Cases — May 19th through 25th, 2019

Contract ~ Noncompete ~ Trade Secret ~ Wrongful Termination

Conner v. Department of Commerce (Utah Ct. App., May 23, 2019) (affirming dismissal of Conner’s wrongful termination claim: Conner failed to show that the Utah State Personnel Management Act (Utah Code § 67-19-15) creates a private right of action)

Discrimination ~ Retaliation

Sasser v. Salt Lake City Corporation (10th Cir., May 20, 2019) (affirming summary judgment in favor of Salt Lake: Sasser failed to show pretext in the City’s decision not to interview or promote him)

ERISA and Employee Pension Plans

Nielsen v. Retirement Board (Utah Ct. App., May 23, 2019) (setting aside determination that Nielsen was not entitled to elect to continue participating in the retirement plan)

Waterfall v. Retirement Board (Utah Ct. App., May 23, 2019) (declining to disturb calculation of Waterfall’s retirement benefits: as a justice court judge, waterfall was a part-time employee)