In Beckington v. American Airlines, Inc., the Court held that employees could not sue their union for colluding with the employer under the circumstances. The Court noted that the Railway Labor Act authorized employees in the railroad and airline industries to select a union to act as their
An Employee Does Not Have To Identify A Specific Law That Was Potentially Violated In A Report To Be A Protected Whistleblower
In Ross v. County of Riverside, the Court made clear that an employee suing on Labor Code Sec. 1102.5 for whistleblower retaliation was not required to jump through hoops as argued by the employer. The Court found that a prosecutor (the employee) established a viable claim that he engaged in a
U.S. Supreme Court Holds That Title VII Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1964 Is A Non-Jurisdictional Claim-Processing Rule
In Fort Bend County v. Davis, the United States Supreme Court held that charge-filing requirement in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a non-jurisdictional claim-processing rule, subject to forfeiture. The Court first discussed the general law, noting that Title VII of the Civil
