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California Employment Law Update
SOX Whistle-Blower Claim Was Untimely Filed
By Tony Oncidi
Coppinger-Martin v. Solis, 627 F.3d 745 (2010) Carole Coppinger-Martin alleged that Nordstrom, Inc. violated the whistle-blower-protection provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”), 18 U.S.C. § 1514A, by terminating…
California Employment Law Update
New Trial Ordered In Police Officer’s Case Alleging Discrimination and Retaliation
By Tony Oncidi
Grobeson v. City of Los Angeles, 190 Cal.App.4th 778 (2010) A jury rejected Mitchell Grobeson’s claims against the City of Los Angeles and Daniel Watson for alleged unlawful discrimination, harassment,…
Health Care and Life Sciences
Nursing Home Headed To Jury Trial On Race Discrimination And Retaliation Claim Brought By A Former CNA
In Clark v. Chickasaw County, Mississippi, d/b/a Shearer-Richardson Memorial Nursing Home,[1] a full-time Certified Nurses Assistant (“CNA”) alleged discrimination on the basis of her race (Black) and retaliation for having…
Train Law Blog
BNSF Railway Hit With FRSA Punitive Damages
Here is a classic example of how the Federal Rail Safety Act is correcting rail management's reflexive "blame the injured worker" mentality. The Railroad failed to provide the proper tool…
Whistleblower Protection Blog
MSPB reports on the federal whistleblower predicament
This week, the federal Merit System Protection Board (MSPB) released a report to President Obama. The report reviews hurdles federal employees have to jump before they can win a case…
Employment Discrimination Report
Supreme Court to determine whether Title VII protects relatives or close friends of a complaining employee from retaliation
On December 7, 2010, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) heard oral arguments in Thompson v. North American Stainless, LP, 130 S. Ct. 3542. At issue is whether…
Train Law Blog
FRSA Also Protects Co-Workers
The act of filing a Federal Rail Safety Act complaint with OSHA is itself a protected activity that cannot in any way be used against the employee. But co-workers are…
Alabama Employment Law Report
NLRB Files Complaint Alleging that Use of Facebook May Be Protected Activity
On November 3, 2010, Legal Times reported that the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) Hartford office filed a Complaint against American Medical Response of Connecticut, Inc. alleging that the ambulance service…
Employment & Labor
A Rarity – An EEOC Injunction
Injunctions in EEOC pattern or practice lawsuits are rare at least before a finding of on-going, systemic discrimination. In the case of EEOC v Evans Fruit Co. Inc., No. 10-CV-3033-LRS…
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
$345,020 Verdict in Federal Court Retaliation Trial
Saturday's Clarion-Ledger reported on a $345,020 jury verdict last week in a workplace retaliation claim filed by Renee Summers-Akers against Hinds Community College. The case was tried in the Jackson…