February 09, 2022
The Ninth Circuit on Wednesday revived a former PPG Industries employee's case alleging he was canned by the global paint supplier for complaining about an unethical directive from his manager, after the California Supreme Court clarified the evidentiary standard that should be used to evaluate such whistleblower retaliation cases.
February 26, 2021
The California Supreme Court accepted the Ninth Circuit's invitation to clarify the legal bar plaintiffs must clear to sue for retaliation under state employment law, and the Eleventh Circuit was asked to eye whether a technical error on a fired transgender fire chief's EEOC charge dooms her bias suit. Here, Law360 catches you up on four recent legal developments that flew under the radar.
December 07, 2020
The Ninth Circuit on Monday called on the California Supreme Court to clarify what standard it should use to evaluate an axed PPG Industries employee's case alleging he was canned by the global paint supplier for complaining about an unethical directive from his manager.