Discrimination ~ Retaliation *Lu v. University of Utah (10th Cir., October 29, 2019) (affirming dismissal of Lu’s retaliation, racial and national-origin discrimination, and ADA claims: Lu identified no cogent basis on which to reverse the district court’s dismissal) Wages Vander Veur v. Groove Entertainment Technologies (Utah, October 29, 2019)(reversing court of appeals: the covenant of […]
Workers’ Compensation ~ Occupational Safety and Disease *Energy West Mining Company v. Director, OWCP (10th Cir., October 23, 2019) (dismissing Energy West’s petition for review of the Review Board’s decision ordering an award of black lung benefits: the Board’s decision was not a final order, and so the court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction) *Putnam v. Commissioner […]
Discrimination ~ Retaliation *Henderson v. Cargill Packing Plant (10th Cir., October 16, 2019) (affirming dismissal of Henderson’s failure-to-hire and age-discrimination claims: Henderson’s complaints failed to provide sufficient notice of his claims) *Turner v. Phillips 66 Company (10th Cir., October 16, 2019) (affirming summary judgment in favor of Phillips 66 on Turner’s ADA claims: Turner failed […]
Discrimination ~ Retaliation *Ordonez v. ABM Aviation, Inc. (10th Cir., October 3, 2019) (dismissing as moot Ordonez’s Title VII sexual harassment, discrimination, and retaliation claims, settled in her personal bankruptcy action) *Cases marked with an asterisk are not binding precedent, except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel.
Discrimination ~ Retaliation *Simon v. City and County of Denver (10th Cir., September 24, 2019) (affirming summary judgment in favor of Denver on former police officer Simon’s claim that Denver fired her for taking FMLA leave: the record does not show that her termination was retaliatory) *Cases marked with an asterisk are not binding precedent, […]
ERISA *Caldwell v. Unum Life Insurance (10th Cir., September 18, 2019) (affirming rejection of claim under ERISA that Unum had improperly denied accidental death benefits based on policy exclusion for losses resulting from an attempt to commit a crime”) Wages Kenney v. Helix TCS, Inc. (10th Cir., September 20, 2019) (affirming denial of Helix’s motion […]
Defamation *Williams v. United States (10th Cir., August 28, 2019) (affirming dismissal of defamation claim and Bivens action) Discrimination ~ Retaliation Singh v. Cordle (10th Cir., August 28, 2019) (reversing denial of summary judgment in favor of Cordle on First Amendment retaliation claim, but affirming on remaining claims) Public Employers ~ Employees *Alcorn v. La […]
Discrimination ~ Retaliation *EEOC v. Centura Health (10th Cir., June 28, 2019) (affirming an EEOC administrative subpoena: when investigating discrimination charges, the EEOC may obtain evidence relating to unlawful employment practices, and pattern-or-practice evidence was held relevant to the individual charges) Workers Compensation ~ Occupational Safety & Disease *Martinez v. Commissioner (10th Cir., June 28, […]
Discrimination ~ Retaliation *Smith v. U.S. Department of Labor (10th Cir., June 12, 2019) (dismissing, as untimely, Smith’s petition for judicial review of his unsuccessful complaint under the Surface Transportation Assistance Act) Wages Parker Drilling Management Services, Ltd., v. Newton (U.S., June 10, 2019) (holding that, where federal law addresses a relevant issue—in this case, […]
Discrimination ~ Retaliation *Jones v. Azar (10th Cir., June 4, 2019) (affirming summary judgment against Jones on his age-discrimination claim) Worker’s Compensation ~ Occupational Safety and Disease Big Horn Coal Co. v. Sadler (10th Cir., June 4, 2019) (affirming award of benefits to Sadler) * Cases marked with an asterisk are not binding precedent except […]
