Cases --- June 7th through 20th

Discrimination and Retaliation

Arbogast v. Kansas Department of Labor (10th Cir., June 19, 2015) (court lacked jurisdiction to consider state department of labor's capacity to be sued, but affirms the department's nonentitlement to eleventh-amendment immunity)

Martinez v. Southwest Cheese Company (10th Cir., June 18, 2015) (affirming exclusion of portions of affidavits and summary judgement in connection with hostile work environment, constructive discharge, and remand of state law claims)

Smith v. Global Staffing (10th Cir., June 17, 2015) (affirming judgement as a matter of law and jury verdict against Smith on his Title VII, civil rights, and ADA claims)

Levy v. Kansas Dept. of Social and Rehabilitation Services (10th Cir., June 16, 2015) (affirming dismissal of ADA and Rehabilitation-Act retaliation claims based on sovereign immunity and statute of limitations)

Workers Compensation/Occupational Safety and Disease

Barnes v. Colvin (10th Cir., June 18, 2015) (reversing denial of disability benefits and supplemental security income because the ALJ committed Winfrey error by failing to make proper findings)

Contract/Noncompete/Trade Secret/Wrongful Termination

Brooks v. Board of Education (10th Cir., June 16, 2015) (reversing summary judgement based upon the incorrect conclusion that noncertified, one-year contract employees are not terminated because their contracts are not renewed)

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