A California federal judge significantly narrowed a union’s lawsuit accusing its former HR director of secretly using work time and resources to consult with several companies and engage in other competing activities.
US District Judge Gonzalo Curiel dismissed seven of the 10 claims that the Western States Regional Council of Carpenters brought against Victoria Starr, including alleged violations of state and federal law by breaching fiduciary and loyalty duties to the union and misappropriating its funds for her personal business.
What remains are the union’s claims related to Starr’s allegedly improper access of its computer system and data, in violation ...
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