all - Opinion Summaries

Louis v. US Dep't of Labor

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Dismissal of plaintiff's suit, seeking disclosure of documents by defendant-Department of Labor, is affirmed where defendant may rely on 5 U.S.C....

Sunde v. Barnhart

Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Plaintiff and his employer cannot allocate attorneys' fees to a period of time other than the period when they were incurred so as to maximize...

Isbell v. Allstate Ins. Co.

Labor & Employment Law
Defendant-employer did not discriminate against its employees when it eliminated 6,400 positions where each employee was offered a new opportunity...

Dexter Axle Co. v. Int'l Ass'n of Machinists

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment dispute over a collective bargaining agreement, an arbitration award in favor of defendant is affirmed where plaintiff failed to...

Cordero-Soto v. Island Fin. Inc.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act is affirmed where defendant's legitimate, non-discriminatory reason for...

Doyle v. Huntress, Inc.

Admiralty, Labor & Employment Law
The "highest rate of wages" provision of 46 U.S.C. section 11107, read with the liability provisions of 46 U.S.C. section 10601, provides a cause of...

Packard v. Pittsburgh Transp. Co.

Labor & Employment Law
Drivers for a transit service, who would ordinarily be eligible for overtime, do not become ineligible by virtue of an exception in the Motor Carrier...

Hugh v. Butler County

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a gender-based employment discrimination suit, summary judgment in favor of defendant is reversed where the district court erred when it found that...

Hernandez v. HCH Miller Park

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit for sex discrimination and retaliation under Title VII, a jury verdict in favor of defendant is affirmed over plaintiff's challenges to the...

Nat'l Treasury Employees Union v. FLRA

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a dispute concerning negotiations for a collective bargaining agreement, a proposed provision that would provide compensation to IRS employees who...