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Retaliation
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California Employment Law Update
Whistleblower Lawsuit Should Not Have Been Dismissed
By Tony Oncidi
Taswell v. The Regents of the Univ. of Cal., 23 Cal. App. 5th 343 (2018) Carl Taswell, M.D., alleged he was retaliated against for his whistleblowing activities regarding patient safety…
California Employment Law Update
Court Reverses Defense Verdict In Sexual Harassment Case
By Tony Oncidi
Meeks v. AutoZone, Inc., 2018 WL 3062555 (Cal. Ct. App. 2018) Natasha Meeks worked as a store manager for AutoZone and claimed that she had been sexually harassed by Juan…
Proskauer Whistleblower Defense
Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal of SOX Whistleblower Suit
By Harris Mufson, Jay M. Cohen
On June 27, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal on summary judgment of a SOX whistleblower retaliation claim, concluding that the Plaintiff’s purported…
Minnesota Wage & Hour
Eighth Circuit Dismisses Employee’s Retaliation Claim After Changing Jobs Within Same Employer
Many laws governing employment contain anti-retaliation prohibitions. Indeed, many claims, demands and lawsuits are accompanied by retaliation allegations. For example, the Minneapolis and St. Paul paid sick leave ordinances both…
Canada-U.S. Blog
Canada Retaliates
By Su Ross
Canada On June 29, 2018, Canada released its list of products on which retaliation will be taken against the 232 steel and aluminum tariffs imposed by the U.S. Table 1…
California Employment Law Update
Another Day, Another $31 Million Employee Verdict From a Los Angeles Jury
By Tony Oncidi
On Tuesday, a Los Angeles jury did what L.A. juries do so often these days -- they awarded tens of millions of dollars to an ex-employee who claimed she had…
PrawfsBlawg
(SCOTUS Term) Trying again with First Amendment retaliation
Main Thursday, June 28, 2018(SCOTUS Term) Trying again with First Amendment retaliationI wrote last week that the narrow and fact-specific decision in Lozman v. Riviera Beach reflected a vehicle failure--the…
Litigators at Work
Restaurant Chain’s Spoiled Internal Investigation Leads to $8M Jury Award for Fired Employee
By Martin W. Aron, Julia P. Argentieri
A Fresno, California jury has awarded nearly $8 million to former Chipotle employee Jeanette Ortiz on her claim of wrongful discharge. The jury found Chipotle had fired Ortiz in retaliation…
PrawfsBlawg
(SCOTUS Term): Municipal gadflies on a busy day at SCOTUS
Main Monday, June 18, 2018(SCOTUS Term): Municipal gadflies on a busy day at SCOTUSSCOTUS resolved five cases on Monday. This included the partisan-gerrymandering cases (about which, more later), while leaving…
Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog
Failure To Follow Company’s Own Internal Procedures Can Be Used Against It In OSHA 11(c) Retaliation Case
By Mark A. Lies, II, Adam R. Young, and Craig B. Simonsen Seyfarth Synopsis: A recent Eastern District of Wisconsin case held that an OSHA 11(c) retaliation claim will survive summary judgment…