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Wrongful Termination
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California Employment Law Update
Threat To Terminate Employee May Constitute Extortion
By Tony Oncidi
Galeotti v. International Union of Operating Eng'rs Local No. 3, 2020 WL 2188995 (Cal. Ct. App. 2020) John Galeotti, a former business agent for the union, alleged he was wrongfully…
Michigan Employment Law Advisor
Employer Sued for Violating Michigan Coronavirus Stay-Home Order
By Jason Shinn
A Michigan woman sued her former employer for allegedly violating the Governor’s Executive Stay Home, Stay Safe” orders. This suit was filed in Michigan Circuit court on April 15, 2020.…
Employment Law Worldview
Arbitration Agreements Lacking Employer’s Signature Can Be Enforceable, Says Texas Appellate Court (US)
On April 16, 2020, a three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals for the First District Court of Texas held that an employer could compel a former employee to arbitrate…
Recreation Law
Feleccia v. Lackawanna Coll., 215 A.3d 3, 2019 Pa. LEXIS 4615
Feleccia v. Lackawanna Coll., 215 A.3d 3, 2019 Pa. LEXIS 4615 Supreme Court of Pennsylvania December 5, 2018, Argued; August 20, 2019, Decided No. 75 MAP 2017 Reporter 215 A.3d…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Employee Fired After COVID19 Protest
These are trying times, by any standard. This veteran of Iraq is starting to have war flash backs. If your employer is not taking precautions for the coronavirus, can you…
Tort Talk
Wrongful Employment Discharge Claim Allowed to Proceed Under Medical Marijuana Act
In the case of Laidacker v. Berwick Offray, No. 726-CV-2019 (C.P. Col. Co. Jan. 2, 2020 James, J.), the court overruled Preliminary Objections to a Complaint that was filed on…
TortsProf Blog
Bettman on Supreme Court of Ohio on Wrongful Termination
At Legally Speaking Ohio, Marianna Brown Bettman provides a thorough analysis of the Supreme Court of Ohio's decision in House v. Iacovelli. In that case, the court stated: “It is…
Ohio Appellate Insights
Merit Decision: Court Rejects Wrongful Termination Claim for Failure to Meet Jeopardy Element. House v. Iacovelli
“It is less likely that a wrongful-termination-in-violation-of-public-policy claim is necessary when remedies for statutory violations are included in the statutory scheme.” Justice Fischer, Majority Opinion “I fail to see how…
The Blunt Truth®
Pennsylvania Court Allows Medical Pot User To Proceed With Wrongful Termination Suit
By Anthony Califano, Jennifer L. Mora
In a recent decision, Palmiter v. Commonwealth Health Systems, the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas held that: (a) the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act (“MMA”) creates a private right of action…
Global Workplace Insider
An employee’s higher pay during notice period won’t retroactively mitigate earlier damages
By John Schudlo
The Divisional Court recently released a decision that helps to clarify the law on mitigation of damages in wrongful dismissal cases. The Court held that if a dismissed employee gets…