Discrimination, Jury Awards

Employer Is Liable under the WLAD for Refusing to Hire a Truck Driver for Taking a Prescribed Narcotic

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 9/3/2015

Just when is an employer required to hire those taking prescription pain medications? In Clipse v. Commercial Driver Services, Inc., the Washington Court of Appeals held that Commercial Driver Services, Inc. was liable under...more

The Case Of GINA And The "Devious Defecator"

Fisher Phillips on 8/14/2015

In a case dubbed “the mystery of the devious defecator” by a Georgia federal district judge, an Atlanta jury recently awarded a $2.2 million verdict against a company that requested DNA samples from two workers in an attempt...more

Autozone's Predicament: A $185 Million Punitive Damage Award

Baker Donelson on 12/17/2014

The record $185 million punitive damage award by a California jury in November 2014 against AutoZone has been widely reported. This huge verdict raises immediate questions: How did this happen? What circumstances led the jury...more

Employment Law - December 2014

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 12/10/2014

California Jury Awards Record $185M Verdict to Female Employee - Why it matters: A California jury made national headlines and terrified employers across the country when it awarded $185 million in punitive damages...more

Appeals Court Upholds Jury Verdict and All Relief Awarded Against A.C. Widenhouse in EEOC Race Harassment Case

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 6/26/2014

Trucking Company to Pay $243,000 for Subjecting African-American Employees to Racial Slurs and Nooses, Retaliation - WASHINGTON - In the latest of a series of successes in the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...more

Employment Law -- Dec 20, 2013

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 12/20/2013

Despite $27,000 Jury Award, 9th Circuit Approves Almost $700,000 in Attorney’s Fees - Why it matters: Affirming the broad discretion of federal district court judges to award attorney’s fees, the Ninth U.S. Circuit...more

Beverage Distributors Ordered to Pay About $200K and Hire Sight-Impaired Employee in EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 12/16/2013

Jury Found Company Violated Federal Law by Shunning Legally Blind Applicant - DENVER - In a disability lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), a federal court in Denver has ordered...more

Fifth Circuit: Mental anguish damages award not supported by medical evidence is vacated

Winstead PC on 5/30/2013

The Fifth Circuit recently vacated a jury award for mental anguish damages based on the absence of any medical evidence. A Northern District of Texas jury found for the plaintiff, who asserted age discrimination claims under...more

Fenwick Employment Brief - May 2013

Fenwick & West LLP on 5/15/2013

The NLRB's controversial requirement that employers post notices informing employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (as reported in our January and May 2012 FEBs) has been held unconstitutional by the...more

Jury Awards $200,000 in Damages Against A.C. Widenhouse in EEOC Race Harassment Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 2/5/2013

Jury Determines Trucking Company Subjected African-American Employees to Racial Slurs and Nooses - WINSTON SALEM, N.C. - In a legal victory for the U.S. Equal Employmen Opportunity Commission (EEOC), a North Carolina...more

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