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Wrongful Termination
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Wrongful Discharge Claim Dismissal Upheld
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of claims brought by a former Wiley Rein employee against the firm. Alvin Hoff, formerly an at-will employee at the…
California Personal Injury Law Case Notes
Wrongful Termination
An employee is wrongfully terminated if he or she is fired for an illegal reason. The reason may be illegal because it violates an established law or because the firing…
Blaneys Appeals
COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (FEBRUARY 2-6, 2015)
Hello again to everyone. Below are summaries of this week’s Ontario Court of Appeal civil decisions (non-criminal). This week’s topics include the contractual interpretation of a lease agreement in the context…
Global Workplace Insider
Post-termination evidence of mental illness leads to reinstatement
In the recent decision of Cape Breton (Regional Municipality) v CUPE, Local 933, 2014 NSSC 97, the Nova Scotia Supreme Court upheld an arbitrator’s decision to conditionally reinstate an employee…
Labor Law Prof Blog
“Bye bye” Flight Attendants?
From Bloomberg, with a hat tip to Paul Harpur:Thirteen former United Airlines (UAL) flight attendants say they were improperly fired last year after refusing to work on a Boeing Co.…
Brian Peterson's West Virginia Legal Weblog
Employee claiming he was terminated for refusing to operate an illegal pharmacy stated a claim for wrongful discharge under Virginia law, Fourth Circuit holds.
By Damien Riehl
A former ExxonMobil employee claiming he was fired in retaliation for reporting illegal pharmacy practices in the workplace stated a viable claim of public policy wrongful discharge under Virginia law,…
Employer Law Report
Ohio Appellate Court Decision reminds employers to think twice before they terminate the thorn in their side!
Relying on Ohio’s public policy favoring workplace safety, the Tenth District Court of Appeals in Blackburn v. American Dental Centers, et al. recently concluded that evidence that employees were terminated…
Texas Employment Lawyer
A Plaintiff’s subjective beliefs about why they are terminated are not relevant in determining whether they make a valid Title VII claim; the court is guided by McDonnell Douglas.
“During deposition, Plaintiff answered ‘no’ when asked if he was terminated because of his race but later stated that he believed race was a motivating factor in his termination.” Brooks,…
California Workplace Law Blog
Not All Supervisor Misconduct Violates Public Policy Sufficiently to Support Whistleblowing Claims
By Mitchell F. Boomer, Stephanie T. Yang
On December 1, 2014, in Ferrick v. Santa Clara University (H040252), the California Court of Appeal rejected a university employee’s attempt to support her wrongful termination claim with allegations of…
The Appellate Strategist
Illinois Supreme Court Debates Burdens of Proof for Wrongful Termination Cases
By Kirk Jenkins
During its September term, the Illinois Supreme Court heard oral argument in a potentially important employment law case, Michael v. Precision Alliance Group, LLC. Michael poses questions about the parties’ burdens…