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Wrongful Termination
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TortsProf Blog
Virginia Expands Wrongful Discharge Tort
In a case involving alleged sexual harassment, the Fourth Circuit certified a question to the Virginia Supreme Court, which rephrased the question slightly:“Does Virginia law recognize a common law tort claim…
Texas Employer Handbook
Captain of Costa Concordia Sues for Wrongful Termination
Remember that cruise ship that sank off the coast of Italy last year? Remember the bumbling captain that ran the ship aground, cost the lives of 32 people, and abandoned…
The Appellate Strategist
How Much Authority Does an Arbitrator Have Over Dismissal of an At-Will Public Employee?
By Kirk Jenkins
We begin our previews of the civil cases on the Illinois Supreme Court's November term oral argument docket with Griggsville-Perry Community Unit School District No. 4. v. Illinois Educational Labor…
Employer Law Report
Two Pregnant Employee Terminations in Two Months Too Coincidental for Southern District of Ohio
The Southern District of Ohio held that an employer terminating two pregnant employees in two months--coupled with the close proximity in time between the terminations and the employer learning of…
Employment Law Watch
Virginia Joins Six Other States in Finding Supervisors Liable for Wrongful Discharge in Violation of Public Policy
Answering a certified question from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the Virginia Supreme Court held last week that “Virginia recognizes a common law tort claim…
California Employment Law Update
Wrongful Termination Claim Based Upon Workers’ Compensation Filing Was Properly Dismissed
By Tony Oncidi
Dutra v. Mercy Med. Ctr. Mt. Shasta, 209 Cal. App. 4th 750 (2012) Michelle Dutra sued Mercy Medical Center for wrongful termination in violation of public policy based upon Cal.…
California Employment Law Update
Minimal Allegations Were Sufficient To State Claim For Age Discrimination
By Tony Oncidi
Sheppard v. David Evans & Assoc., 694 F.3d 1045 (9th Cir. 2012) Kathryn Sheppard filed a brief, two-and-a-half page complaint in federal court alleging discrimination under the Age Discrimination in…
Cruise Law News
Chutzpah: Captain Schettino Sues Costa
By Jim Walker
Everyone is talking about the disgraced Costa cruise captain Schettino's outrageous lawsuit against Costa claiming that the cruise line wrongfully terminated his employment. The outrage is appropriate. After all, this is a captain who interrupted dinner with…
Notice of Appeal
Appellate Update: Erdman v. Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church [Wash. No. 84998-6]
By Leonard Feldman, Hunter Ferguson, J. Will Eidson
Erdman was an elder of Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church. She became Chapel Hill’s executive for stewardship and reported to the church’s senior pastor, Dr. Mark Toone. Toone taught classes at…
California Workplace Law Blog
California Court of Appeal Rules A Labor Code Section 132a Violation Is Not a Proper Public Policy Basis for A Wrongful Termination Claim
California’s Third Appellate District has held that a violation of Labor Code section 132a cannot support a common law claim of wrongful termination in violation of public policy. In general…