Cases — November 22nd through 28th

admin - November 29, 2015 - Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Disability, Hostile Work Environment, Jurisdiction, Procedure, Social Security, Workers Compensation, Wrongful Termination

Discrimination & Retaliation

*Cink v. Grant County, Oklahoma (10^th Cir., November 27, 2015) (reversing the district court’s conclusion that the county was not Cink’s employer and therefore not liable under Cink’s age discrimination and disability claims)

Miscellaneous

*Sanders v. Anoatubby (10th Cir., November 23, 2015) (a hostile-work-environment/wrongful-termination case in the Chickasaw Nation dismissed for lack of jurisdiction)

*McClaflin v. Burd (10th Cir., November 27, 2015) (affirming district court summary judgment and dismissal of McClaflin’s claims in connection with her discharge because of her failure to present on appeal any properly preserved argument)

Workers Compensation/Occupational Safety and Disease

*Fogg v. Colvin (10thCir., November 27, 2015) (affirming denial of disability benefits, Social Security Ruling 82-63’s presumption of disability in older claimants with limited education, work experience, and severe impairments)

*Cases marked with an asterisk are cases the 10th Circuit does not consider binding precedent except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. They may be cited, however, for persuasive value under Fed. R. App. P. 32.1 and 10th Cir. R. 32.1.