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Hutson v. Wells Dairy, Inc. (MLW No. 59595/Case No. 08-3895 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.) Where a plaintiff brought claims of age and sex discrimination against her employer, the time for filing a complaint ...

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Betz v. Chertoff (MLW No. 59581/Case No. 08-3027 – 13 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Arnold, J.) Where a supervisor asked an employee about her retirement plans, the district court properly found that the simple inquiry was not ...

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EEOC v. Siouxland Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Associates (MLW No. 59583/Case No. 07-2419/07-2420/08-1819/08-2048 – 13 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.) (1)Where a jury found that a medical clinic discriminated against two woman by refusing to hire one ...

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EEOC v. Siouxland Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Associates (Case No. 07-2419/07-2420/08-1819/08-2048 – 13 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.) (1)Where a jury found that a medical clinic discriminated against two woman by refusing to hire one because she ...

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Borntrager, et al. v. Central States Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund (MLW No. 59563/Case No. 08-2008/08-2744 – 19 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Riley, J.) Where an employee benefits plan voted to expel plaintiffs from the plan ...

Scobey v. Nucor Steel-Arkansas (Case No. 08-1192 – 16 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Shepherd, J.) FMLA – Notice – Alcoholism Where an employee called his employer while obviously intoxicated, requested time off for a funeral and stated ...

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Takele v. The Mayo Clinic (MLW No. 59529/Case No. 08-1980 – 8 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Miller, J.) Where an Ethiopian doctor accepted into a hospital’s residency program sued his employer for  discrimination on the basis of ...

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National Labor Relations Board v. John T. Jones Construction Co., Inc. (MLW No. 59521/Case No. 08-3318 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Benton, J.) Where the National Labor Relations Board awarded back pay to four construction company ...

Tagged with: Calculation Unfair Labor Practices

Vivona v. Zobrist, et al. (MLW No. 59507/Case No. WD69244 – 11 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Newton, C.J.) Where a civilian employee of a police department was terminated by the city’s board of commissioners for failing to ...

Mihlfeld & Associates, Inc. v. Bishop & Bishop, et al. (MLW No. 59504/Case No. SD28885/SD29622 – 22 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Lynch, C.J.) (1)Where an employer sued two former employees claiming violations of restrictive covenants and non-compete ...

Gayfield v. Boston Market Corporation (MLW No. 59473 – 2 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Romines, J.) Where a worker filed a notice of appeal of a decision declaring her ineligible for unemployment benefits, the postmarked date of ...

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