Search : U.S. Supreme Court : Labor & Employment Law : From 10/01/04 To 07/01/05
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| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law |
| Title: | Graham County Soil & Water Conservation Dist. v. US |
| Date: | 06/20/05 |
| Case Number: | 04-169 |
| Summary: | The 6-year statute of limitations in the False Claims Act (FCA) does not govern FCA civil actions for retaliation. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Civil Rights, Injury And Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law |
| Title: | Smith v. City of Jackson, Mississippi |
| Date: | 03/30/05 |
| Case Number: | 03-1160 |
| Summary: | Although the "disparate-impact" theory of recovery, for cases brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, is cognizable under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the disparate-impact theory's scope is narrower under the ADEA than under Title VII. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Civil Rights, Injury And Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law |
| Title: | Jackson v. Birmingham Bd. of Educ. |
| Date: | 03/29/05 |
| Case Number: | 02-1672 |
| Summary: | Title IX's private right of action encompasses claims of retaliation against an individual because he has complained about sex discrimination. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Injury And Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation |
| Title: | STEWART v. DUTRA CONSTR. CO. |
| Date: | 02/22/05 |
| Case Number: | 03-814 |
| Summary: | A dredge, which is a floating platform used to remove silt from the ocean floor, is a "vessel" for purposes of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law, Per Curiam |
| Title: | CITY OF SAN DIEGO v. ROE |
| Date: | 12/06/04 |
| Case Number: | 03-1669 |
| Summary: | The termination of defendant's employment as a police officer, for selling videotapes of himself engaging in sexually explicit acts, does not violate his First and Fourteenth Amendment rights to freedom of speech. |