Liberty Interest

Cases — October 26 through November 1

admin - November 5, 2014 - Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Defamation, Disability, Discrimination, Liberty Interest, Tenth Circuit, Utah Court of Appeals

Giles v. Mineral Resources International, Inc. (Utah Ct. App., October 30, 2014) (breach of fiduciary duty based upon covenant not to compete) Moffett v. Colvin, Acting Commissioner (10th Cir., October 30, 2014) (affirming denial of application for disability insurance benefits) Hutchins v. Cessna Aircraft Company (10th Cir., October 30, 2014) (affirming summary judgement in favor […]

Does a Utah Governmental Employee Have a Right to Stay in Current Job Position?

The federal appellate court having jurisdiction over federal questions arising in Utah, the Tenth Circuit, issued a decision on January 6, 2009, delineating the scope of the rights that an employee employed by a governmental entity may have in staying in the same position that he or she has historically had. The case, Potts v. […]