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The County of Du Page v. Illinois Labor Relations Bd.

Labor & Employment Law
In an action seeking administrative review of the certification of respondent Metropolitan Alliance of Police, Du Page County Sheriff's Police Chapter...

Energy Serv. Co. of Bowie v. Superior Snubbing Servs., Inc.

Labor & Employment Law
Under section 417.004 of the Texas Labor Code, a subscribing employer's written agreement to indemnify a person and that person's contractors may be...

In re Merrill Lynch Trust Co. FSB

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit brought against a Merrill Lynch employee and affiliates raising claims related to an irrevocable life insurance trust, a petition for...

Weisbarth v. Geauga Park Dist.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a First Amendment retaliation action brought by a terminated park ranger alleging that defendant fired her due to comments she made to a consultant...

Howe v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a Social Security case, denial of claimant's application for disability insurance benefits is affirmed where an ALJ's determination that claimant...

Atlantic Sounding Co. v. Townsend

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In case involving a slip and fall injury to a seaman, denial of plaintiffs' motion to strike defendant's request for punitive damages is affirmed as...

Butt v. Gonzales

Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of petitioner's request for a continuance while his employer's application for a labor certification was pending is vacated and remanded for...

Green v. State of California

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Like the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), California's Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) requires that plaintiffs prove they are "qualified...

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...

Diaz v. Prudential Ins. Co. of Am.

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In a challenge to the rejection of plaintiff's application for benefits under his company's group insurance long-term disability plan, summary...