Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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98-35473 and 98-35924
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Payne v. Norwest Corp.
In wrongful discharge and retaliation claims, district court has jurisdiction to reconsolidate state and federal claims despite refusal to exercise supplemental jurisdiction. |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 14, 2000 | |
98-35655
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Collins v. Lobdell
Public employer may require employees to use compensation time instead of permitting them to earn overtime pay. |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 14, 2000 | |
97-15966
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Lam v. University of Hawaii
Pattern of allegedly prejudicial comments or conduct may create sufficient evidence for triable issues of fact. |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 14, 2000 | |
98-15298
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Rutledge v. Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather & Geraldson
Court abuses discretion in awarding attorney fees when ERISA case should have been removed to federal court. |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 9, 2000 | |
98-16482
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Kelly v. City of Oakland
Claim for quid pro quo sexual harassment supports same-sex harassment case filed before same-sex 'hostile environment' harassment was federally recognized. |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 9, 2000 | |
97-56787
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McAlindin v. County of San Diego
Sleeping, engaging in sexual relations and social interactions are 'major life activities' within meaning of Americans with Disabilities Act. |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 9, 2000 | |
97-36191
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Passantino v. Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Inc.
Employee is entitled to punitive damages award if employer does not fairly and adequately implement procedures against discrimination. |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 2, 2000 | |
98-16543
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BankAmerica Pension Plan v. McMath
ERISA does not pre-empt state-law doctrine of substantial compliance, which requires employee to designate primary beneficiary under benefit plan. |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 2, 2000 | |
98-35949
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Harris v. Harris & Hart Inc.
Employer may require employee with known disability to provide medical release without violating Americans With Disabilities Act. |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 2, 2000 | |
98-55547
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Carpenters Southern California Administrative Corp. v. Knight
Without subject matter jurisdiction, court may not award attorney fees and costs under ERISA claim. |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 2, 2000 | |
98-16844
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Klem v. County of Santa Clara
Employer who fails to pay employees overtime compensation, may not remedy its actions by asserting 'window of correction' rule. |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 2, 2000 | |
98-15298
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Rutledge v. Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather & Geraldson
Court abuses discretion in awarding attorney fees when ERISA case should have been removed to federal court. |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 2, 2000 | |
98-35617
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Duncan v. Northwest Airlines Inc.
Class-action tort suit, challenging airline's smoking policy, is not pre-empted by federal statute. |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 2, 2000 | |
99-5040
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Doyal v. Oklahoma Heart Inc.
ADA claim insufficient when employee fails to demonstrate limitation in major life activities. |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 1, 2000 | |
99-1280
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Hines v. Chrysler Corp.
Opinion |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 1, 2000 | |
99-0068
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Kaibab Indus. v. Industrial Commission of Arizona
Successive-injury doctrine does not apply when employee's current industrial injury is exacerbation of prior industrial injury. |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 1, 2000 | |
98-8076
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Douglas v. Orkin Exterminating Inc.
Order |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 1, 2000 | |
B127999
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Pang v. Beverly Hospital Inc.
Employee's leave, to help elderly mother to move from home, isn't leave to care for parent under California family rights legislation. |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 1, 2000 | |
A078223
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Muzquiz v. City Of Emeryville
Employee fails to prove that city's legitimate, nondiscriminatory reasons for eliminating her job were pretext for age-based discrimination. |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 1, 2000 | |
D031662
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Murray v. Oceanside Unified School District
Anti-workplace harassment law forbids harassment at work based on sexual orientation. |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 1, 2000 | |
A087430
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Kim v. The Regents of the University of Calif.
University employee's complaint for breach of good faith and fair dealing cannot stand where employment is by statute, not contract. |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 1, 2000 | |
98-1408
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Vanderhurst v. Colorado Mountain College Dist.
Party who fails to adequately raise issues in trial court waives appellate review of those issues. |
Employment Law |
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May 24, 2000 | |
99-1221
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Willmar Electric Service v. Cooke
ERISA does not pre-empt apprenticeship training standards. |
Employment Law |
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May 24, 2000 | |
97-5194
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Spraggs v. Sun Oil Co.
Order |
Employment Law |
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May 24, 2000 | |
99-3242
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Sims v. The Boeing Co.
Order |
Employment Law |
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May 24, 2000 | |
99-4237
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Gallegos v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Order |
Employment Law |
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May 24, 2000 | |
99-5166
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Whitetree v. Apfel
Order |
Employment Law |
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May 24, 2000 | |
99-2210
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Pastran v. K-Mart Corp.
Summary judgment is improper where material issues of fact exist as to whether employer's reasons for termination are pretextual. |
Employment Law |
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May 17, 2000 | |
97-6226
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Deboard v. Sunshine Mining and Refining Co.
Former employees promised lifetime insurance benefits are entitled to same type and level of benefits provided to current salaried employees. |
Employment Law |
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May 17, 2000 | |
98-15574
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Arnett v. Ryan
Disability plan which pays more benefits to younger employee than to older employee with equal service time, violates Age Discrimination in Employment Act. |
Employment Law |
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May 16, 2000 |