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Government & Public Sector Employment Law Cases

Browse 5,053 court rulings involving employers in the Government & Public Sector industry.

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Recent Government & Public Sector Rulings

Matter of Benjamin v. New York City Employees Retirement Sys.

Mar 6, 2019N.Y. App. Div.New York City Employees Retirement SystemDefendant Win

Lake

Mar 5, 2019N.C. Ct. App.State Health Plan for Teachers and State EmployeesRemanded

THOMAS LANZA VS. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM (PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM)

Mar 5, 2019NJSUPERCTAPPDIVBoard of Trustees, Public Employees' Retirement SystemDefendant Win

Cal Fire Local 2881 v. Cal. Pub. Employees' Ret. Sys.

Mar 4, 2019Cal. SupremeCalifornia Public Employees' Retirement SystemDefendant Win

Cal Fire Local 2881 v. Cal. Pub. Employees' Retirement System

Mar 4, 2019Cal. SupremeCalifornia Public Employees' Retirement SystemDefendant Win

Vara Birapaka v. U.S. Army Research Laboratory

Feb 28, 20198th CircuitU.S. Army Research LaboratoryDefendant Win

Dukes

Feb 25, 2019S.D. Ill.New York City Employees' Retirement SystemDismissed

Adam Hawthorne v. MacKenzie Bennington

Feb 25, 20199th CircuitMacKenzie BenningtonMixed Result

Johnson v. Municipal Employees', Officers', & Officials' Annuity & Benefit Fund of Chicago

Feb 19, 2019Ill. App. Ct.Municipal Employees', Officers', & Officials' Annuity & Benefit Fund of ChicagoDefendant Win

Mijares

Feb 15, 2019Cal. Ct. App.Orange County Employees' Retirement SystemDefendant Win

Neff

Feb 14, 2019OHIOCTCLKnappDefendant Win

Wilmot

Feb 13, 2019Cal. SupremeContra Costa County Employees' Retirement AssociationRemanded

Christine Adair v. Johnny Hunter

Feb 12, 20196th CircuitTennessee Highway PatrolDefendant Win

Matter of Keller (Commissioner of Labor)

Feb 7, 2019N.Y. App. Div.Defendant Win

James Adams v. Governor of Delaware

Feb 5, 20193rd CircuitGovernor of DelawareMixed Result

Floyd

Jan 29, 2019IdahoBoard of Ada County CommissionersDefendant Win

Adagio

Jan 29, 2019N.Y. App. Div.New York State Urban Development CorporationDefendant Win

Frazier-Alexis

Jan 25, 2019VIDVirgin Islands Police DepartmentMixed Result

Dominique Adams v. J.S. Horne

Jan 25, 20194th CircuitPrivate Prison Management Corporation; Management and Training Corporation; Town of Big Stone Gap Warden's OfficeDefendant Win

Texas Association of County Employees v. Nelson Wolff, County Judge of Bexar Paul Elizondo, Tommy Calvert, Sergio "Chico" Rodriguez, and Kevin Wolff, Bexar County Commissioners And Bexar County

Jan 25, 2019Tex. App.—4th Dist.Bexar CountyDefendant Win

Madeline Van Wagenen v. Kirstjen Nielsen

Jan 23, 20199th CircuitU.S. Department of Homeland SecurityDefendant Win

Adams

Jan 18, 2019Fed. Cl.U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionDefendant Win

O'Keefe

Jan 18, 2019NEVClerk of the Supreme Court of the State of NevadaMixed Result

National Treasury Employees Union v. United States of America

Jan 18, 2019D.D.C.United States of America / Federal GovernmentDefendant Win

James Nathan Mitchell v. Electric Employees' Civil Service And Pension Board Of The Metropolitan Government Of Nashville And Davidson County, Tennessee

Jan 16, 2019Tenn. Ct. App.Nashville Electric Service (NES) / Electric Employees' Civil Service And Pension Board Of The Metropolitan Government Of Nashville And Davidson County, TennesseeDefendant Win

Nadeau

Jan 14, 2019D.N.D.Morton County Sheriff's OfficePlaintiff Win

Bledsoe-Baker

Jan 11, 2019Ohio Ct. App.TrotwoodDefendant Win

Gregory Webster Ex Rel Shakia Webster v. Metropolitan Government Of Nashville And Davidson County, Tennessee

Jan 11, 2019Tenn. Ct. App.Metropolitan Government Of Nashville And Davidson County, TennesseeDefendant Win

Nisei Farmers League v. Cal. Labor & Workforce Dev. Agency

Jan 4, 2019CALCTAPP5DCalifornia Labor & Workforce Development AgencyDefendant Win

Nisei Farmers League v. CA Labor & Workforce Dev. Agency

Jan 4, 2019Cal. Ct. App.California Labor and Workforce Development AgencyDefendant Win

Finkl

Jan 4, 2019N.D. Ill.Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)Defendant Win

MEABF Participants v. Municipal Employees' Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago

Dec 26, 2018Ill. App. Ct.Municipal Employees' Annuity and Benefit Fund of ChicagoDefendant Win

Johnson v. Municipal Employees', Officers' , & Officials' Annuity & Benefit Fund of Chicago

Dec 26, 2018Ill. App. Ct.Municipal Employees', Officers', & Officials' Annuity & Benefit Fund of Chicago; Laborers' & Retirement Board Employees' Annuity & Benefit Fund of ChicagoDefendant Win

Adams

Dec 18, 2018D.S.C.U.S. Department of LaborRemanded

Wippel

Dec 18, 2018Fla. Dist. Ct. App.Remanded

Joseph M. Wippel v. Reemployment Assistance Appeals Commission

Dec 18, 2018Fla. Dist. Ct. App.Remanded

Carmichael

Dec 13, 2018Ill.Laborers' & Retirement Board Employees' Annuity & Benefit Fund of Chicago; Municipal Employees' Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago; Public School Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of ChicagoMixed Result

Kelly Sickafoose v. Mary Beery, Auditor of Adams County

Dec 12, 2018Ind. Ct. App.Adams CountyDefendant Win

Nicole Jefferson v. Marion Jean Pirtle, as Next Friend of Marion Harold Adams

Dec 11, 2018Tex. App.—14th Dist.Fort Bend CountyDismissed

Chanthunya

Dec 10, 2018U.S. Supreme CourtMaryland Attorney Grievance CommissionDismissed

Adam Rosenfelt v. Mississippi Development Authority

Dec 6, 2018MISSMississippi Development AuthorityDefendant Win

Murray

Dec 6, 2018Wash.Washington State Department of Labor and IndustriesPlaintiff Win

DR. BARRY HELFMANN, PSY.D. VS. STATE BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINERS (C-000051-17, UNION COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)

Dec 6, 2018NJSUPERCTAPPDIVState Board of Psychological ExaminersDefendant Win

Joseph Blimline v. Thirty Unknown Employees

Dec 3, 20185th CircuitSecurities and Exchange Commission; Federal Bureau of InvestigationRemanded

Pa. State Police v. Am. Civil Liberties Union of Pa.

Dec 3, 2018PAPennsylvania State PoliceRemanded

Wilmot

Dec 3, 2018Cal. Ct. App.Contra Costa County Employees' Retirement AssociationDefendant Win

Carmichael

Nov 29, 2018Ill.Laborers' & Retirement Board Employees' Annuity & Benefit Fund of Chicago; Municipal Employees' Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago; Public School Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of ChicagoMixed Result

Freeman

Nov 29, 2018N.D. Ill.Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater ChicagoDefendant Win

OKLA. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ASSOC. v. STATE ex rel. OKLA. TOURISM and RECREATION DEPT.

Nov 20, 2018OKLACIVAPPOklahoma Tourism and Recreation DepartmentMixed Result

Salinda Invest. Group v. Lake Cty. Util. Dept.

Nov 19, 2018Ohio Ct. App.Lake County Utilities DepartmentDefendant Win

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Top Claim Types (this page)

Breach of Contract14
Retaliation6
Failure to Accommodate5
Discrimination5
Wrongful Termination4
Wage Theft2

Top Employers (this page)

California Public Employees' Retirement System2
Contra Costa County Employees' Retirement Association2
Laborers' & Retirement Board Employees' Annuity & Benefit Fund of Chicago; Municipal Employees' Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago; Public School Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago2
New York City Employees Retirement System1
State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees1
Board of Trustees, Public Employees' Retirement System1
U.S. Army Research Laboratory1
New York City Employees' Retirement System1

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