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Steele v. Schafer

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII suit alleging creation of a hostile work environment and retaliation, summary judgment for defendant-Department of Agriculture is...

McNary v. Schreiber Foods, Inc.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging employer terminated plaintiff in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), summary judgment for defendant is...

Liner v. Workers Temp. Staffing, Inc.

Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In a class-action suit alleging that defendant overcharged day laborers for transportation between defendant's labor halls and its worksites in...

Moldenhauer v. Tazewell-Pekin Consol. Communications Ctr.

Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) suit by an employee terminated for excessive absenteeism, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where:...

Evers v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Contracts, Government Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In an action against the Social Security Administration alleging due process and regulatory violations in the termination of a medical consulting...

Lanfear v. Home Depot, Inc.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In a matter of first impression as to whether a complaint for breach of fiduciary duty regarding the diminution of value of a defined contribution...

Miklosy v. Regents of the Univ. of California

Administrative Law, Education Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
The California Whistleblower Protection Act precludes a damages action against the University of California when the University of California has...

Mamou v. Trendwest Resorts, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit against former employer alleging discrimination on the basis of plaintiff's Syrian national origin and retaliation, summary judgment for...

Butler v. Alabama Dept. of Transportation

Civil Rights, Evidence, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In former employee's action claiming defendant-agency discriminated against her on the basis of race, had retaliated against for reporting another...

Hall v. Forest River, Inc.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In a Title VII suit for sex discrimination, constructive discharge, and retaliation, judgment as a matter of law on the retaliation claim is affirmed...