all - Opinion Summaries

Miller v. Southwest Airlines Co.

Transportation, Labor & Employment Law
Addressed airline employees' claims that the air carrier followed unlawful procedures in connection with requiring them to clock in and out with their...

Horner v. American Airlines, Inc.

Transportation, Labor & Employment Law
In a labor case, addressed a dispute over the seniority rights of certain pilots following a merger of two commercial air carriers. Affirmed dismissal...

Mollet v. City of Greenfield

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Held that a firefighter battalion chief who spoke up about a racially charged incident reported to him lacked evidence that his protected conduct was...

Richardson v. Chicago Transit Authority

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Held that a bus driver may not proceed with his claim that he suffered discrimination because of his extreme obesity. Affirmed summary judgment...

Ross v. County of Riverside

Labor & Employment Law
Revived a deputy district attorney's claims that he suffered disability discrimination and whistleblower retaliation. Reversed a summary judgment...

Esparza v. Safeway, Inc.

Labor & Employment Law
Held that a store employee waited too long to bring a PAGA (Private Attorneys General Act) claim over the alleged denial of meal breaks. Affirmed that...

Beckington v. American Airlines, Inc.

Transportation, Labor & Employment Law
Held that commercial airline pilots may not sue their employer for allegedly conspiring with a union in the union's breach of its duty of fair...

Parker Drilling Management Services, Ltd. v. Newton

Oil and Gas Law, Labor & Employment Law, Admiralty
Addressed what law applies on the Outer Continental Shelf, holding that California wage-and-hour law was inapplicable to a worker on an offshore...

Altera Corp. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Tax Law, Labor & Employment Law
Upheld the validity of a Treasury Department regulation. The provision's focus is that related business entities must share the cost of employee stock...

Trujillo v. Rockledge Furniture LLC

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Held that a former store manager may proceed with an age discrimination lawsuit even though his EEOC complaint form incorrectly listed his employer's...