Where the plaintiff filed suit in the Western District alleging he and a nationwide class of workers were misclassified as independent contractors, his motion to change venue to Texas was rejected because defendants and documents are located here, and Texas ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Michael F. Urbanski U.S. District Court - Western District

Where the former Superintendent of the Lancaster County Public School Division whose contract was not renewed alleged facts sufficient to sustain a claim for defamation based on statements made, motions to dismiss brought by the school board chair and a ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge M. Hannah Lauck U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the former president of a Teamsters sued the union for unpaid wages and benefits, the claims did not fall under § 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, or LMRA, thus requiring the case to be remanded ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge John A. Gibney Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the company closed without providing notice to its 150 employees  required under the WARN Act, the employees were awarded damages including back pay, vacation pay and benefits. Background Plaintiffs sued FCI Enterprises LLC, in addition to FCI’s corporate officers ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where employees suing their former employers for wrongful termination related to alleged criminal activity failed to plead facts sufficient to fit within Virginia’s narrow exception to at-will employment, they may try again based upon their representations they had additional facts ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Glen E. Conrad U.S. District Court - Western District

Where a company did not show it was damaged by an employee who breached his employment contract by retaining company documents after his termination and was ordered to return them, the company recovered no monetary damages. Background Defendant Christopher Steinke ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Claude M. Hilton U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a former employee of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles sought over $1.8 million in fees and costs, the magistrate judge reduced the amount to approximately $938,000. The parties then reached a settlement on the amount of fees, costs ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Norman K. Moon U.S. District Court - Western District

Where a servicemember’s claim was brought under Virginia’s codification of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, or SCRA, resolution of that claim did not involve federal law as to provide federal question jurisdiction. Background This is a civil action alleging a ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where defendant acquired plaintiff employer’s trade secrets through proper means, retained them after she was discharged and has not used or disclosed them or threatened to do so, she has not violated the Virginia Uniform Trade Secrets Act. However, defendant ...

Tagged with: Employment Fairfax County Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

Where a former employee had no property interest in continued employment, her claim for deprivation of due process under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 failed as a matter of law. Background In this § 1983 action, Crystal P. Grant, a former ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge John A. Gibney Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District