all - Opinion Summaries

Manavian v. Department of Justice

Labor & Employment Law
Held that a top official of the California Department of Justice, who was fired from his position, did not have protections under the California...

Mount Lemmon Fire District v. Guido

Labor & Employment Law, Government Law, Civil Rights
Held that state and local government entities are covered by the Age Discrimination in Employment Act regardless of their size. In an age...

Guerrero v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Held that a Mexico-born man who aspired to be a California correctional officer could proceed with his discriminatory failure-to-hire lawsuit in state...

Ramos v. Superior Court (Winston and Strawn, LLP)

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
Held that a patent attorney could not be compelled to arbitrate her claims against a law firm, because the arbitration agreement she had signed was...

Quiles v. Parent

Attorney's Fees, Labor & Employment Law
Affirmed an award of attorney fees and costs to a plaintiff who alleged that she was fired from her job in retaliation for filing a lawsuit over wages...

EEOC v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Labor & Employment Law
In an amended opinion, held that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission did not have to pay the legal fees of an employer that it sued...

Nunies v. HIE Holdings, Inc.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an amended opinion, reinstated a delivery driver's claim that his employer erroneously regarded him as disabled in violation of the Americans with...

Gallo v. Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center, Inc.

Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Held that a healthcare organization was not liable for giving a dermatologist a poor job reference. The reference, even if it was prohibited by her...

Brown v. Ralphs Grocery Co.

Labor & Employment Law
Held that not all of a security guard's wage-and-hour claims were untimely or unexhausted. Reversed and remanded for further proceedings in this...

Almeida v. Bio-Medical Applications of Texas, Inc.

Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Held that a healthcare firm did not violate the Texas Occupational Code when it fired two nurses after they refused to accept a particular assignment...