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Leegin v. Diaz

Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Dismissal of plaintiff-employer's fraud action, alleging that its employee knowingly filed a fraudulent workers' compensation claim, is affirmed where...

Kalish v. Liberty Mutual

ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of plaintiff's disability benefits is reversed where the district court erred in holding that defendant-employer was not required to consider...

Peralta v. Hispanic Business, Inc.

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff's claim, alleging that defendant breached it fiduciary duty as an ERISA plan administrator by failing to timely inform her that her...

McLaughlin v. Boston Harbor Cruise Lines

Admiralty, Labor & Employment Law
The applicability of the "seaman" exemption to the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act is a fact-dependent issue that is best...

Akins v. Fulton County

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff cannot state a claim for constructive discharge since, instead of resigning, she requested and received a favorable transfer.

Antonelli v. State of New Jersey

Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
The New Jersey entry-level firefighter examination, which was designed to diminish the adverse impact on minority candidates, does not violate the...

Dickey v. Office of Personnel Mgmt.

Elder Law, Family Law, Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of plaintiff's claim to a spousal survivor annuity is vacated where the Merit Systems Protection Board erred when it determined that plaintiff...

Keach v. U.S. Trust Co.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging violations of ERISA, judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where the district court correctly determined that there was no...

Demski v. US Dep't of Labor

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff is not entitled to recover on her employment discrimination claim where she was not an employee for the purposes of the whistleblower...

Baker v. Dep't of Transp.

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff's removal from his position at the FAA, based on his discharge from a drug rehabilitation program, is reversed where the Merit Systems...