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Matthews v. Milwaukee Area Local Postal Workers Union

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging that a union had failed to fairly represent a member in connection with a grievance the union filed on his behalf, summary judgment...

Knight v. Auto Zone, Inc.

Civil Rights, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a suit against a former employer alleging that plaintiff was fired in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, denial of defendant's...

Brown v. Fred's, Inc.

Civil Rights, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a suit involving claims against an employer under Title VII and the Equal Pay Act, summary judgment for defendant on the Title VII claim is...

Wade vs. Hewlett-Packard Dev. Co. LP Short Term Disability Plan

ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit over the denial of short-term disability benefits, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) the district court properly applied...

Sec'y of Labor v. Nat'l Cement Co. of Cal., Inc.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Petition for review of decision of respondent commission reversing ALJ, who had upheld the jurisdiction of petitioner to issue a citation to...

Reyes v. Remington Hybrid Seed Co, Inc.

Agriculture, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit by migrant workers under the Fair Labor Standards and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers Protection Acts alleging unfair recruitment,...

Poland v. Chertoff

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit by a former government employee alleging age discrimination, retaliation and constructive discharge, judgment for plaintiff on the...

Fackrell v. Marshall

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a personal injury suit resulting from an auto-pedestrian incident, summary judgment for defendant-company is affirmed where the driver of the...

Dominic v. DeVilbiss Air Power Co.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a sexual harassment suit, award of punitive damages is reversed where the employer made sufficient good faith efforts in response to plaintiff's...

Holly v. Clairson Indus., L.L.C.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In suit brought by a paraplegic individual confined to a wheelchair who alleged that his former employer failed to reasonably accommodate his...