Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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F027340
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Ruiz v. California Dept. of Corrections
Review of work discrimination claim by Department of Fair Employment and Housing, rather than State Personnel Board, constitutes exhaustion of administrative remedies. |
Employment Law |
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Mar. 2, 2000 | |
B129036
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Duncan v. Dept. of Personnel Administration
Public employee isn't entitled to pre-deprivation hearing before demotion in lieu of layoff. |
Employment Law |
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Mar. 2, 2000 | |
98-1458
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Jones v. Denver Post Corp.
Retaliation claim is reasonably related to racial discrimination lawsuit against employer and, therefore, employee is not required to file separate administrative claim. |
Employment Law |
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Feb. 24, 2000 | |
98-1448, 98-1449, 98-1450, 98-1454 and 98-1456
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Williams v. Imhoff
ERISA does not prohibit arbitration of employees' claim for breach of fiduciary duty in connection with employer's profit sharing plan. |
Employment Law |
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Feb. 24, 2000 | |
99-2115
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Green v. Schools
Order |
Employment Law |
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Feb. 24, 2000 | |
99-3134
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Jarrett v. Sprint/United Management Co.
Order |
Employment Law |
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Feb. 16, 2000 | |
98-8046
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Renaud v. Wyoming Dept. of Family Services
Employer's defamatory statements must be made in course of discharging employee to establish deprivation of liberty interest. |
Employment Law |
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Feb. 16, 2000 | |
99-1008
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Trujillo v. Cyprus Amax Minerals Co.
Employer has discretion to reduce amount of retirement benefits by amount of employee's disability benefits. |
Employment Law |
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Feb. 16, 2000 | |
98-0652
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Stout v. State Compensation Fund
Insurance carrier lien applies on each person's recovery under third-party settlement only to extent benefits are paid to that person. |
Employment Law |
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Feb. 14, 2000 | |
98-0170 and 99-0011
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Jardanowski v. Industrial Commission of Arizona
Conviction for theft does not automatically trigger civil forfeiture of future benefits under Arizona Workers' Compensation Act. |
Employment Law |
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Feb. 14, 2000 | |
98-20367
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Peterson v. Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Fair Employment and Housing Act imposes personal liability on supervisors who engage in retaliation. |
Employment Law |
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Feb. 11, 2000 | |
99-7048
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Satterfield v. Olsten Kimberly Quality Care
Order |
Employment Law |
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Feb. 9, 2000 | |
99-0035
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Johnson v. Hispanic Broadcasters of Tucson Inc.
Contract term guaranteeing $52,000 in 'first year income' does not create contractual employment relationship for specified period of time. |
Employment Law |
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Feb. 9, 2000 | |
97-3340
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Deters v. Equifax Credit Information Services Inc.
Punitive damages award is proper where evidence shows that manager responsible for enforcing sexual harassment policy is unresponsive to employee's complaints. |
Employment Law |
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Feb. 9, 2000 | |
98-5037
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Bowen v. Income Producing Management of Oklahoma
Employer does not breach implied contract created by personnel manual when it fails to follow manual's disciplinary procedures. |
Employment Law |
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Feb. 9, 2000 | |
98-3177
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Robben v. Runyon
Order |
Employment Law |
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Feb. 9, 2000 | |
99-4069
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Vera v. Utah Dept. of Human Services
Order |
Employment Law |
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Feb. 9, 2000 | |
98-6416
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Blacksten v. Federated Mutual Insurance Co.
Order |
Employment Law |
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Feb. 9, 2000 | |
99-3147
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Charles v. Wichita Eagle
Order |
Employment Law |
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Feb. 9, 2000 | |
95-2623
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Wilmarth v. City of Santa Rosa
Employee with carpal tunnel syndrome cannot establish ability to perform essential job functions warranting accommodations. |
Employment Law |
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Feb. 8, 2000 | |
96-0296
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Tool v. National Employee Benefit Services Inc.
Employers are not 'persons' who have standing to sue under ERISA for breach of duty. |
Employment Law |
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Feb. 8, 2000 | |
96-20572
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Vargas v. Gromko
Terminated employee who threatened to shoot supervisors fails to establish discrimination. |
Employment Law |
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Feb. 8, 2000 | |
94-1443
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Sweeney v. Bert Bell NFL Player Retirement Plan
Football-related activity in professional league causes ex-football player's current substance abuse disability. |
Employment Law |
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Feb. 8, 2000 | |
96-2383
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Buckley v. Gallo Sales Co.
Workers' compensation exclusivity is pre-empted by statutory remedies not barred by arbitration clause and housing act. |
Employment Law |
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Feb. 7, 2000 | |
95-4075
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Mendez v. Gearan
Rehabilitation Act requires employer to assess impaired individual's history to determine qualifications and necessary accommodations. |
Employment Law |
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Feb. 7, 2000 | |
95-4317
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Ramsey v. Amfac Inc.
Immediate application of higher interest rate to calculate present value of benefits violates ERISA. |
Employment Law |
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Feb. 7, 2000 | |
96-20033
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Rodriguez v. International Business Machines
Plaintiff fails to make out prima facie case for unlawful discrimination based on race. |
Employment Law |
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Feb. 7, 2000 | |
98-15252
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Tremain v. Bell Industries Inc.
Evidence outside the administrative record may be considered to determine whether administrator's conflict of interest affected the decision. |
Employment Law |
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Feb. 4, 2000 | |
98-55896
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Circuit City Stores Inc. v. Ahmed
Employee's failure to opt out of employer's dispute resolution program renders the Federal Arbitration Act inapplicable. |
Employment Law |
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Feb. 4, 2000 | |
98-16194
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Bollard v. California Province of the Society of Jesus
'Ministerial exception' in Title VII doesn't bar sexual harassment suit against religious organization. |
Employment Law |
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Feb. 4, 2000 |