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Boyd v. Bert Bell/Pete Rozell NFL Players Retirement Plan
Former NFL player was not entitled to degenerative disability benefits.
Employment Law Aug. 23, 2005
Viola v. Department of Managed Health Care
Health plans offered to employees that are conditioned on acceptance of binding arbitration are not invalid.
Employment Law Aug. 12, 2005
Cummings v. Nissan
Second-level review of arbitration proceeding was not unconscionable.
Employment Law Aug. 9, 2005
Mileikowsky v. Tenet Healthsystem
Hearing officer may terminate peer review hearing regarding suspension of staff privileges of doctor who was disruptive at hearing.
Employment Law Aug. 9, 2005
Hinrichs v. County of Orange
Sheriff's deputy disciplined for using alcohol was entitled to discovery of non-confidential investigation documents.
Employment Law Aug. 8, 2005
Regents of the University of California v. Benford
Antialienation provision of retirement plans bars decedent from exercising her rights of testamentary disposition over those funds.
Employment Law Aug. 3, 2005
Alliance Title Company Inc. v. Boucher
Arbitration clause requires employee to arbitrate with company that took over operations of employer.
Employment Law Aug. 2, 2005
Kleemann v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
New Labor Code section applies to worker's compensation case that was 'pending' at time of enactment.
Employment Law Aug. 2, 2005
Veguez v. Governing Board of the Long Beach Unified School District
School district employee was not required to take new medical examination as prerequisite to reinstatement.
Employment Law Aug. 2, 2005
Mendoza v. Town of Ross
Uncompensated volunteer may not sue for unlawful employment practices by town.
Employment Law Aug. 1, 2005
Leonel v. American Airlines Inc.
HIV-positive applicants who were denied jobs as flight attendants can sue airline for discrimination.
Employment Law Aug. 1, 2005
LaMantia v. Voluntary Plan Administrators Inc.
Lawsuit for disability benefits filed five years after date of disability was timely.
Employment Law Jul. 26, 2005
Gieg v. DRR Inc.
Finance and insurance managers of automobile dealerships are employees for whom employers can claim exempt status.
Employment Law Jul. 25, 2005
Hood v. Compton Community College District
Employees alleging bias were employed by community college district, not personnel commission.
Employment Law Jun. 20, 2005
Clark v. United Emergency Animal Clinic Inc.
Veterinarians are exempted from overtime wage requirements of Fair Labor Standards Act.
Employment Law Jun. 17, 2005
Lonicki v. Sutter Health Central
Statutory definition of serious health condition that makes employee unable to perform functions of her position is not employer-specific.
Employment Law Jun. 17, 2005
Leonel v. American Airlines Inc.
HIV-positive applicants who were denied jobs as flight attendants can sue airline for discrimination.
Employment Law May 11, 2005
Smith v. City of Jackson
Age Discrimination in Employment Act permits claim of 'disparate impact' without proof of intentional bias.
Employment Law Apr. 25, 2005
City of Long Beach v. Department of Industrial Relations
Prevailing wage law does not apply to private construction project whose public funding was limited to preconstruction expenses.
Employment Law Apr. 13, 2005
Roe v. State Personnel Board (Dept. of Justice)
Due to procedurally improper termination, plaintiff is entitled to backpay from Department of Justice.
Employment Law Apr. 12, 2005
Balandran v. Labor Ready Inc.
Employment agency that does not consider workers employed until they have been assigned job cannot compel arbitration for pre-employment issue.
Employment Law Apr. 12, 2005
Mondero v. Salt River Project
Female employee failed to show that discontinuation of training program was motivated by gender bias.
Employment Law Mar. 21, 2005
Lujan v. Minagar
Preemptive retaliatory firings are covered by Cal-OSHA.
Employment Law Feb. 14, 2005
Jespersen v. Harrah's Operating Co.
Employer's appearance standards requiring women to wear makeup does not constitute sex discrimination under Title VII.
Employment Law Feb. 11, 2005
Jenkins v. County of Riverside
Temporary county employee who passed civil service exam and was successfully reviewed qualifies for regular employment.
Employment Law Feb. 10, 2005
Huffman v. Interstate Brands Companies
Exclusivity provisions of Workers' Compensation Act apply unless unlawful employment action is substantial factor in subsequent injury.
Employment Law Feb. 7, 2005
Culbertson v. San Gabriel Unified School District
School district is not required to give non-reelection notice to non-permanent employee.
Employment Law Jan. 18, 2005
Buckhorn v. St. Jude Heritage Medical Group
Tort claims stemming from contractual employment relationship are subject to arbitration even though tort occurred after termination.
Employment Law Jan. 18, 2005
California Dept. of Corrections v. State Personnel Board (Henning)
State agency has affirmative duty to engage in interactive process with asthmatic employee before medically demoting her.
Employment Law Jan. 18, 2005
Prachasaisoradej v. Ralphs Grocery Co. Inc.
Employee's wage claims against employer are not preempted because they involve rights not deriving from collective bargaining agreement.
Employment Law Jan. 18, 2005