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Staunch v. Cont'l Airlines, Inc.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In flight attendant's action against an employer raising claims for interference and retaliation under the Family Medical Leave Act, and state law...

Norton v. San Bernardino City Unified Sch. Dist.

Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
In case where plaintiff was terminated from his employment with defendant district based on misconduct alleged by the district, denial of petition for...

Agri Processor Co v. NLRB

Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
Petition for review challenging respondent's decision that petitioner must bargain with the union is denied over claim that undocumented aliens are...

Roe-Midgett v. CC Servs., Inc.

Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit for overtime wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where the plaintiffs' duties as claims...

Bowman v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of an application for supplemental security income (SSI) benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act is reversed and remanded where: 1)...

Truck Drivers Local No. 164 v. Allied Waste Sys., Inc.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In proceedings arising when a driver was terminated for backing his truck into low-hanging telephone lines, summary judgment for employer vacating an...

Abner v. Kansas City S. R.R. Co.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
A punitive damages award under Title VII and 42 U.S.C. section 1981 need not be accompanied by compensatory damages.

Gruener v. The Ohio Cas. Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a jury verdict for plaintiff's former employer pursuant to a finding that she...

SMRJ, Inc. v. Russell

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
In the matter of an administrative decision by the Director of the Illinois Department of Employment Security, finding that a number of workers who...

Addis v. Exelon Generation Co., L.L.C.

Evidence, Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions
In an action seeking damages against defendant-employer for retaliatory discharge for her reporting safety concerns at a nuclear power station,...