Cases — June 23rd through 29th, 2019
Discrimination ~ Retaliation
*EEOC v. Centura Health (10th Cir., June 28, 2019) (affirming an EEOC administrative subpoena: when investigating discrimination charges, the EEOC may obtain evidence relating to unlawful employment practices, and pattern-or-practice evidence was held relevant to the individual charges)
Workers Compensation ~ Occupational Safety & Disease
*Martinez v. Commissioner (10th Cir., June 28, 2019) (affirming denial of Social Security benefits: the opinion of an examining rather than a treating physician may be dismissed or discounted if the ALJ bases the decision on the proper factors and provides specific, legitimate reasons for rejecting it)
*Cases marked with an asterisk are not binding precedent, except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel.