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Asian employee's claim of discrimination by supervisor of Arab ancestry was properly rejected
- Proskauer Rose LLP
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- USA
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- May 15 2013
Kenneth Hatai sued his employer (CalTrans) and his supervisor (Sameer Haddadeen), alleging discrimination based on his Japanese Ancestry and the fact
Injuries from suicide attempt may be compensable under workers' compensation statute
- Proskauer Rose LLP
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- USA
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- May 15 2013
Two years after William Kealoha was injured when he fell 25 to 50 feet from a barge to a dry dock while working as a ship laborer, he shot himself in
“Kin care” statute is inapplicable to uncapped sick leave policies
- Proskauer Rose LLP
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- USA
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- March 8 2010
Plaintiffs in this case worked as service representatives for different Pacific Telesis companies, which are signatories to various collective bargaining agreements (“CBAs”
Traineeinterns of non-profit organization are exempt from minimum wage law
- Proskauer Rose LLP
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- USA
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- May 13 2010
The California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement opined that an intensive educational and training program designed for young urban adults (18-24 years old) that places these individuals in internships with non-profit and for-profit businesses is exempt from the minimum wage law (interns receive a stipend but not a salary or wages
Sexual harassment claim was barred by statute of limitations
- Proskauer Rose LLP
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- USA
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- March 18 2011
Irene Trovato, who was employed as a sales representative for Beckman Coulter, submitted a letter of resignation on May 14, 2007, with an effective date of May 25, 2007
"Crude and offensive remarks" did not create a hostile work environment, but employer may have illegally retaliated
- Proskauer Rose LLP
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- USA
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- May 15 2013
Jennifer Westendorf, a project manager assistant, claimed sexual harassment and retaliatory discharge under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Injured gardener was not an employee covered by workers’ compensation
- Proskauer Rose LLP
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- USA
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- March 8 2010
The Metro Diner hired Luis Lara as a gardener twice during a 12-month period to prune the bushes around the diner
Porsche dealer may owe “finder’s fee” to salesperson
- Proskauer Rose LLP
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- USA
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- May 13 2010
Alex Wald, who is in the business of “finding, buying and then selling again used Porsches,” found 11 Porsches for Truspeed (a car dealer), which Truspeed sold without paying Wald the finder’s fee
False Claims Act lawsuit was barred by public disclosure of records
- Proskauer Rose LLP
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- USA
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- July 13 2011
Daniel Kirk, a former employee of Schindler Elevator Corporation, filed this lawsuit under the False Claims Act (“FCA”), alleging Schindler had submitted false or fraudulent claims for payment to the United States
Employer could proceed with defamation and interference claims against employees who protested their termination
- Proskauer Rose LLP
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- USA
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- January 11 2011
After the IRS notified Overhill Farms that 231 of its then-current employees had provided invalid social security numbers, Overhill contacted the employees identified by the IRS, advised them that their social security numbers were invalid according to the IRS, and provided them with the opportunity to correct the erroneous information in order to avoid termination of their employment
