Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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93-16792
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Doe v. Lawrence Livermore National Saw Laboratory
Employee's reinstatement constitutes prospective injunctive relief for official capacity claim against state officer. |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 6, 1999 | |
96-15068
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Cooper v. Neiman Marcus Group
Speech-disabled employee is effectively discharged by offered 90-day probationary period to improve persistent impediment. |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 4, 1999 | |
A075649
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Watts v. Oakland Civil Service Board
Reclassified employee doesn't have reversion interest in former, misclassified position after being laid off. |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 4, 1999 | |
94-56507
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Pelletier v. Federal Home Bank of San Francisco
Bank officer doesn't have property interest in continued employment in contract requiring denied agency approval. |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 4, 1999 | |
D026737
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Metric Man Inc. v. Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board
Evidence supports finding traveling salesman met requirements entitling him to unemployment benefits after termination. |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 4, 1999 | |
B103924
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Lai v. Prudential Insurance Co.
An employer is strictly liable for the acts of its supervisory employees. |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 4, 1999 | |
97-36101
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Zimmerman v. State of Oregon Department of Justice
Public service provision of the Americans with Disabilities Act doesn't apply to employment discrimination. |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 3, 1999 | |
97-15726
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TCW Special Credits v. Chloe Z Fishing Co. Inc.
Fishing vessel crewmember hired without contract gets greater of promised salary or highest comparable rate. |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 3, 1999 | |
96-1291
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Oubre v. Entergy Operations Inc.
Release that doesn't comply with Older Workers Benefit Protection Act cannot bar former employee's claims. |
Employment Law |
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May 26, 1999 | |
S057098
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Cotran v. Rollins Hudig Hall International Inc.
Jury must determine not whether incident leading to termination took place, but whether employer acted reasonably. |
Employment Law |
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May 26, 1999 | |
F026185
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Pensinger v. Bowsmith
Employer must have actual knowledge of employee's specific disability for tortious termination action. |
Employment Law |
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May 26, 1999 | |
98-2224
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McGuinness v. Regents of the University of New Mexico
Opinion |
Employment Law |
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May 25, 1999 | |
97-0177
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Demasse v. ITT Corp.
Employer can't change handbook to disregard seniority in layoffs when seniority policy is part of employment contract. |
Employment Law |
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May 25, 1999 | |
D024497
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Muller v. Automobile Club of Southern California
Employee's temporary stress disorder isn't 'mental disability' or 'medical condition' under Fair Employment and Housing Act. |
Employment Law |
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May 21, 1999 | |
S057813
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Davis v. KGO-T.V. Inc.
Fees of expert not ordered by court cannot be recovered in Fair Employment and Housing Act action. |
Employment Law |
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May 21, 1999 | |
A076872
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Flannery v. California Highway Patrol
Fee award in action under California Fair Employment and Housing Act is governed by state law. |
Employment Law |
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May 21, 1999 | |
96-16526
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Norman-Bloodsaw v. Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
Employer violates employee's right to privacy by non-consensually retrieving unrevealed medical information from routine health examination. |
Employment Law |
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May 21, 1999 | |
A071528
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The Application Group Inc. v. The Hunter Group Inc.
California law applies to covenant not to compete between in-state employer recruiting nonresident for employment. |
Employment Law |
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May 20, 1999 | |
97-17370
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Burrell v. Starr Nursery Inc.
Summary judgment is improper where presumption of employer's vicarious liability, for supervisor's act of sexual harassment, isn't overcome. |
Employment Law |
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May 20, 1999 | |
98-1466
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Aziz v. University of Colorado
Order |
Employment Law |
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May 18, 1999 | |
98-3100
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McDowell v. Farmland Industries Inc.
Order |
Employment Law |
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May 18, 1999 | |
A068499
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Weeks v. Baker & McKenzie
Employers needn't fire harassers, but must take reasonable steps to prevent harassment. |
Employment Law |
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May 11, 1999 | |
D025595
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Trujillo v. North County Transit District
Employer isn't liable for failing to prevent discrimination or harassment if no discrimination or harassment occurred. |
Employment Law |
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May 10, 1999 | |
F025848 and F026374
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Guthrey v. State of California
Frivolous gender discrimination action warrants award of attorney fees to defendants in trial and appellate courts. |
Employment Law |
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May 10, 1999 | |
98-0082
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Reavis v. The Industrial Commission of Arizona
Equal measure rule is not applicable in obtaining disability benefits outside the statutory compensable range. |
Employment Law |
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May 9, 1999 | |
97-2380
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Gonzales v. Hernandez
Retaliation claim is not barred by prior state court judgment. |
Employment Law |
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May 6, 1999 | |
98-3058
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Nicholson v. The Boeing Company
Order |
Employment Law |
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May 4, 1999 | |
98-6284
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McVarish v. New Horizons Community Counseling
Order |
Employment Law |
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May 4, 1999 | |
98-1206
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Nowick v. Strickland
Order |
Employment Law |
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May 2, 1999 | |
D028873
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Kinney v. United Healthcare Services Inc.
Arbitration clause unconscionable and unenforceable if it lacks mutuality and allows no opportunity for employee to negotiate terms. |
Employment Law |
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Apr. 28, 1999 |