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Punitive Damages Constructive Discharge

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Chief Orchards Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment, Constructive Discharge

Supervisors Repeatedly Ignored Farmworker’s Reports of Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Charges - SEATTLE —Chief Orchards, a tree fruit business based in Yakima, Washington, violated federal law by allowing a Latina...more

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EEOC Sues Virginia IHOP Owner for Sexual Harassment and Constructive Discharge

Restaurant General Manager Sexually Harassed Women, Including Teen Workers, Federal Agency Charges - BALTIMORE – Koerner Management Group, Inc., doing business as IHOP (KMG), a Virginia based corporation that owns 12 IHOP...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

$13M UCLA Case Exposes Calif. Employment Litigation Flaws

In Pinter-Brown v. Regents of the University of California, the California Court of Appeal’s Second Appellate District recently reversed a blockbuster $13 million judgment that was entered against UCLA in favor of one of its...more

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Mining company doomed in resurrected 'mark of the beast' lawsuit

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The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to all South Carolina employers) recently decided a religious accommodation case in which a jury awarded a former employee more than half a million dollars. The Equal...more

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California Employment Law Notes - January 2015

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$300,000 In Punitive Damages Upheld In Sexual Harassment Case Despite Nominal Damages Award - State of Arizona v. ASARCO LLC, 2014 WL 6918577 (9th Cir. 2014) (en banc). Angela Aguilar who worked in a copper mine...more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

Employment Client Alert: Punitive Damages Award in Title VII Sexual Harassment Case Does Not Violate Due Process

In State of Arizona v. ASARCO LLC, WL 6918577, published December 10, 2014, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that an award of $300,000 in punitive damages did not violate due process even though no compensatory damages...more

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