Topic
Wrongful Termination
838 published works
The Appellate Strategist
Illinois Supreme Court Agrees to Clarify Proof Standards in Wrongful Termination Cases
By Kirk Jenkins
In the closing days of its May term, the Illinois Supreme Court agreed to clarify a fundamental issue for the employment bar: what are the parties’ respective burdens of proof…
Global Workplace Insider
Offer of employment must be clear for mitigation: Ontario Court of Appeal
The recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision of Farwell v. Citair Inc., 2014 ONCA 177, demonstrates how the offering of substitute employment when an employee has been constructively dismissed can have…
Texas Employment Lawyer
Lack of an additional supposed reason for separation on termination notice is evidence of pretext.
“The company document notes that Huske’s termination was involuntary and attributed to a permanent layoff. There is absolutely no other reason given for her termination on the form. In box…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
City of San Antonio Loses Again Regarding Terminated SAPD Officer
I talked previously about the City of San Antonio filing an appeal regarding Lt. Salvaggio. See my prior post here. The City lost before an arbitrator, in front of district…
Wiley Executive Summary
Ninth Circuit Confirms that Former Employee’s Suit for Unlawful Termination Is Not a Claim for “Wrongful Acts”
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, applying California law, has affirmed a district court’s ruling that claims for unlawful termination based on military service discrimination are…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Estreicher & Hirsch on Comparative Unjust Dismissal Law
Sam Estreicher and I have just had our article, Comparative Wrongful Dismissal Law: Reassessing American Exceptionalism, published in the North Carolina Law Review. People can (and already have) take issue with our…
California Employment Law Update
March 2014 California Employment Law Notes
By Tony Oncidi
$150,000 Sexual Harassment Verdict And $680,000 Fee Award Affirmed Taylor v. Nabors Drilling USA, LP, 222 Cal. App. 4th 1228 (2014) Max Taylor worked as a floorhand on an oil…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
“Hetero-Bias” Lawsuit
By John Kang
Perhaps the story could have originated only from a preppy New York City day school. A highbrow Manhattan prep school is getting down and dirty to fight a former employee…
La Revue
Prise d’acte de la rupture : que se passe-t-il lorsque les faits sont découverts après la rupture ?
Cass. soc. 9 octobre 2013, n° 11-24.457 La prise d’acte est un moyen pour le salarié de rompre le contrat de travail du fait d’un manquement de son employeur empêchant…
Virgin Islands Law Blog
Recent Superior Court Opinion Affirms Use of Directed Verdict in Wrongful Termination Suits
By Ravi S. Nagi
A recent opinion issued by the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands offers a good example of a directed verdict and how it can lead to more efficient resolutions to…