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Wrongful Termination
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FB Employment Discrimination Blog
“Can The Boss Fire Me Just Because He Doesn’t Like Me?”
“Can The Boss Fire Me Just Because He Doesn’t Like Me?” This question was nicely answered for laypeople today by the New York Times workologist. Readers of this blog already…
California Employment Law Update
Another Gargantuan California Verdict… This Time for $18.6 Million
By Tony Oncidi, Elaine H. Simson
A San Diego jury awarded that amount to a former employee who claimed he was wrongfully terminated based on his arrest record and then defamed. Michael Tilkey worked for Allstate Insurance…
Litigators at Work
Illinois Jury Rejects Transgender Worker’s Discrimination Claim
A federal jury in Illinois has rejected a transgender employee’s claim that she was discriminated against and illegally fired after she told her employer that she was transitioning. In…
World of Employment
Idaho Supreme Court Adopts New Standard for Defining “Cause” in Employment Cases
By James Dale
On June 28, 2018, the Idaho Supreme Court issued an opinion in a case entitled Lunneborg v. My Fun Life that outlines how cause will be defined in employment cases. …
California Employment Law Update
Another Day, Another $31 Million Employee Verdict From a Los Angeles Jury
By Tony Oncidi
On Tuesday, a Los Angeles jury did what L.A. juries do so often these days -- they awarded tens of millions of dollars to an ex-employee who claimed she had…
Litigators at Work
Restaurant Chain’s Spoiled Internal Investigation Leads to $8M Jury Award for Fired Employee
By Martin W. Aron, Julia P. Argentieri
A Fresno, California jury has awarded nearly $8 million to former Chipotle employee Jeanette Ortiz on her claim of wrongful discharge. The jury found Chipotle had fired Ortiz in retaliation…
California Employment Law Update
Two Recent Jury Verdicts Award $6 Million and $7.97 Million To Wrongfully Terminated Employees
Two recent verdicts from California Superior Court juries have awarded former employees $6 million and $7.9 million, respectively, in compensatory damages after a finding of wrongful termination. Martinez v. Rite…
California Employment Law Report
Why employers must document employee conduct
Chipotle had an $8 million verdict against it in a California court last week for a wrongful termination claim. The verdict is a surprising huge amount and it should be…
Dutton Employment Law Blog
Wrongful Dismissal Ontario
In Ontario, a wrongful dismissal is when an employee is terminated without enough “severance”*. What is severance? Employers have to provide advance warning to employees that their employment is going…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Fifth Circuit Finds Affidavits Conclusory
In a recent decision, the Fifth Circuit overruled Judge Lynn Hughes, again. The Fifth Circuit reversed Judge Hughes' grant of summary judgment on several claims. The claims started when Karen…