Public Policy

Cases — December 20th through 26th

admin - December 29, 2015 - Disability, Discrimination, Procedure, Public Policy, Retaliation, Workers Compensation, Wrongful Termination

Workers Compensation *Dutton v. Colvin (10th Cir., December 21, 2015) (reversing denial of Supplemental Security Income benefits because ALJ failed to properly consider treating physician’s opinion) Simmons v. Colvin (10th Cir., December 23, 2015) (affirming denial of disability benefits based on his “impertinent,” “groundless,” and “frivolous”arguments) Discrimination/Retaliation *Amos v. City of Claremore (10th Cir., December […]

Cases — September 13th through 19th

Contract/Noncompete/Trade Secret/Wrongful Termination Ray v. Wal-Mart Stores (Utah S.Ct., September 17, 2015) (answering question certified by the federal district court in the affirmative: “We conclude that the policy favoring the right of self-defense is a public policy of sufficient clarity and weight to qualify as an exception to the at-will employment doctrine,” limited to situations in […]