August 28, 2024
The Ninth Circuit declined Wednesday to reinstate a former assistant district attorney's suit claiming he was fired by the city of San Francisco for whistleblowing about what he alleged was misconduct, ruling there's not enough proof he was canned for going to the media with his concerns.
August 14, 2024
The Ninth Circuit on Wednesday seemed chilly to a former San Francisco assistant district attorney's claim that he was booted from his post as punishment for blowing the whistle on misconduct, with judges saying he hadn't drawn a clear connection between speaking out and getting fired.
August 01, 2024
This month, the Fifth Circuit plans to scrutinize a $50,000 penalty issued against a Texas law firm, while the Ninth Circuit will examine a fired San Francisco attorney's age bias claim and later hear the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's take on a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision. Here, Law360 looks three oral argument sessions in August that employment discrimination attorneys may want to add to their calendars.