Tina Van Bockern

July 25, 2022 | Law.com

The court held in a 2-1 decision that it lacked jurisdiction to consider, on interlocutory appeal, orders preliminarily denying a religious employer summary judgment on the "ministerial exception" defense to Title VII racial discrimination claims, because a jury must first resolve genuine issues of disputed fact.

By Stephen Masciocchi and Tina Van Bockern

8 minute read

May 16, 2022 | Law.com

The circuit court reversed the Board of Immigration Appeals' decision rejecting the petitioner's asylum claim, ruled that she was eligible for asylum, and remanded for the BIA to reconsider her claim. The decision is a rare example of a circuit court reversing a decision under the highly deferential compulsion standard.

By Stephen Masciocchi and Tina Van Bockern

7 minute read

March 21, 2022 | Law.com

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit recently ruled that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act provides a claim for money damages against government officials acting in their individual capacities and that those officials may raise qualified immunity as a defense.

By Stephen Masciocchi and Tina Van Bockern

7 minute read

January 20, 2022 | Law.com

The court reasoned that the temporary inability to use property caused by COVID shutdown orders doesn't involve a covered physical loss of property, and in any event, the policy's virus exclusion applied.

By Stephen Masciocchi and Tina Van Bockern

6 minute read

November 17, 2021 | Law.com

The Tenth Circuit ruled that time devoted to booting up a work computer and launching certain software before clocking in is compensable under the Fair Labor Standards Act when these activities are integral and indispensable to an employee's principal work activities.

By Stephen Masciocchi and Tina Van Bockern

8 minute read