Discrimination ~ Retaliation
Bussey v. Esper (10th Cir., June 5, 2020) (affirming dismissal of Bussey’s retaliation claim: He waived this argument because he raised it for the first time on appeal; moreover, substantial evidence indicated that his supervisors knew nothing of his complaints before firing him)
ERISA
Thole v. U.S. Bank (U.S., June 1, 2020) (affirming dismissal of action claiming violation of duty of loyalty and prudence: plaintiffs lack Article III standing because, win or lose, they receive the same monthly benefits)
Workers Compensation ~ Occupational Safety and Disease
JBS USA and American Zurich Insurance v. Labor Commission (Utah Ct. App., June 4, 2020) (declining to disturb Commission determination that Foster’s preexising condition was legally caused by her jumping from her semi under exigent circumstances, and that he was entitled to workers’ compensation benefits)
*Cases marked with an asterisk are not binding precedent, except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel.
