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Vergos v. McNeal

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging plaintiff was sexually harassed in his employment at the University of California at Davis, denial of defendant-manager's motion...

Deschenie v. Bd. of Educ. of Cent. Consol. Sch. Dist. No. 22

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Indian Law, Labor & Employment Law, Media Law
In a former employee's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against a board of education and additional individuals alleging defendants took adverse employment...

Turner v. Baylor Richardson Med. Ctr.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
Adverse rulings against plaintiff on her claims against her employer and a nonprofit alleging racially discriminatory discharge, creation of a hostile...

Letz v. Dep't of the Interior

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
A decision denying petitioner's firefighter retirement service credit during two periods of his career is affirmed where the Merit Systems Protection...

Chalfant v. Titan Distrib., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
A judgment and award in favor of an employee in a disability discrimination case is affirmed over employer's claims that: 1) it was entitled to...

Erven v. Blandin Paper Co.

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In a case brought against a plan and employer alleging improper calculation of lump sum benefits in violation of ERISA, summary judgment for...

Osborn v. Haley

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In the context of the Westfall Act, which accords federal employees absolute immunity from tort claims arising out of acts undertaken in the course of...

Lane v. Sims Portex/Smiths Group

Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
An appeal from an adverse order in a workers' compensation matter is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction due to the untimely filing of the notice of...

State Comp. Ins. Fund v. Workers' Comp. App. Bd.

Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Workers' compensation award to respondent, a logger who was injured in course of his work, is annulled as the award was improperly calculated using...

Bd. of Trs. of the Univ. of Illinois v. Illinois Educ. Labor Relations Bd.

Education Law, Government Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In consolidated appeals involving parking problems at the University of Illinois, administrative judgement in favor of the unions is affirmed where...