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Decided
February 27, 2008
[Transcript]
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Federal Express Corporation v. Holowecki
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Held: An "intake questionnaire" submitted to the EEOC may suffice for
the charge of discrimination that must be submitted pursuant to the ADEA.
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Decided
March 25, 2008
[Transcript]
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Hall Street Associates, L.L.C. v. Mattel,
Inc.
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Held: Contract cannot expand scope of judicial review
under Federal Arbitration Act. [Not an employment law
case.]
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Decided
February 20, 2008
[Transcript]
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LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Associates,
Inc.
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Held: ERISA permits a participant to bring an action to recover losses attributable to
his account in a “defined contribution plan” that were caused by fiduciary
breach.
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Decided
February 26, 2008
[Transcript]
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Sprint/United Management Company v.
Mendelsohn
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Held: It is for the trial court to decide
whether to admit "me, too" evidence - testimony, by
non-parties, alleging discrimination at the hands of persons who played no
role in the adverse employment decision challenged by the plaintiff -
subject to abuse-of-discretion review.
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Decided
June 19, 2008
[Transcript]
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Kentucky Retirement Systems v. EEOC
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Held: Kentucky's retirement
system does not discriminate against workers who become disabled after becoming
eligible for retirement based on age.
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Decided
February 20, 2008
[Transcript]
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Preston v. Ferrer
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Held: The Federal Arbitration Act preempts the California Talent Agencies
Act, so an arbitrator decides contract validity.
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Decided
May 27, 2008
[Transcript]
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Gómez-Pérez v. Potter
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Held: Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
Section 633a(a) prohibits retaliation against a federal employee who complains
of age discrimination.
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Decided
May 27, 2008
[Transcript]
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CBOCS West, Inc. v. Humphries
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Held: An employee can state a claim for retaliation under
42 USC Section 1981.
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Decided
June 19, 2008
[Transcript]
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Chamber of Commerce v. Brown
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Held: State of California’s regulation
of noncoercive employer speech about union organizing, California Assembly
Bill 1889, is preempted by federal
labor law.
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Decided
June 9, 2008
[Transcript]
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Engquist v. Oregon Department of
Agriculture
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Held: "Class of one" equal protection theory does not
apply
to public employees.
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Decided
June 19, 2008
[Transcript]
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Meacham v. Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory
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Held: An employer defending a
disparate impact claim under the ADEA bears both the burden of production and
the burden of persuasion for the "reasonable factors other than age" (RFOA)
affirmative defense.
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Decided
June 19, 2008
[Transcript]
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MetLife v. Glenn
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Held: ERISA conflict of interest (administrator both
decides claims and pays claims) is a factor when court reviews denial of
claim.
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Oral argument
October 6, 2008
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Locke v. Karass
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Public sector union's use of agency fees to finance litigation outside of
the bargaining unit
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Oral argument
October 6, 2008
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Vaden v. Discover Bank
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Arbitration: Whether FAA suit arises under federal law. [Not
an employment law case.]
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Oral argument
October 8, 2008
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Crawford v. Metropolitan Government
of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee
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Does Title VII's anti-retaliation provision (Section
704(a)) protect an employee from being discharged because she cooperated
with her employer’s internal investigation of sexual harassment?
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Oral argument
October? ___, 2008
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Ysursa, Idaho Secretary of
State v. Pocatello Education Association
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State ban on local government payroll deductions for
political activities
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Oral argument
October? ___, 2008
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14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett
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Whether arbitration clause in collective bargaining agreement is
a waiver of employee's right to sue for violation of anti-discrimination
statutes.
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Oral argument
October? ___, 2008
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AT&T Corporation v. Hulteen
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Title VII, Pregnancy Discrimination Act: Failure to fully
restore service credit for pre-1978 pregnancy leaves
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