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Washington employer must reinstate employee after FMLA leave despite having doubts about employee's ability to perform job

Fenwick & West LLP
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USA
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March 13 2013

In Chaney v. Providence Health Care, Robert Chaney worked as a hospital radiologic technician in the State of Washington. Chaney was instructed to

California Court of Appeal significantly expands pregnancy leave rights

Fenwick & West LLP
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USA
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March 13 2013

In a case of first impression, a California Court of Appeal has applied the California Fair Employment and Housing Act ("FEHA") to significantly

Kansas employee entitled to workers' compensation benefits for injuries sustained during company-sponsored go-cart race

Fenwick & West LLP
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USA
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March 13 2013

In Douglas v. Ad Astra Info. Sys. LLC, a software company in Kansas sponsored an off-site social event at an amusement facility that included go-cart

Wisconsin employees who voluntarily quit before plant closure were not entitled to severance pay

Fenwick & West LLP
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USA
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March 13 2013

In Reddinger v. SENA Severance Pay Plan, employees of a paper mill were notified of the closure of the plant, and were offered severance pay if they

Iowa employee lawfully terminated for absences after failing to notify employer of need for FMLA leave

Fenwick & West LLP
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USA
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March 13 2013

In Bosley v. Cargill Meat Solutions, Tanya Bosley worked for Cargill for several years. During that time, she missed work on occasion and called in

Former Yahoo executive sues over termination weeks before vesting of $1.35 million retention bonus

Fenwick & West LLP
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USA
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March 13 2013

In Katz v. Yahoo, Michael Katz entered into a retention bonus agreement as part of Yahoo's purchase of Interclick. The first tranche of $1.35 million

New York employer's flex-time policy precluded holding employee accountable for tardiness

Fenwick & West LLP
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USA
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March 13 2013

Flex-time policies are fairly common among U.S. employers, and allow employees to arrive and leave work within a defined time range, instead of

Minnesota employee complaint that employer unlawfully direct-deposited employees' paychecks did not protect employee from termination for poor job performance

Fenwick & West LLP
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USA
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March 13 2013

In Wood v. SatCom Marketing, Wood worked as a Human Resources assistant to the head of HR. During the course of an audit of personnel documents, Wood

24 hour fitness settles overtime claims by trainers and managers for $17.5 million

Fenwick & West LLP
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USA
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March 13 2013

The operator of a national chain of Fitness centers agreed to settle the wage claims of over 860 trainers and managers for about $17.5 million. In

Settlement approved of class action over requirement that Footlocker employees wear athletic shoes purchased at employee expense

Fenwick & West LLP
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USA
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November 13 2012

In Kullar v. Footlocker, a California court of appeal approved a settlement of a class action lawsuit for almost $1.3 million covering about 18,000 employees arising out of, among other claims, an employer requirement that the employees wear athletic shoes to work that had to be purchased at the employee's expense

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