Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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98-9547
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Hall v. U.S. Department of Labor
Order |
Employment Law |
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Oct. 28, 1999 | |
99-1004
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Hill v. Runyon
Order |
Employment Law |
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Oct. 27, 1999 | |
98-6346
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Smith v. Cashland Inc.
Employer in sexual harassment case is entitled to present alternative defenses to avoid liability. |
Employment Law |
|
Oct. 27, 1999 | |
98-4068
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Sorensen v. University of Utah Hospital
Duration and long-term impact of impairment are factors determining whether impairment substantially limited a major life activity. |
Employment Law |
|
Oct. 27, 1999 | |
B124263 and B125272
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Lagatree v. Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps
Termination of employee who refuses to sign predispute arbitration agreement regarding work-related disputes doesn't violate public policy. |
Employment Law |
|
Oct. 22, 1999 | |
D030683
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Dobbins v. County of San Diego Civil Service Commission
Where officers are removed from their positions and transferred to other posts for nondisciplinary reasons, they are not entitled to appeal process. |
Employment Law |
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Oct. 22, 1999 | |
B090258
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Lane v. Hughes Aircraft Co.
Employee may reply on indirect and circumstantial evidence to show race-based discrimination. |
Employment Law |
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Oct. 20, 1999 | |
98-1813
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Manufacturers Life Ins. Co. v. East Bay Restaurant and Tavern Retirement Plan
ERISA pre-empts California's Unclaimed Property Law. |
Employment Law |
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Oct. 13, 1999 | |
97-16623 and 97-17183
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Friedrich v. Intel Corp.
Employer violates ERISA by not following internal procedures and failing to provide proper appeals procedure in denying employee's long term disability benefits claim. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 30, 1999 | |
G021588
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Maciejewski v. Alpha Systems Lab, Inc.
No dispute resolution method will be accepted unless it's fair, prompt, and economical. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 30, 1999 | |
B117237
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Hanson v. Lucky Stores Inc.
Disabled employee not wrongfully terminated where employer grants extra leave and offers alternate, albeit less desirable, job within work restrictions. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 22, 1999 | |
B126356
|
Ziegler v. City of South Pasadena
Substantial evidence that police officer was involved in a hit-and-run accident and lied about it justifies firing. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 14, 1999 | |
B126356
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Ziegler v. City of South Pasadena
Substantial evidence that police officer was involved in a hit-and-run accident and lied about it justifies firing. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 13, 1999 | |
A081830
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Hobson v. Raychem Corp.
In disability discrimination action, summary judgment for employer is proper where employee fails to properly identify qualified disability and discriminatory action. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 13, 1999 | |
96-3380
|
Murphy v. United Parcel Service
High blood pressure, treated with medication, doesn't substantially limit a major life activity for protection under the Americans with Disabilities Act. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 9, 1999 | |
96-35002
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Kirkingburg v. Albertson's Inc.
Employer can't require driver who has received federal vision waiver to meet basic federal vision standards. |
Employment Law |
|
Sep. 9, 1999 | |
98-0239
|
Ginda v. Exel Logistics Inc.
Highest-ranking employee at worksite may be 'managing agent' for Fair Employment and Housing Act purposes. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 8, 1999 | |
97-55503
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Walker v. American Home Shield Long Term Disability Plan
Plan interpretations and factual determinations are encompassed in a de novo standard of review for insurance disability claim under ERISA. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 7, 1999 | |
B123079
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Real v. Compton
Termination of officer because of inability to perform patrol duties insufficient to establish perception of disability under Americans with Disabilities Act. |
Employment Law |
|
Sep. 6, 1999 | |
A083168
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Gibbs v. American Airlines Inc.
Notice to employer of cold or flu-like symptoms is not notice of a 'serious health condition' triggering state medical leave requirements. |
Employment Law |
|
Sep. 6, 1999 | |
98-15574
|
Arnett v. California Public Employees Retirement System
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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Sep. 3, 1999 | |
97-15433
|
McBride v. PLM International Inc.
Employee's status as an ERISA participant, and his standing as a whistleblower, must be adjudged at time of alleged ERISA violation. |
Employment Law |
|
Sep. 3, 1999 | |
B119842
|
Inter-Modal Rail Employees Assn. v. The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Co.
National Labor Relations Act doesn't pre-empt employees' association's suit after mass firing of employees who made safety complaints. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 1, 1999 | |
95-55466, 95-56250 and 96-55004
|
Stanley v. University of Southern California
Equal Pay Act isn't violated when pay differential between employees of opposite sex, performing same core responsibilities, is based on factors other than gender. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 20, 1999 | |
98-15574
|
Arnett v. California Public Employees Retirement System
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 |
|
Aug. 19, 1999 | |
99-0102
|
Maclean v. State of Arizona (Dept. of Education)
Woman with asthma who presented evidence of employer's failure to accommodate and retaliation raised triable issue under the Americans with Disabilities Act. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 11, 1999 | |
B097963
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Hicks v. Pacific Bell
No breach of implied convenant of good faith where employer makes good faith determination misconduct occurred. |
Employment Law |
|
Aug. 10, 1999 | |
97-55040
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Wehrli v. County of Orange
State administrative decision, made without record, on employee's wrongful discharge claim doesn't have preclusive effect on employee's federal suit. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 6, 1999 | |
97-16306 and 98-15732
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McElwaine v. US West Inc.
Employee who sues employer is entitled to award of attorney fees under ERISA, despite employer's intention to pay wrongly withheld benefits. |
Employment Law |
|
Aug. 6, 1999 | |
98-0691
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Walters v. Maricopa County
Administrative remedy for wrongful discharge is permissive, and doesnt preclude filing suit instead. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 5, 1999 |