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Varghese v. Honeywell Int'l Inc.

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
Employer-granted stock options are not "wages" as that term is defined by the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law.

Dominguez-Curry v. Nevada Transp.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination dispute, summary judgment in favor of defendant is reversed where plaintiff presented ample evidence from which a...

Balmer v. HCA, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination action, summary judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed; however, the award of attorneys' fees is reversed where...

McGrann v. First Albany Corp.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
An arbitration award in plaintiff's favor is affirmed where the arbitration panel did not exceed its authority and its award was not completely...

Singletary v. Missouri Dep't of Corr.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination dispute alleging violations of Title VII, summary judgment in favor of defendant-employer is affirmed where plaintiff...

Kruchowski v. The Weyerhaeuser Co.

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
Defendant-employer's Release of Claims, which waives an employees right to assert an Age Discrimination in Employment Act claim, is invalid and...

NLRB v. St. Clair Die Casting

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
Defendant-employer committed unfair labor practices by refusing to meet and bargain with a union after the union won a representation election and was...

Recon Refractory & Constr. v. NLRB

Labor & Employment Law
In a work-preservation dispute, the National Labor Relations Board's decision quashing notice of hearing is affirmed where it properly found the...

McGowan v. NJR Serv. Corp.

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Administrators of a retirement plan are not required to look beyond plan documents to determine whether a waiver has been effectuated in a private...

EEOC v. Navy Fed. Credit Union

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII retaliation claim, judgment in favor of defendant-employer is vacated where the district court erred in ruling that the plaintiff...