Case Digests, Human Resources Law Index articles from November 2000

Case Digests, Human Resources Law Index archives from November 2000

Medical Resident Claims He Was Terminated Due To Age And National Origin Discrimination.(David Munoz terminated from St. Mary-Corwin Hospital in Pueblo, Colorado)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2000... David Munoz, M.D., who is of Hispanic origin, began a 3-year residency program in 1994 at St Mary-Corwin Hospital in Pueblo, Colorado, under the direction of Dr. Charles Raye. Residents in the program receive quarterly performance evaluations,...

Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal Of ERISA Claim By Employee Injured While A Passenger In An Auto Accident.(Employee Retirement Income Security Act)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2000... Shannon Graham, who was 19 years old, worked as a towboat deckhand for Western Kentucky Navigation ("WKN") in Illinois. Graham was covered under a group benefit plan adopted by WKN for its employees. The administrator of the plan is North...

Court Of Appeals Rules "Satisfactory Proof" Language In ERISA Benefits Plan Not Sufficient To Grant Discretion To Plan Administrator To Deny Benefits.(Brief Article)
November 13, 2000... Michelle Sandy, an accountant for Toshiba American Medical Systems, had her disability benefits terminated by the plan administrator of her ERISA benefit plan, based on its determination that she was no longer disabled and could resume her...

Bell Helicopter Wins FMLA Case Where Employee Took Off Work Without Medical Documentation Following Auto Accident.(Brief Article)
November 13, 2000... Karen Rogers worked for Bell Helicopter Textron. In 1997, she was rear-ended in an auto accident while she was stopped at a freeway entrance ramp. She was taken to the emergency room, where she was diagnosed with back and neck injury and told...

Toyota Assembly Worker Who Could Not Work In Any Capacity Due To Tendinitis Loses FMLA Claim For Reinstatement.(Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2000... Ella Williams worked for Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. on an auto assembly line. Williams was transferred to the paint inspection division because the manual tasks she had been performing on the assembly line had caused carpal...