EMPLOYMENT LAW

California Courts of Appeal Reports SARKA v. REGENTS OF UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA, B181753 (Cal.App. 12-28-2006) GEORGE SARKA, M.D., Petitioner and Appellant, v. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA et al., Defendants and Respondents. B181753 Court of Appeal of California, Second District, Division Three. Filed December 28, 2006 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION Appeal from a judgment […]

Federal District Court Opinions JONES v. U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, (E.D.Mich. 11-9-2006) JOHN ERIC JONES, Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, et al., Defendant. No. 04-CV-74540-DT. United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division. November 9, 2006 OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT GERALD ROSEN, District Judge I. INTRODUCTION This hybrid Section […]

Federal District Court Opinions VALDEZ v. BIG O TIRES, INC., (Ariz. 2006) Edgardo R. Valdez, Plaintiff, v. Big O Tires, Inc., a Nevada corporation; JDR, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company, Defendants. No. CV-04-1620-PHX-JAT. United States District Court, D. Arizona. June 27, 2006 ORDER JAMES TEILBORG, District Judge Pending before the Court is the Defendants’ […]

Missouri Case Law BRADY v. CURATORS OF THE UNIV OF MISSOURI, ED 86214 (Mo.App.E.D. 11-28-2006) JAMES W. BRADY, Respondent, v. THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, et al., Appellants. Nos. ED 86214, ED 86316, ED 86326 Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Five. November 28, 2006 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS OPINION IS SUBJECT TO […]

What is a Retaliatory Discharge? A Retaliatory Discharge is a form of wrongful termination. Under federal and state laws, it is illegal for an employer to discharge an employee in response to that employee exercising his or her rights. For example, a worker may not be fired for filing a workers’ compensation claim, filing a […]

Federal District Court Opinions LAWHEAD v. CERIDIAN CORPORATION, (N.D.Ill. 11-28-2006) PAUL LAWHEAD, Plaintiff, v. CERIDIAN CORPORATION, Defendant. Case No. 05 C 1871. United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division. November 28, 2006 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER MORTON DENLOW, Magistrate Judge Plaintiff Paul Lawhead (“Plaintiff”) claims that defendant Ceridian Corporation (“Ceridian”) failed to hire him […]