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Detabali v. St. Luke's Hosp.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Contracts, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions
Dismissal of plaintiff's California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) claims against defendant-hospital and imposition of sanctions against...

Murphy v. Kenneth Cole Prods., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In the context of workplace-related claims for meal and rest periods, the "additional hour of pay" provided for in Labor Code section 226.7...

Fischer v. Andersen Corp.

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In an action claiming that plaintiff's employer, with the intention of interfering with his rights to future pension benefits, forced him to take...

Littriello v. US

Administrative Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law, Tax Law
In a challenge to the Treasury Department's so-called "check-the-box" regulations, which were promulgated in 1996 to simplify the classification of...

Benach v. County of L.A.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In case involving firing of deputy sheriff after he allegedly assaulted another deputy, judgment for defendants is affirmed as: 1) summary judgment...

Ferrer v. Chevron Corp.

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law, Oil and Gas Law
In a suit against plaintiffs' former employer, Chevron, alleging it breached fiduciary obligations under ERISA by misrepresenting the eligibility...

Tipler v. Douglas County, Nebraska

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit brought by a female correctional officer alleging gender discrimination under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and Title VII, summary judgment for...

Miles v. Bellfontaine Habilitation Ctr.

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's pro se Title VII employment discrimination and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) action against a habilitation center is...

Macy v. Hopkins County Sch. Bd. of Educ.

Civil Rights, Education Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by a physical education teacher alleging that a school board violated federal and state law by firing her because she was...

Wenner v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada

ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
A district court's rejection of a plan administrator's decision to discontinue disability benefits to a company's COO under his employer's disability...