Labor Unions American Federation of Gov’t Employees, Local 1592, v. Federal Labor Relations Authority (10th Cir., September 7, 2016) (denying the union’s petition to review an FLRA decision denying a union member a union representative during interrogation)
Miscellaneous Brown v. Perez (10th Cir., August 29, 2016) (reversing summary judgment against plaintiffs—federal employees eligible for workers compensation—because genuine issues of critical fact existed) Heartwood Home Health and Hospice v. Huber (Utah Ct. App., September 1, 2016) (dismissing motion for rule 11 sanctions in a case involving claims of breach-of-confidentiality and -loyalty, intentional interference with […]
Discrimination/Retaliation *Panicker v. Oklahoma City (10th Cir., August 23, 2016) (affirming dismissal of Panicker’s discrimination and hostile work environment claims for failure to obtain service (on individual defendants) and for expiration of the applicable statute of limitations (on the city)) Workers Compensation/Occupational Safety & Disease *Jazvin v. Colvin (10th Cir., August 24, 2016) (affirming denial […]
Contract/Noncompete/Trade Secret/Wrongful Termination *Retiree, Inc. v. Anspach (10th Cir., August 17, 2016) (affirming damages on Anspach’s breach of confidentiality agreement, but reversing as to improper disclosure. Additionally, in a nondisclosure agreement (rather than a noncompete covenant), an indefinite term is permissible.) *Cases marked with an asterisk are cases the 10th Circuit does not consider binding […]
Discrimination/RetaliationBird v. West Valley City (10th Cir., August 8, 2016) (affirming summary judgment in favor of West Valley on Bird’s gender-discrimination and hostile-work-environment claims; but reversing on Bird’s claim of First-Amendment retaliation claim) *Ridgell-Boltz v. Colvin (10th Cir., August 10, 2016) (affirming denial of attorneys’ fees, but reversing the district court’s order dismissing Ridgell-Boltz’s hostile-work-environment […]
Discrimination and Retaliation*Drury v. BNSF Railway Company (10th Cir., August 2, 2016) (affirming summary judgment in favor of BNSF on Drury’s race and age discrimination and retaliation for his allegations) *Oceguera v. Colvin(10th Cir., August 4, 2016) (affirming denial of benefits because the ALJ properly incorporated the medical findings into the RFC determination) *Cases marked […]
Discrimination/Retaliation*James v. James (10th Cir., July 26, 2016) (affirming summary judgment in favor of defendant on plaintiff’s claims for racial harassment, discrimination, and retaliation) Foster v. Mountain Coal, LLC (10th Cir., July 26, 2016) (reversing summary judgment in favor of Mountain Coal because a jury could find that Foster established a prima facie case, and that […]
Contract/Noncompete/Trade Secret/Wrongful Termination*Williams v. McKee (10th Cir., July 20, 2016) (affirming dismissal of Williams’ ss 1983 claims for termination in violation of due process because his complaint failed to state any constitutional violation, and refusal to exercise jurisdiction of Williams’ state-law retaliation claim)Discrimination / Retaliation*Hollis v. Aerotek, Inc. (10th Cir., July 19, 2016) (affirming summary judgement in […]
Contract/Noncompete/Trade Secret/Wrongful TerminationWest Valley City v. Coyle (Utah Ct. App., July 14, 2016) (upholding City Civil Service Commission decision reinstating Coyle as a police lieutenant after the city demoted him: the Commission acted within its discretion in determining that Coyle’s violations did not warrant demotion) Maiteki v. Marten Transport Ltd. (10th Cir., July 13, 2016) (affirming […]
