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Hensley v. Northwest Permanente P.C. Retirement Plan and Trust
In denying benefits, ERISA plan administrators didn't abuse discretion by applying W-2 definition of employee instead of federal common law definition. 		Employment Law Oct. 4, 2001
Soltani v. Western & Southern Life Insurance Company
Contracts that decrease statute of limitations to six months are not unconscionable and may be validly enforced. 		Employment Law Oct. 4, 2001
Richards v. CH2M Hill Inc.
Continuing violation doctrine isn't viable when premised on series of discrete, discriminatory acts that were apparent before limitations period commenced. 		Employment Law Oct. 2, 2001
Richards v. CH2M Hill Inc.
Continuing violation doctrine isn't viable when premised on series of discrete, discriminatory acts that were apparent before limitations period commenced. 		Employment Law Sep. 20, 2001
McIntyre v. Board of Retirement of Santa Barbara County Employees' Retirement System
Board of Retirement has statutory authority to investigate retirement disability claims. 		Employment Law Sep. 12, 2001
Barber v. TD Williamson Inc.
Successful lawsuit for racially hostile work environment may lead to award of nominal damages. 		Employment Law Sep. 10, 2001
Thiessen v. General Electric Capital Corp.
District court abuses discretion in decertifying class and dismissing individual claims of age discrimination. 		Employment Law Sep. 10, 2001
Nichols v. Azteca Restaurant Enterprises Inc.
Male employee who is repeatedly taunted by co-workers for effeminate behavior has suffered sexual harassment. 		Employment Law Sep. 9, 2001
Finegan v. County of Los Angeles
In wrongful termination case, 'after-acquired evidence' may be admitted to show that employee was not qualified for job. 		Employment Law Sep. 9, 2001
Hansen v. Aerospace Defense Related Industry District Lodge 725 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Labor Relations Management Act pre-empted employees' wrongful discharge claims. 		Employment Law Sep. 6, 2001
Roberts v. King County
King County ordinance requires equal pay for equal work, but county has discretion regarding implementation. 		Employment Law Aug. 28, 2001
Tjart v. Smith Barney
Arbitration of alleged civil rights violations is proper where claimant signed valid employment agreement containing arbitration clause. 		Employment Law Aug. 28, 2001
Ortiz v. Norton
Court errs in granting summary judgment when genuine issues of material fact are raised by employee's evidence. 		Employment Law Aug. 24, 2001
City of Vancouver v. Perc
Employer's questions directed to bargaining unit members do not amount to unfair labor practice if legitimate interest exists for investigation. 		Employment Law Aug. 24, 2001
Block v. City of Los Angeles
Partial-week suspensions imposed against salaried-city employees for breaking rules unrelated to safety violated Fair Labor Standards Act. 		Employment Law Aug. 23, 2001
Pinedo v. Premium Tobacco, Inc.
Arbitration agreement unenforceable where used as one-sided mechanism to disadvantage employee rather than true alternative to litigation. 		Employment Law Aug. 22, 2001
Morgan v. City of Los Angeles Board of Pension Commissioners
City charter does not permit police officers' incentive pay to be included in calculation of pensions. 		Employment Law Aug. 22, 2001
D'Sa v. Playhut Inc.
Public policy is violated despite severability and choice-of-law provisions in employment contract that contains illegal covenant not to compete. 		Employment Law Aug. 22, 2001
Professional Engineers in California Government v. State Personnel Board
Career Executive Assignment program regulations that allow selection of applicants without ranking violate constitutional requirement that system be based on merit. 		Employment Law Aug. 22, 2001
Bulman v. Safeway Inc.
Fired employee may not claim wrongful discharge based on personnel policies he was not aware of at time of termination. 		Employment Law Aug. 14, 2001
Currie v. WCAB
Workers' compensation board must include prejudgment interest in award of back wages to wrongfully terminated employee. 		Employment Law Aug. 14, 2001
Dudley v. Dept. of Transportation
Former Caltrans employee can amend complaint to state claim for retaliatory discharge. 		Employment Law Aug. 13, 2001
Questar Microsystems Inc. v. Chelius
Continuing to work after company fails to pays wages will not constitute a "constructive agreement" to defer wages. 		Employment Law Aug. 12, 2001
Leibbrand v. Employment Security Department of the State of Washington
Statute precluding claimant for unemployment beneftis from arguing, as a defense to disqualifcition that alcoholism caused misconduct, is constitutiaonl. 		Employment Law Aug. 5, 2001
Okamoto v. State of Washington Employment Security Dept.
Worker cannot re-establish eligibility for unemployment benefits through self-employment. 		Employment Law Aug. 5, 2001
Kent v. Martin
Government employer must show that employee's public statements caused actual disruption in workplace in order to justify termination. 		Employment Law Jul. 25, 2001
English v. Colorado Department of Corrections
Racial discrimination suit fails where plaintiff fails to offer proof that employer's claim for firing him is merely pretext. 		Employment Law Jul. 18, 2001
Harrison v. Eddy Potash Inc.
Employer is liable for sexual harassment when employee successfully sues supervisor for battery. 		Employment Law Jul. 18, 2001
Scribner v. Worldcom Inc.
Ordinary meaning of employment contract does not permit termination of 'exemplary' employee to facilitate sale of corporate division. 		Employment Law Jul. 18, 2001
Morgan v. The Regents of the University of California
Employee does not have to be re-hired after layoff if he is not qualified for available positions. 		Employment Law Jul. 17, 2001
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