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Magin v. Monsanto Co.

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit to recover enhanced severance benefits, summary judgment in favor of defendant-employee is affirmed where defendant did not sign a waiver as...

Central States v. Schilli Corp.

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In a dispute concerning an assessment issued against defendant for withdrawing from a multiemployer plan governed by ERISA, an arbitrator's award in...

Morris v. Rumsfeld

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
When pursuing an employment discrimination claim in federal court, a federal employee who seeks to enforce only the liability determination of an EEOC...

Cleveland v. City of L.A.

Labor & Employment Law
The Fair Labor Standards Act's overtime exemption for an employee engaged in fire protection activities does not apply to dual function paramedics,...

Washington v. Illinois Dep't of Revenue

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
The district court erred in holding that there can be no violation of Title VII without an adverse employment action.

Biby v. Bd. of Regents

Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff's constitutional rights were not violated by the search of his office computer where plaintiff failed to show he had a reasonable...

Miller v. Automobile Club

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
Judgment as a matter of law to defendant-employer, against plaintiff's claim for breach of an implied employment contract, is affirmed where...

Shotz v. Am. Airlines, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
Funds and financial benefits that Congress provided to the airline industry in response to the September 11 terrorist acts did not constitute "federal...

In Re: Schering-Plough Corp. ERISA Litig.

Class Actions, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
The district court erred in ruling that former employees, who were participants in a defined contribution plan, may not prosecute a derivative action...

Mendenhall v. Mueller Streamline Co.

Labor & Employment Law
The district court erred when it ruled that a hostile work environment claim could not exist independent of a race discrimination claim.