Employment Law Court Rulings

This is a dispute between a neighborhood homeowners' association ("HOA") and a homeowner in the HOA's neighborhood. On remand after a prior appeal, the trial court entered a declaratory judgment in favor of the homeowner. The homeowner appealed the declaratory judgment and then filed multiple…

UNREPORTED OPINION DISMISSING CASE: The plaintiff filed his claim for wrongful discharge more than 18 years after April 16, 2007, and as a result his claims are untimely under 28 U.S.C. &167; 2501. Thus, the Court lacks jurisdiction over the plaintiff&039;s claims. The defendant&039;s [17] motion…

¶0 Petitioner seeks writs of prohibition and mandamus to preclude enforcement and require modification of Respondent's discovery order. We assume original jurisdiction and grant the writ of prohibition.

Relator Kenneth Kuller challenges a decision affirming his ineligibility for unemployment benefits from respondent Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). Kuller advances two arguments on appeal. He asserts first that the unemployment law judge (ULJ) failed to consider…

1. Did the superior court err in concluding that Arizona's real estate broker licensing statutes required plaintiffs' employees to be licensed under A.R.S. § 32 2101 for their activities? 2. Did the superior court err in determining that the contracts formed through plaintiffs' unlicensed brokerage…

Summary judgment, N.C. Const. art. I, Section 19, disparate impact, N.C. Const. art. I, Section 18

Denying a motion to remand the case back to district court because the alleged agreement in the case plainly meets the definition of a qualified transaction, provided that under its terms the plaintiff may be "entitled to receive" consideration that meets the $5 million threshold, and the…

In this appeal after remand, appellant-mother C.J.W. (mother) challenges the district court's decision to deny her private petition to terminate respondent-father L.S.G.'s (father) parental rights to their joint child. Specifically, mother argues the district court abused its discretion when it…

Relator Noelle Erling challenges an unemployment-law judge's (ULJ) determination that her filing of a false compliance form constituted employment misconduct, rendering her ineligible for unemployment benefits. She argues that (1) the ULJ's findings are not supported by substantial evidence; (2)…

In this certiorari appeal, relator challenges an order by an unemployment-law judge (ULJ) affirming the ULJ's earlier decision that relator quit her employment, that she was therefore ineligible for unemployment benefits, and that no ineligibility exceptions apply. Because we conclude that…

This is an appeal from an interpleader action filed by a trustee of a trust who held funds that were to be distributed to a beneficiary but were subject to claims by other parties. The trial court granted the trustee permission to deposit the funds, discharged him from liability, and ordered some…

Mandamus—Public-records requests—Relator failed to show that the only named respondent, a mail-room employee, had a clear legal duty to provide requested public records—Court of appeals improperly dismissed complaint after granting summary judgment to respondent—Court of appeals' judgment modified,…

Arbitration; arbitrability; motion to compel arbitration; motion to stay; Ohio Arbitration Act; Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA"); interstate commerce; Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 ("EFAA"); Franken Amendment; sexual harassment; hostile environment;…

Appellant challenges a judgment of the circuit court sustaining a plea of sovereign immunity filed by a separately incorporated subsidiary of the Chesapeake Hospital Authority (the "Authority") in response to claims for breach of contract and tortious interference with appellant's employment…