Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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F059608
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Robinson v. City of Chowchilla
City violates Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act by removing police chief absent notice, statement of reasons, and opportunity for appeal. |
Employment Law |
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Dec. 27, 2011 | |
B231142
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Aleman v. AirTouch Cellular
Prevailing employer may not recover attorney fees where split shift compensation claim fell within minimum wage regulation allowing one-way fee shifting rule. |
Employment Law |
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Dec. 22, 2011 | |
B217191
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Cordero-Sacks v. Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
Governmental entity employer may be liable under False Claims Act for retaliatory discharge of employee following her assistance in investigation of false claim. |
Employment Law |
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Dec. 16, 2011 | |
06-56649
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Sullivan v. Oracle Corp.
Application of overtime provisions in California Labor Code to work performed in California by out-of-state plaintiffs does not violate Due Process Clause or Dormant Commerce Clause. |
Employment Law |
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Dec. 14, 2011 | |
G044556
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Henry v. Red Hill Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tustin
Religious association is not liable for wrongful termination where employee’s termination was due to violation of church precept. |
Employment Law |
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Dec. 13, 2011 | |
10-35233
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Johnson v. Board of Trustees of the Boundary County School District No. 101
Disabled individual failing to independently satisfy job prerequisite is not qualified for position, and therefore, employer is not obligated to accommodate. |
Employment Law |
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Dec. 9, 2011 | |
10-36184
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Durand v. U.S. Dept. of Labor
Federal Employee Compensation Act beneficiary may not deduct litigation costs from refund of benefits owed to United States following settlement of civil action. |
Employment Law |
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Nov. 18, 2011 | |
B224034
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Fuentes v. AutoZone Inc.
Jury’s verdict in favor of plaintiff is supported where plaintiff’s testimony was not inherently improbable and evidence of pervasive sexual harassment existed. |
Employment Law |
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Nov. 17, 2011 | |
B231310
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Haligowski v. Superior Court (Pantuso)
Military and Veterans Code Section 394 allows members of armed forces to hold their employers, but not individual employees, liable for discrimination. |
Employment Law |
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Nov. 14, 2011 | |
A128726
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Reliable Tree Experts v. Baker (California Dept. of Transportation)
Tree pruning and removal services performed along state highways constitute ‘maintenance work’ subject to Prevailing Wage Law. |
Employment Law |
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Nov. 9, 2011 | |
G043142
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Jaramillo v. County of Orange
Court properly awards back pay for period of time between termination and employee's conviction of felony, which would have resulted in discharge anyway. |
Employment Law |
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Nov. 9, 2011 | |
G042398
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Brennan v. Townsend & O’Leary Enterprises Inc.
Motion for judgment notwithstanding verdict is properly granted where sporadic incidents of alleged sexual conduct did not amount to pervasive harassment creating hostile work environment. |
Employment Law |
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Oct. 18, 2011 | |
G044105
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Nicholas Laboratories LLC v. Chen
Employer is not required to indemnify former employee for attorney fees incurred by employee during successful defense of action brought by employer. |
Employment Law |
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Oct. 12, 2011 | |
09-17477
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Earl v. Nielsen Media Research Inc.
Summary judgment is improper where plaintiff raises triable issue that employer’s reason for termination was pretext for unlawful age discrimination. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 26, 2011 | |
09-55698
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Lopez v. Pacific Maritime Association
Plaintiff’s claims for disparate treatment and impact fail where he did not present some evidence of one-strike rule's disparate impact on recovered addicts. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 21, 2011 | |
10-35590
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Solis v. State of Washington Dept. of Social and Health Services
Social workers do not come within 'learned professional' exemption from overtime pay where position required degree or coursework in one of several academic disciplines. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 12, 2011 | |
F059430
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Stillman v. Board of Retirement of the Fresno County Employees’ Retirement Association
Retirement association must determine compensation upon which retirement benefit is based from Government Code definition of ‘compensation,’ which excludes employer pickup. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 2, 2011 | |
09-55024
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Withrow v. Bache Halsey Stuart Shield Inc.
ERISA claim is not untimely where claimant does not have reason to know of benefit denial until insurer denies appeal. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 24, 2011 | |
A130540
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Zelasko-Barrett v. Brayton-Purcell LLP
Professional exemption from overtime pay applies to law school graduate performing legal services, who was not yet licensed to practice law. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 18, 2011 | |
B217764
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Rogers v. County of Los Angeles
Employee’s claim of interference with medical leave is barred where employee failed to return to work upon end of her 12-week protected leave. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 17, 2011 | |
C064627
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Salas v. Sierra Chemical Co.
After-acquired-evidence doctrine bars employee’s claims where employer would have refused to hire employee based on use of counterfeit Social Security card. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 10, 2011 | |
F058414
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Pantoja v. Anton
‘Me-too’ evidence is erroneously excluded where acts of defendant’s harassment show discriminatory or biased intent based on gender. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 10, 2011 | |
H034618
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Paton v. Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
Summary judgment is improper where evidence does not conclusively show employer’s sabbatical program did not qualify as vacation under Labor Code. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 8, 2011 | |
10-15967
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Walls v. Central Contra Costa Transit Authority
Employer denies public employee due process where employee did not receive pre-termination hearing, and post-termination procedures were inadequate. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 4, 2011 | |
A128605
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Castillo v. Toll Bros. Inc.
Court erroneously grants subcontractor summary judgment where employee raised triable issue of fact with respect to sufficiency of contractor’s ability to pay wages. |
Employment Law |
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Jul. 29, 2011 | |
D057277
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Hensel Phelps Construction Co. v. San Diego Unified Port District
Prevailing wage law applies to construction project where lease between public corporation and owner provided baseline rent that was reduced by 'rent credit.' |
Employment Law |
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Jul. 27, 2011 | |
B222689
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Brown v. Ralphs Grocery Co.
Decision holding that Federal Arbitration Act preempts California law regarding class action waiver does not apply to contractual waiver of private attorney general claim. |
Employment Law |
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Jul. 21, 2011 | |
B222689
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Brown v. Ralphs Grocery Co.
Decision holding that Federal Arbitration Act preempts California law regarding class action waiver does not apply to contractual waiver of private attorney general claim. |
Employment Law |
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Jul. 13, 2011 | |
B227950
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Securitas Security Services USA Inc. v. Superior Court (Holland)
Employees working uninterrupted overnight shifts on consecutive days do not work ‘split shifts,’ which would entitle them to split-shift pay. |
Employment Law |
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Jul. 8, 2011 | |
B224349
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Soderstedt v. CBIZ Southern California LLC
Court properly denies class certification to accounting associates, who alleged misclassification, where they worked in firm with multiple locations and held varied positions. |
Employment Law |
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Jul. 8, 2011 |