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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals District Court properly granted summary judgment against discriminatory failure to promote claim.  Supervisor alleged saying employee interfered with promotion process did not undermine employer’s legitimate non-discriminatory reasons employee did not receive promotion- concerns about his skills and the quality of his interview - were pretexts for discrimination.  Disciplinary action plan...

U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Hiring and expecting human resource director to ensure it complies with law against continuing to employ unauthorized alien or failing to properly complete, retain or produce I-9’s did  not entitle employer to good faith defense against violating the requirements.  Five-year limitation period for continued employment violation ran from last...

U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals District Court property granted summary judgment against ADA discrimination claim.  Former medical resident neither qualified nor satisfactorily performed; he left the hospital while on call without giving the pager to a colleague and was involved in a ‘red flag’ incident.  Record showed medical center terminated resident because he violated...

U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals District Court properly granted summary judgment against crewmember’s claim of alleged harassment and termination by captain after romantic relationship ended.  Her claim did not involve “savage and vicious physical attack” needed to state Jones Act “unseaworthiness” claim and California courts did not apply law against harassment, discrimination and retaliation...

U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals District Court properly granted summary judgment against sex discrimination and retaliation claims because former employee failed to raise genuine dispute of material fact whether employer’s legitimate nondiscriminatory reason for adverse action was pretextual. District Court properly granted summary judgment against hostile work environment claim because former employee failed to...

U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals District Court properly interpreted local pension plan and reciprocal agreement with another plan to prevent trustees of local plan from withholding contributions to fund critical status deficit from contributions for hours a traveler from other plan worked in jurisdiction rather than transferring the contributions to traveler’s home jurisdictions according...

U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals District Court properly granted summary judgment against sex and age discrimination claims because applicant failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact whether employer’s legitimate, nondiscriminatory reasons for not hiring her were pretextual.  District Court properly granted summary judgment against applicant's disability discrimination claim because applicant failed to...