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WELA Alert: Federal Courts Lack Jurisdiction Over Pure Procedural Violations of Fair Credit Reporting Act
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit The Fair Credit Reporting Act requires employers who conduct background checks to provide the applicant with a copy of his/her credit report before the employer takes any adverse action. Here the employer conducted a...
Collective Bargaining Agreement Did Not Cover Employee?s State Law Wage Claims so no Compelled Arbitration
WASHINGTON COURT OF APPEALS Plaintiff worked for QFC. He filed a class action claiming the employer?s policy of rounding employees? clock-in time to nearest quarter hour unlawfully deprived them of wages due under Washington law. QFC claimed that the claims were...
WELA Alert: Termination of Officer Based on Off-Duty Extramarital Affair with Another Officer Violated Employee?s Constitutional Right to Privacy
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit On January 4, 2012, Janelle Perez was hired by Chief Daniel Hahn to serve as a police officer in the Roseville Police Department. A few months into her probationary term, Perez and a fellow officer, Officer Shad Begley...
University President Entitled to Qualified Immunity on Former Employee?s Claim for Deprivation of Liberty Interest without Due Process
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Plaintiff worked as the executive director for a public radio station and related foundation, both affiliated with a state university. He reported to the university president. The university president became concerned with...