Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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95-36227
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Patterson v. Int'l Brotherhood of Teamsters
Union doesn't violate fair representation duty in arbitration by withholding medical evidence supporting milder discipline. |
Labor Law |
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Jun. 21, 1999 | |
96-15576
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Crotty v. Cook
ERISA plaintiff with standing when lawsuit filed doesn't lose it by accepting benefits during litigation. |
Labor Law |
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Jun. 21, 1999 | |
95-16474
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Chase Manhattan Bank N.A. v. City & County of San Francisco
No jurisdiction over action claiming reassessment of property transferred to pension plan is barred by ERISA. |
Labor Law |
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Jun. 21, 1999 | |
96-70595 and 96-70649
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Providence Alaska Medical Center v. NLRB
Hospital charge nurse isn't 'supervisor' for purposes of voting in union representation election. |
Labor Law |
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Jun. 21, 1999 | |
95-70931
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Blaylock Electric v. NLRB
Showing that anti-union animus motivated decision not to hire justifies prosecution for unfair labor practice. |
Labor Law |
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Jun. 21, 1999 | |
96-15387
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Rodrigues v. Herman
Transfer of assets to benefit plan by trustee who didn't segregate constitutes 'recovery' subject to penalty. |
Labor Law |
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Jun. 21, 1999 | |
95-35335
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Alaska Airlines Inc. v. Oregon Bureau of Labor
ERISA doesn't pre-empt employer's sick leave compensation system using prepayment from general funds and benefits reimbursement. |
Labor Law |
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Jun. 21, 1999 | |
95-17083
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Nelson v. Cyprus Bagdad Copper Corp.
Employee handbook's arbitration provision doesn't preclude right to judicial determination of Americans with Disabilities Act claim. |
Labor Law |
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Jun. 20, 1999 | |
96-17056
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America West Airlines Inc. v. National Mediation Board
Discharged employee with pending claim seeking reinstatement can vote in union representation election. |
Labor Law |
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Jun. 20, 1999 | |
95-16242
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Stanley v. City of Tracy
City police sergeants aren't entitled to back overtime compensation under salary-basis test. |
Labor Law |
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Jun. 20, 1999 | |
96-35443
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Childers v. City of Eugene
Employer's mistaken suspension of salaried employee doesn't change overtime compensation status of other exempt employees. |
Labor Law |
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Jun. 20, 1999 | |
95-36099
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Zorich v. Long Beach Fire Dept. and Ambulance Service Inc.
Fair Labor Standards Act covers employee engaged in interstate commerce regardless of employer's status as covered enterprise. |
Labor Law |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
96-70805
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Stillwater Mining Co. v. Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
Failure of mine safety equipment is prima facie evidence that mine safety regulation was violated. |
Labor Law |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
H013638, H014028, H014384
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Californians for Population Stabilization v. Hewlett-Packard Co.
Foreign company's employee practices do not violate statute prohibiting unfair competition or business practices. |
Labor Law |
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Jun. 15, 1999 | |
H013638, H014028 and H014384
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Californians for Population Stabilization v. Hewlett-Packard Co.
Foreign company's employee practices do not violate statute prohibiting unfair competition or business practices. |
Labor Law |
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Jun. 15, 1999 | |
96-16255
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Schultz v. PLM International Inc.
For standing, plaintiff must be participant in ERISA plan on filing date of lawsuit against plan's fiduciary. |
Labor Law |
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Jun. 15, 1999 | |
96-35482
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Boykin v. Boeing Co.
Additional compensation by hourly overtime pay doesn't defeat employee's exempt status under statutory salary-basis test. |
Labor Law |
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Jun. 15, 1999 | |
96-36148
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Barnhart v. New York Life Insurance Co.
Independent contractor isn't covered under Employee Retirement Income Security Act or Age Discrimination in Employment Act. |
Labor Law |
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Jun. 15, 1999 | |
96-16539 and 96-16701
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Kearney v. Standard Insurance Co.
District court must admit additional evidence where circumstances require de novo review of benefits decision. |
Labor Law |
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Jun. 15, 1999 | |
B109647
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Pomona Police Officers' Assoc. v. City of Pomona
Agreement giving option to convert employer-paid employee contributions for salary purposes, violates Public Employees Retirement Law. |
Labor Law |
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Jun. 14, 1999 | |
96-35790 and 96-35777
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Quillin v. State of Oregon
No federal court jurisdiction in Fair Labor Standards Act cases against states absent sovereign immunity waiver. |
Labor Law |
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Jun. 14, 1999 | |
B106212
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Service Employees International Union, Local 620 v. City of Santa Barbara
Subsequent rescission election is permitted to rescind agency shop despite its creation by election. |
Labor Law |
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Jun. 12, 1999 | |
95-70772
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NLRB v. District Council of Iron Workers of the State of California and Vicinity
Absent agency relationship, non-signing local union isn't bound by collective bargaining agreement negotiated by other local's representative. |
Labor Law |
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Jun. 12, 1999 | |
B106212
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Service Employees International Union, Local 620 v. City of Santa Barbara
Subsequent rescission election is permitted to rescind agency shop despite its creation by election. |
Labor Law |
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Jun. 12, 1999 | |
94-16316
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Arizona State Carpenters Pension Trust Fund v. Citibank (Arizona)
Employee benefit plan's state law claims against bank aren't pre-empted by ERISA. |
Labor Law |
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Jun. 12, 1999 | |
96-55281
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Smith v. National Steel & Shipbuilding Co.
National Labor Relations Act preemption is inapplicable when potential conflict with federal statute. |
Labor Law |
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Jun. 12, 1999 | |
92-56094
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Spink v. Lockheed Corp.
Use of retirement plan assets to purchase employer liability waivers does not violate ERISA. |
Labor Law |
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Jun. 12, 1999 | |
96-56080
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Lang v. Long-Term Disability Plan of Sponsor Applied Remote Technology Inc.
No deference to plan's eligibility determination after conflict as benefit plan administrator and funding source. |
Labor Law |
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Jun. 12, 1999 | |
96-35566
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Marquez v. Screen Actors Guild Inc.
Union can breach fair representation duty by not clearing employee for work before full dues paid. |
Labor Law |
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Jun. 11, 1999 | |
97-463
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Textron Lycoming Reciprocating Engine Division v. United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America
Labor Management Relations Act doesn't encompass complaint that fails to allege any violation of contract. |
Labor Law |
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Jun. 10, 1999 |