Contract/Noncompete/Trade Secret/Wrongful Termination *Winger v. Meade District Hospital (10th Cir., June 27, 2017) (affirming summary judgment in favor of the hospital on Winger’s due process claim) Bahnmaier v. Northern Utah Healthcare Corporation (Utah Ct. App., June 29, 2017) (affirming summary judgment in favor of Northern Utah: the hospital’s substance abuse policy is not an implied […]
In a decision published on March 7th, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, the federal appellate court with jurisdiction over Utah, ruled that a trial court judge had incorrectly dismissed a case in which an employee claimed she was denied minimum wage on portions of her work that were not entitled to a “tip credit.” […]
Discrimination/Retaliation*Henson v. Amerigas Propane, Inc. (10th Cir., March 10, 2017) (affirming summary judgment in favor of Amerigas: Henson failed to show Amerigas’s stated reasons for firing him were pretexts for unlawfuldiscrimination and retaliation)ERISA and Employee Pension PlansSEC v. DeYoung (10th Cir., March 9, 2017) (affirming district court approval of a settlement including a bar to […]
Discrimination/Retaliation *Herndon v. Best Buy Co., Inc. (10th Cir., December 15, 2015) (affirming dismissal of plaintiff’s claim of retaliatory discharge for hiring a former felon) Unemployment Appeals Martin v. Department of Workforce Services (Utah Ct. App., December 17, 2015) (untimely filed appeal dismissed for lack of jurisdiction) Yudin v. Department of Workforce Services (UtahCt. App., […]
As many employers know, July 24th is an important date. Due to amendments that occurred within the last couple of years, the minimum wage payable to employees will be increasing on that date. On July 24, 2009, the rate will increase to $7.25 per hour.
