Roman Wypart and Bonnie Marcus sued PQ Corp. on age discrimination violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 2000e. They claimed that Defendant, a chemical manufacturing firm, targeted only older workers in layoffs in 2005 and fired them because of their ages. The claimed that Colleen Del Monte, a PQ manager, said that the company needed to "get rid of of some of these old farts." They also claimed th... More...   $6200000 (11-12-2009 - PA)

Antonia Susel, age 59, sued Dix & Eaton on a wrongful termination theory claiming that she was fired because of his age by the Cleveland, Ohio public relations firm employer in 2007. She also claimed that she was fired for complaining that she was subject to age discrimination at her job.


Defendant denied wrongdoing.

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Felix Lara appeals the district court’s rulings in favor of his former employer, Unified School District #501 (“USDâ€�). The district court dismissed his state workers’ compensation claim and one of his claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADAâ€�), 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq. It then granted summary judgment in favor of USD on Lara’s claims under the ADA, Family and Medical ... More...   $0 (10-22-2009 - KS)

In a complaint dated May 1, 2008, plaintiff Emad Elkadrawy, an American citizen of Egyptian origin and a Muslim, alleged that his former employer, The Vanguard Group, Inc. (“Vanguardâ€�), discriminated against him on account of his race, religion, and national origin in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq., and his age under the Age Dis... More...   $0 (10-10-2009 - PA)

Our Supreme Court has said that the purpose of the 1992 and 1993 amendments to the California summary judgment statute was “to liberalize the granting of motions for summary judgment.â€� (Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield Co. (2001) 25 Cal.4th 826, 854.) It is no longer called a “disfavored remedy.â€� It has been described as having a salutary effect, ridding the system, on an expeditious and effi... More...   $0 (10-09-2009 - CA)

Madeline Ewing, appearing pro se,1 appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment dismissing her wrongful termination claims against TWA Restaurant Group, Inc. (TWA). Because Ewing presents no issues or argument in her appellate brief, we dismiss her appeal.

I. BACKGROUND

TWA is a corporation that manages Captain D’s restaurants in the Kansas City area. On August... More...   $0 (10-07-2009 - KS)

James F. Howell sued the Town of Abington and Town Commissioners Mark Jamieson, Janice McCarthy and E. Thomas Rogers on age discrimination, intentional infliction of emotional distress, breach of contract and wrongful termination theories. Howell was the Sewer Department Superintendent from 1998 to 2005 and was paid $64,000 per year by the Town.

Defendants denied wrongdoing. Defendants al... More...   $405000 (10-06-2009 - MA)

In these consolidated appeals, we consider two issues. First, we are asked to recognize a new exception to the at-will employment doctrine and to allow a claim for tortious discharge related to an employee’s termination for attempting to organize his fellow employees. Because we conclude that the appellant had an available statutory remedy, we decline to recognize this claim for tortious dis... More...   $0 (10-01-2009 - NV)

Thomas Gaffney appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the United States Postal Service (USPS) on Gaffney’s claims of age and race discrimination. We affirm.

I.

USPS hired Gaffney as a mail carrier on a probationary basis on October 16, 2004. Gaffney is white, and was then 58 years old. USPS’s agreement with the National Association of Letter Carr... More...   $0 (09-30-2009 - OH)

¶1 The issue presented is whether the Court of Civil Appeals (COCA) erred when it affirmed the trial court's summary adjudication that denied the Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System's request that the City of Spencer be ordered to terminate the employment of its recently-hired fire chief who was simultaneously declared to be ineligible for membership in the pension system. We answ... More...   $0 (09-29-2009 - OK)

The question presented in this appeal is whether a claim under the Massachusetts Wage Act, G.L. c. 149, §§ 148 et seq. (Wage Act), is subject to a mandatory arbitration provision in the parties' individually negotiated employment agreement. We conclude that it is and reverse the order denying the defendants' motion to dismiss and to compel arbitration.

Background. Plaintiff Wendy Dixon, a... More...   $0 (09-28-2009 - MA)

The question presented in this appeal is whether a claim under the Massachusetts Wage Act, G.L. c. 149, §§ 148 et seq. (Wage Act), is subject to a mandatory arbitration provision in the parties' individually negotiated employment agreement. We conclude that it is and reverse the order denying the defendants' motion to dismiss and to compel arbitration.

Background. Plaintiff Wendy Dixon, a... More...   $0 (09-28-2009 - MA)

Plaintiff appeals from a superior court order granting summary judgment to defendant Michael Cline on plaintiff’s claims that he is not personally liable to her for acts of discrimination and retaliation under the Vermont Fair Employment Practices Act (VFEPA) and the Workers’ Compensation Act (WCA). The central issues on appeal are whether the acts provide a right of action against a coemploy... More...   $0 (09-25-2009 - VT)

Appellant, Donna Independent School District ("Donna ISD"), files this interlocutory appeal challenging the trial court's denial of its plea to the jurisdiction in a suit filed by appellee, Maria Concepcion Rodriguez. By a single issue, Donna ISD contends that the trial court lacks subject-matter jurisdiction because Rodriguez failed to exhaust her administrative remedies. We affirm the trial cou... More...   $0 (09-21-2009 - TX)

Kathy Baker was terminated from her position as director of an assisted living center operated by Silver Oak Senior Living Management Company, L.C., and Equi- Management Services, Ltd. (collectively, “Silver Oakâ€�). She alleges that she was terminated because of her age and because she opposed age discrimination, in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEAâ€�), 29 U.S.C. Â... More...   $0 (09-14-2009 - MO)

Appellant Kimberly Brown appeals the District Court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of appellee J. Kaz, Inc., d/b/a Craftmatic of Pittsburgh (“Craftmaticâ€�), on her employment discrimination claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq., the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (“PHRAâ€�), 43 Pa. Co... More...   $0 (09-11-2009 - PA)

Raymond Geiger appeals the grant of summary judgment to Tower Automotive (“Towerâ€�) on his employment discrimination claims pursuant to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEAâ€�), 29 U.S.C. § 623(a) and Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (“ELCRAâ€�), Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 37.2202 et seq. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan found that Gei... More...   $0 (09-09-2009 - MI)

Gelsa A. Valenzuela appeals the entry of final summary judgment in favor of GlobeGround North America, LLC (“GlobeGroundâ€�). Because we conclude that Valenzuela failed to establish a prima facie case of gender discrimination and further failed to present evidence that GlobeGround’s legitimate, nondiscriminatory reasons for terminating her employment were pretextual, we affirm the entry of sum... More...   $0 (08-31-2009 - FL)

The plaintiff, Robert Somers, twice applied for full-time employment with Converged Access, Inc. (CAI), but neither application resulted in a job offer. He later agreed to work for CAI on a temporary basis as an "independent contractor." After CAI terminated his contract and did not respond to his third application seeking permanent employment, the plaintiff filed suit in the Superior Court agains... More...   $0 (08-21-2009 - MA)

This case presents our first opportunity to examine the substantive requirements necessary to establish a claim under the whistleblower-protection provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1514A. Plaintiffs Shawn and Lena Van Asdale appeal from the district court’s summary judgment in favor of their former employer, International Game Technology (“IGTâ€�), on their claim of retaliator... More...   $0 (08-13-2009 - CA)

{¶ 1} Defendants, Gary Sheaffer and Jason Sutton, appeal from orders denying their motions for summary judgment and granting partial summary judgment for Plaintiff, Hidy Motors, Inc. (“Hidy�), on Sheaffer and Sutton’s counterclaims arising from their former employment by Hidy.

{¶ 2} Hidy is an automobile dealership. Hidy hired Sheaffer to work as a car salesman in November of 2005. ... More...   $0 (08-10-2009 - OH)

These appeals involve two related cases in which former employees of two McDonald's franchises allege that their employer refused to pay the employees the wages that they were due, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSAâ€�), 29 U.S.C. § 216(b); the corresponding Ohio statute; and other Ohio law. For the reasons that follow, in the Dellarussiani appeal, we affirm the district courtâ... More...   $0 (08-05-2009 - OH)

The plaintiff, Carol A. Warfield, the former chief of anesthesiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc. (BIDMC), filed this action in the Superior Court against her employers, alleging gender-based discrimination and retaliation in violation of G.L. c. 151B, and factually related common-law claims. The BIDMC and the other defendants moved to dismiss Warfield's complaint and compel arbit... More...   $0 (07-27-2009 - MA)

Renee Nettle, a former employee of the Oklahoma City Indian Clinic (“the Clinic�), alleges that she was repeatedly harassed at work and fired when she complained about it. She filed a civil rights suit against the Clinic. The Clinic was granted summary judgment on all claims. Ms. Nettle appeals, and we affirm the judgment of the district court.

I. Facts

Ms. Nettle is a one-ha... More...   $0 (07-01-2009 - OK)

This is a wrongful termination action. Plaintiff Jennifer Scott was employed by defendant Phoenix Schools, Inc. (Phoenix) as the director of its Rocklin, California preschool. She had the responsibility of assigning personnel to comply with the state regulations that set the minimum teacher-student ratios for child care centers. (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 22, §§ 101216.3, 101416.5, and 101516.5.) Ph... More...   $0 (07-01-2009 - CA)