Cases — November 21st through 27th, 2021

Discrimination~Retaliation *Rohwedder v. Rocky Mountain Pies, LLC (10th Cir., November 23, 2021) (affirming dismissal with prejudice of Rohwedder’s employment-discrimination suit: although failure to exhaust administrative remedies is no longer a jurisdictional defect, it can be and was properly raised as an affirmative defense by Rocky Mountain; Rohwedder thus failed to state a claim under 12(b)(6); […]

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Cases — March 21st through 27th, 2021

Labor Unions Hendrickson v. AFSCME Council 18 (10th Cir., March 26, 2021) (affirming dismissal of Hendrickson’s claim that the union cannot retain dues deducted from his paycheck or serve as his exclusive bargaining representative: exclusive representation remains constitutional and Hendrickson’s claim seeking prospective relief as regards the union’s opt-out window was moot) Workers’ Compensation ~ […]

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Cases — April 14th through 20th, 2019

Discrimination / Retaliation *Cirocco v. McMahon (10th Cir., April 15, 2019) (affirming determination that Cirocco failed to exhaust administrative remedies, but remanding with instructions (a) to vacate dismissal for lack of jurisdiction and (b) to dismiss without prejudice for failure to exhaust) *Phan v. Colorado Legal Services (10th Cir., April 16, 2019) (affirming dismissal of […]

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Cases — September 6th through 12th

Discrimination & Retaliation *Arabalo v. City of Denver (10th Cir., September 9, 2015) (affirming district court’s dismissal of Arabalo’s hostile-work-environment claim for failure to exhaust her administrative remedies and summary judgment in favor of Denver) Contract/Noncompete/Trade Secret/Wrongful Termination Teufel v. Department of the Army (10th Cir.,September 9, 2015) (dismissing for lack of jurisdiction)*Cases marked with […]

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