| Weekly Opinion Summaries Labor & Employment Law | | March 21-25, 2011 FindLaw.com Weekly Labor & Employment Law Newsletter | You may forward this e-mail in its entirety. Table of Contents Labor & Employment Law FindLaw's case summaries are copyrighted material and are not intended for republication without prior approval. You may, however, freely redistribute this e-mail in its entirety. To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. Labor & Employment Law United States First Circuit, 03/21/2011 Wilson v. Moulison North Corp., No. 10-1387 In a labor and employment dispute alleging a hostile, racial working environment, summary judgment in favor of employer is affirmed where the employer, when notified of the hostile environment, took prompt and appropriate corrective action. Read more... United States First Circuit, 03/23/2011 FleetBoston Financial Corp. v. Alt, No. 10-1035 In an employment dispute arising out of an arbitral award, summary in favor of defendant based on the recognition and entry of award by district court is affirmed because the arbitral award decided the essence of dispute. Read more... United States Third Circuit, 03/21/2011 Tri-M Group v. Sharp, No. 10-2365 In a dormant commerce clause challenge to a state regulatory scheme for the training and compensation of apprentices on construction projects, summary judgment in favor of plaintiff is affirmed where refusal to recognize out-of-state registered apprentices facially discriminated against out-of-state contractors without advancing a legitimate state interest. Read more... United States Fourth Circuit, 03/22/2011 Grace v. Family Dollar Stores, Inc., No. 09-2029 In a dispute under the Fair Labor Standards Act (Act), 29 U.S.C. section 213(a)(1), judgment of the district court is affirmed where plaintiff falls within the executive exemption to the Act because even though she regularly performed nonexecutive tasks, she was the highest level employee of defendant and her income was performance and profit-based. Read more... California Court of Appeal, 03/23/2011 Iversen v. Cal. Village Homeowners Assn., No. B220863 In an action for premises liability arising out of injuries sustained by plaintiff from a fall on premises owned by defendant, summary judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed because Cal-OSHA regulations do not apply to independent contractors and plaintiff cannot use those provisions to establish a negligence per se or negligence cause of action. Read more... Court of Appeals of New York, 03/25/2011 In the Matter of Madeline Acosta, No. 36 In a dispute over the scope of Correction Law Section 75, dismissal by trial court is modified and affirmed because defendant acted arbitrarily in denying application for security clearance by petitioner where it failed to comply with the requirements of the Correction Law. Read more... FindLaw includes summaries of all Supreme and Appellate Court slip opinions posted on the official Illinois Courts site. FindLaw summaries include opinions that have not yet been released for publication and may be subject to modification, correction or withdrawal. Check the Illinois Courts site to determine if a specific opinion has been released before relying on that case as precedent. Feedback We value your comments! Please take a moment to tell us what you think by sending us an e-mail. | Subscription Information Click here to subscribe to a FindLaw Newsletter. To unsubscribe, click here. | Advertising Information For more information about advertising in FindLaw Newsletters, click here. | 800 W. California Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 | | | |
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