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Proctor v. United Parcel Serv.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In an action alleging plaintiff's employer, UPS, terminated him in retaliation for filing administrative charges of disability discrimination in...

Hodgman v. WCAB

Family Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Respondent board's opinion, determining guardian ad litem and conservator was entitled to compensation by the worker's employer for care she gave the...

Hammonds v. Hartford Fire Ins. Co

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In an action brought against an insurer claiming it acted in bad faith by delaying payments due to plaintiff under a settlement agreement and filing a...

Lewis v. Circuit City Stores, Inc.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions, Workers' Compensation
In a suit against former employer-circuit city for wrongful termination under state law based on alleged retaliation against plaintiff for seeking...

Entergy Gulf States, Inc. v. Summers

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Workers' Compensation
A premises owner that "undertakes to procure" work falls within the the Labor Code's definition of a general contractor, for purposes of qualifying...

Vierra v. WCAB

Attorney's Fees, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Workers' Compensation
Decision finding that a written attorney's fee agreement was not binding is affirmed over claim that respondent's decision is inconsistent with the...

Vera v. WCAB

Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Award of permanent disability is affirmed where respondent board properly denied the petition for reconsideration as the schedule for rating permanent...

Prachasaisoradej v. Ralphs Grocery Co., Inc.

Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
A court of appeals decision reversing a trial judgment for Ralphs supermarket chain in a wage case is reversed as an incentive compensation plan...

West Cab Co. Inc. v. The Industrial Comm'n

Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In the matter of a taxi driver who was shot and killed while on duty, finding that his death arose out of and in the course of his employment with all...

Hendricks v. Compass Group, USA, Inc.

Contracts, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a suit for wages to which plaintiff claimed entitlement under the Family Medical Leave Act and a collective bargaining agreement, summary judgment...