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Brosted v. Unum Life Ins. Co.

Labor & Employment Law
In a suit for disability benefits, dismissal of plaintiff's equitable estoppel or breach of fiduciary claim is affirmed where a mistake in the...

Pope v. US Dep't of Transp.

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
The Department of Transportation's denial of plaintiff's application for employment is affirmed over his claim that he would have gotten the job had...

Elmore v. Dep't of Transp.

Labor & Employment Law
In an employment dispute, the Merit Systems Protection Board properly rejected plaintiff's claim that his transfer between two locations where he...

Rudin v. Lincoln Land Cmty. Coll.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's race and sex discrimination claims is reversed where she has produced substantial evidence that defendant-employer had...

Willy v. Admin. Review Board

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
The Department of Labor Secretary is vested with the authority to appoint the members of the Department of Labor Administrative Review Board, and...

Smullin v. Mity Enter. Inc.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a sale-of-business transaction, the rehire of some of the employees without a break in operations did not constitute a "plant closing" under the...

Thompson v. Merit Sys. Prot. Bd.

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
A contract employee, seeking government security clearance, is not an "applicant for employment" within the meaning of 5 U.S.C. section 7701(a) and is...

Franceschi v. Hosp. Gen. San Carlos, Inc.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment contract dispute, defendant's attempt to compel arbitration is dismissed based on its failure to pursue an interlocutory appeal after...

DiGiacomo v. Teamsters Pension Trust Fund

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
For accrual of benefit purposes, ERISA prevents pension plans from denying credit for pre-ERISA service time accrued prior to a break-in-service and,...

Altimore v. Mount Mercy College

Contracts, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
Defendant-employer did not breach its employment relationship with plaintiff since he resigned his position by refusing to return to teach as required...