred directly into his Individual Retirement Account. |
Employment Law |
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May 18, 2007 | |
04-56719
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Opeta v. Northwest Airlines Pension Plan for Contract Employees
Court abuses its discretion by admitting unnecessary extrinsic evidence in its determination of employee's eligibility to receive disability pension benefits. |
Employment Law |
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May 11, 2007 | |
B190950
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Faust v. California Portland Cement Co.
Employee provides sufficient information to inform employer of need for medical leave under California Family Rights Act. |
Employment Law |
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May 11, 2007 | |
05-55201
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Massachi v. Astrue
Administrative law judge may not rely on vocational expert's testimony regarding job requirements without inquiring whether testimony conflicts with 'Dictionary of Occupational Titles'. |
Employment Law |
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May 11, 2007 | |
B189575
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Malais v. Los Angeles City Fire Dept.
Amputee firefighter Captain assigned to less than ideal job position by itself does not constitute adverse employment action. |
Employment Law |
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Apr. 30, 2007 | |
05-35209
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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 |
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Apr. 24, 2007 | |
05-15591
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Detabali v. St. Luke's Hospital
Hospital nurse's FEHA discrimination claims are not pre-empted by Labor Management Relations Act. |
Employment Law |
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Apr. 19, 2007 | |
B190771
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Giuliano v. Inland Empire Personnel Inc.
Employee's contract claim for bonus and severance pay should be arbitrated pursuant to his employment agreement under Federal Arbitration Act. |
Employment Law |
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Apr. 19, 2007 | |
B189251
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On-Line Power Inc. v. Mazur
Under Labor Code, salaried executive employee may recover attorney fees incurred in cause of action for nonpayment of wages. |
Employment Law |
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Apr. 17, 2007 | |
03-35724
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Paolini v. Albertson's Inc.
Stock options do not constitute wages under Idaho state law. |
Employment Law |
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Apr. 13, 2007 | |
D048919
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Kolender v. San Diego County Civil Service Commission (Gant)
Penalty imposed against sheriff's office employee is improperly reduced where she made inmate sentencing errors. |
Employment Law |
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Apr. 6, 2007 | |
05-35080
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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 |
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Apr. 3, 2007 | |
B187299
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Taylor v. City of Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power
In action against municipal employer, employee sufficiently stated cause of action for retaliation under both materiality and deterrence tests. |
Employment Law |
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Mar. 28, 2007 | |
03-16702
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Freitag v. Ayers
Dept. of Corrections is liable for prison officials' failure to correct hostile work environment caused by male prisoners' harassment of female guards. |
Employment Law |
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Mar. 21, 2007 | |
D046833
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Carter v. Escondido Union High School District
School district's decision to terminate teacher was not prohibited by law or contrary to well-established public policy. |
Employment Law |
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Mar. 21, 2007 | |
G033868
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Cohen v. Health Net of California Inc.
ERISA preempts employee's claims against health care provider. |
Employment Law |
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Mar. 21, 2007 | |
05-35170
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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 |
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Mar. 20, 2007 | |
05-35209
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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 |
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Mar. 16, 2007 | |
05-17308
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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 |
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Mar. 14, 2007 | |
D046600
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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 |
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Mar. 14, 2007 | |
D046600
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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 |
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Mar. 14, 2007 | |
B190547
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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 |
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Mar. 8, 2007 | |
H029544
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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 |
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Mar. 8, 2007 | |
G037041
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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 |
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Mar. 7, 2007 | |
B186224
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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 |
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Mar. 6, 2007 | |
A110543
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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 |
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Mar. 6, 2007 | |
A112564
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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 |
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Feb. 22, 2007 | |
03-56552
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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 |
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Feb. 14, 2007 | |
A110543
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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 |
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Feb. 2, 2007 | |
05-260
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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 |
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Jan. 29, 2007 |