This matter comes before us on cross-appeals from the District Court’s ruling on a petition for interim injunctive relief sought by the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) pursuant to § 10(j) of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”), 29 U.S.C. § 160(j). For nearly forty years, since Eisenberg ex rel. N.L.R.B. v. Hartz Mountain Corp., 519 F.2d 138 (3d Cir. 1975), we have held t

Plaintiffs were employed as laborers by James Harmeyer, Inc. d/b/a Tyler Homes (Tyler Homes). After their employment was terminated on May 19, 2008, plaintiffs filed suit seeking damages and alleging Tyler Homes fired them on the basis of race or in retaliation for having made previous complaints to James Harmeyer about the racially derogatory treatment they received from their supervisor. Tyler H

David Teigen and Timothy Bennett (collectively, "Plaintiffs") filed suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against Nolin Renfrow, former Director of Prisons for the Colorado Department of Corrections ("DOC"); Madline SaBell, former Director of the Human Resource Office of the DOC; and Joe Ortiz, Executive Director of the DOC (collectively, "Defendants"). Plaintiffs also named Ortiz and Gary Golder, A

Plaintiff Ron Westmoreland, a firefighter, appeals from the entry of summary judgment in favor of his employer, the City of Bay Village and its Mayor Deborah L. Sutherland, with respect to his claim that he was unlawfully disciplined in retaliation for having exercised his First Amendment rights. See 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court found that plaintiff’s speech was not protected by the Fir

Plaintiff-Appellant William Sanford appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendants-Appellees Main Street Baptist Church Manor, Inc. (“the Manor”) and Southeastern Management Center, Inc. (“Southeastern”) on his sexual-harassment and retaliation claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Kentucky Civil Rights Act (“KCRA”). The distric

John K. Hicks appeals the district court’s granting summary judgment to Concorde Career College (Concorde). We affirm.

Hicks filed a complaint against his former employer, Concorde Career College (“Concorde”), alleging that it discriminated against him based on his race and gender, created a hostile work environment, and retaliated against him for filing a complaint with the Equal Emp

1 KEARSE, Circuit Judge:
2 Plaintiff Roberta Schwartz appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court
3 for the Southern District of New York, William H. Pauley III, Judge, denying her petition to vacate
4 an arbitration decision that rejected her claims asserting principally that defendant Merrill Lynch &
5 Co, Inc. ("Merrill Lynch" or the "Firm"), her employer, d

Samone Redd’s probationary employment with the Cook County Department of Corrections ended with her resignation on October 31, 2007.

Redd had been a witness in a criminal investigation conducted by Detective John Dougherty of the City of Chicago Police Department. She has sued Dougherty, alleging that when she refused to lie to further the ends of that investigation, he tortiously interfe

Samone Redd’s probationary employment with the Cook County Department of Corrections ended with her resignation on October 31, 2007. Redd had been a witness in a criminal investigation conducted by Detective John Dougherty of the City of Chicago Police Department. She has sued Dougherty, alleging that when she refused to lie to further the ends of that investigation, he tortiously interfered wi

Christine Hines originally brought this action in Massachusetts state court against the State Room, Inc., where she formerly was employed. In the amended complaint, which was before the district court following removal, Ms. Hines and her coplaintiffs sought unpaid overtime wages that they claimed were due under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 201-219, and related

The Tennessee Department of Mental Health operates five regional mental health institutes in Tennessee. The Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute (“MTMHI”) is a facility in Nashville with the capacity to serve 245 patients. All of MTMHI’s patients are involuntarily admitted, which means they have been found to “pose[ ] an immediate substantial likelihood of serious harm . . . because of

In this civil rights suit, appellants allege that a pattern of cronyism and nepotism in the employment decisions of the Boston Fire Department ("BFD" or "Department") rose to the level of actionable political discrimination in violation of the First Amendment. Appellants Denise Barry, Elizabeth Golden, Patricia McDonough, Elaine Mesiti, Lila Brown, Mary Kane and Judith Kelley are civilian employee

¶1 In 2009 Claimant, Kathleya Camp, filed an action against Employer, Curwood Inc., alleging cumulative injury to her arms, shoulders and neck as a result of many repetitive actions in building boxes and operating machines in her employment with Curwood. She began experiencing pain in her hands sometime in 2006 or 2007 which continued to worsen throughout 2007. When a supervisor inquired of Claim

Plaintiffs brought this civil rights action against the city of Loveland, Colorado (City) and various City employees, alleging a plethora of constitutional violations involving the defendants’ alleged imposition of deliberate delays and unreasonable requirements for plaintiffs’ building permit; solicitation of illegal and extortionate fees for the permit; selective prosecution for building wit

Plaintiff-Appellant Eugene S. appeals from the district court’s denial of his motion to strike and entry of summary judgment in favor of Defendant-Appellee Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (“Horizon BCBSNJ” or “Horizon”). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Background

Eugene S. sought coverage for his son A.S.’s residential treatment c

Plaintiff, Daniel Scott Thomas, appeals as of right the grant of summary disposition in favor of his former employer, defendant, Livernois Vehicle Development, L.L.C. (hereinafter “LVD”), on Thomas’s claim of retaliatory discharge. We affirm.

Thomas asserts that he was discharged in violation of the Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act (“ELCRA”), MCL 37.2101 et seq., after he provided a

¶ 1 On April 20, 2004, respondent Cheryl Lockard filed a charge with the Illinois Department
of Human Rights (Department) of sexual harassment and retaliatory discharge against Keith
Jones and First Baptist Church, respectively (petitioners). Lockard’s charge alleged that
Jones sexually harassed her between August 2000 and April 7, 2004, by inter alia, making
sexually suggestive

¶ 1 Plaintiff, Korey Currie, is appealing the decision of the circuit court which granted
defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint based on res judicata. The trial court
found that the claims were precluded by the federal class action decree in Barnes v. Canadian
National Railroad, No. 04-1249, Final Approval Order (N.D. Ill. Jan. 7, 2010) (Barnes class
action).

This appeal arises out of an action brought by the plaintiff, Jermaine D. Deas, to recover damages against Enrique C. Diaz, Valdermar Hernandez and the defendant Transportation General, Inc., doing business as Metro Taxi,1 in connection with an automobile accident.

See Deas v. Diaz, 121 Conn. App. 826, 828–29, 998 A.2d 200, cert. denied, 298 Conn. 905, 3 A.3d 69 (2010).2 The defendant app

California‟s Military and Veterans Code section 3941 prohibits employers from discriminating against members of the armed forces. In this case of first impression, we are asked to decide whether plaintiffs may hold supervisors personally liable for discrimination under section 394. We conclude that, like the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (the FEHA) (Gov. Code, § 12900 et seq.), ano

Fuming Wu appeals the trial court’s order granting appellees’ plea to the jurisdiction and dismissing his Whistleblower Act suit with prejudice. We hold that appellant has not pled a cause of action for which the state’s immunity from suit has been waived, and we affirm the trial court’s judgment. 04-11-00180-CV

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Fuming Wu was an assistant pro

Krysten Overly sued her employer Key Investment Services LLC, its parent company and several of its affiliates (collectively “KeyBank”) in Indiana state court for allegedly discriminating based on her gender and retaliating against her because of her complaints of gender discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. KeyBank removed the case to federal court and late

Lisa Makowski, an employee of SmithAmundsen, LLC (“SmithAmundsen”), took leave under the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) beginning just before the birth of her child and continuing after the birth. While Makowski was on leave, her supervisors informed her that her position was eliminated as part of an organizational restructuring and terminated her employment.

Makowski filed suit

Plaintiff Michael Milligan, a state prisoner, appeals from the district court’s sua sponte dismissal of his § 1983 complaint against various Colorado prison officials who were allegedly involved in decisions affecting Plaintiff’s prison employment. Plaintiff alleges he worked for the prison’s maintenance department plumbing crew for approximately seventeen months without incident. In Septem

In this interlocutory appeal, appellant Dallas County, Texas, asserts a single issue challenging the trial court's denial of its plea to the jurisdiction in a suit brought by appellee Roy Logan pursuant to the Texas Whistleblower Act. See Tex. Gov't Code Ann. §§ 554.001-.010 (West 2004). For the reasons below, we affirm the trial court's order.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND