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Hughes v. Region VII Area Agency on Aging

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
In an action claiming that defendants violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and retaliated against plaintiff's exercise of First Amendment...

Townsend v. University of Alaska

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In a case interpreting the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) as applied to state employers, dismissal for...

Pachter v. Bernard Hodes Group

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a claim brought by former employee-plaintiff challenging legality of deductions under Article 6 section 193 of the New York Labor law taken by...

Smith v. US Postal Serv.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In a case alleging a violation of an employee's rights under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, a Merit Systems Protection...

Merritt v. United Parcel Serv.

Administrative Law, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Decision of Industrial Accident Board to terminate disability plaintiffs paid to claimant by employer is reversed where an admission by employer that...

Hoffman v. Construction Protective Servs.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In an employment class action suit, exclusion of evidence regarding damages is affirmed where: 1) numerous plaintiffs made state law claims separate...

Renken v. Gregory

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit alleging that state university officials had retaliated against plaintiff for exercising his First Amendment rights...

Pirant v. US Postal Serv.

Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) defendant's amended...

Sec'y of Labor v. Beverly Healthcare-Hillview

Administrative Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a case challenging the issuance of citations by OSHA to respondent-healthcare provider for failure to reimburse its employees for travel expenses...

Dobos v. Voluntary Plan Adm'rs

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of petition for writ of administrative mandate is affirmed where: 1) based on the plain language of the Los Angeles County Code provisions...