Case Watch.

CLEL will be watching for results in these cases:

• Dore v. Arnold Worldwide, Inc., pending before the California Supreme Court. Issue: at-will employment.


• Lyle v. Warner Bros. Television Prods., pending before the California Supreme Court. Issue: FEHA/sexual harassment.
  
• Powers v. The Rug Barn, pending before the California Supreme Court. Issue: tortious interference with at-will employees.


• Reynolds v. Bement, pending before the California Supreme Court. Issue: wage/hour.


• Smith v. Jackson, pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. Issue: ADEA
  

Fresno Nurses Strike?

The Fresno Bee reports:

The California Nurses Association, which represents about 300 nurses at University Medical Center, delivered the 10-day strike notice to hospital officials late Friday. The advance notification, required by law, was delivered not long after contract negotiations between the two sides concluded earlier in the day. The two sides have been trying to come to a contract agreement for more than a year.

In the California Journal, this article discusses the trends in union membership and other changes over the years.