Short-Term, At-Will Employee Had No Claim For Breach Of Contract
Liu v. Amway Corp., 347 F.3d 1125 (9th Cir. 2003) Xin Liu lost her job as a scientist in the Concentrate Development Department of the Nutrilite Division of Amway approximately 18 months after she was...
View ArticleAirline Was Not The Joint Employer Of Service Workers For Purposes Of FMLA/CFRA
Moreau v. Air France, 356 F.3d 942 (9th Cir. 2003) Stephane Moreau worked as the Assistant Station Manager for Air France at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Moreau requested a 12-week leave...
View ArticleSwine Flu: Is Your Workplace Prepared?
As of this writing, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 109 cases of the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, in the United States. The World Health Organization has...
View ArticleAsset Purchase Did Not Create Successor Liability Under FMLA
Sullivan v. Dollar Tree Stores, Inc., 623 F.3d 770 (2010) Christina Sullivan was the manager of a Factory 2-U store before it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Dollar Tree later purchased Factory 2-U’s...
View ArticleJury Should Have Been Instructed That Employer Had Burden Of Proof On FMLA...
Sanders v. City of Newport, 657 F.3d 772 (2011) Diane Sanders, a utility billing clerk for the City of Newport, Oregon, began suffering health problems, which (according to her doctor) were due to...
View ArticleTermination Of Employee On FMLA Leave Who Submitted Inadequate Medical...
Lewis v. United States, 641 F.3d 1174 (9th Cir. 2011) Janet Lewis worked for the United States Air Force as the director of a child development center on the Elmendorf Air Force Base. In 2006, Lewis...
View ArticleWrongful Termination Claim Was Properly Dismissed Based Upon Employee’s...
Olofsson v. Mission Linen Supply, 2012 WL 6200336 (Cal. Ct. App. 2012) Lars Olofsson was a regular route driver for Mission Linen when he informed the plant manager (Jack Anderson, Sr.) that he needed...
View ArticleCalifornia Chamber of Commerce Releases Its 2013 List of “Job Killer” Bills
The California Chamber of Commerce has just released its annual list of “job killer” bills that have been proposed in the California Legislature (available here). This year’s list identifies 32...
View ArticleMarch 2014 California Employment Law Notes
$150,000 Sexual Harassment Verdict And $680,000 Fee Award Affirmed Taylor v. Nabors Drilling USA, LP, 222 Cal. App. 4th 1228 (2014) Max Taylor worked as a floorhand on an oil rig where he alleged he...
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