Recent Verdicts and Settlements
Employee v. Entertainment Company
Pregnancy discrimination and wrongful termination case involving a woman who was fired when she was almost nine months pregnant. The employer claimed the employee was laid off as part of a company-wide restructuring; it also said her subordinates had criticized her in a written survey that had been administered to the company's other employees. However, the evidence showed that no one else was fired as part of the alleged "restructuring," and that the survey was not even completed until after the employee had already been fired. The case resolved in a confidential settlement of $300,000.00. (San Mateo County, 2009).
Employees v. Financial Services Company
"Off-the-clock" collective action on behalf of more than 100 current and former employees of a nationwide financial services company. The defendant had written policies (mostly contained in its employee handbook) that showed that employees were regularly required to work more than 40 hours per week, yet time records showed that very few employees ever reported overtime. The case resolved in a confidential settlement of $850,000.00. (San Francisco, 2008)
Angela Badami, et al. v. Grassroots Campaigns, Inc.
Minimum wage and overtime class action on behalf of current and former employees of Grassroots Campaigns, a company that solicits campaign contributions for progressive causes and candidates. The defendant classified numerous employees as exempt from overtime requirements but failed to pay them the minimum salary required by California law. The case settled for $600,000.00 less than five months after it was filed. (United States District Court, Northern District of California, 2007)
John Cuevas v. City of Arcadia
Retaliation and harassment case by the former Financial Services Manager of the City of Arcadia. The employee was summarily fired after eight months on the job, while he was still a probationary employee but only about two months after receiving a positive performance review. The employee was turned down by almost a half-dozen attorneys who did not want to take his case because they thought the probationary period allowed the City to freely terminate the employee. The case settled for $75,000.00 less than a year after it was filed. (Los Angeles Superior Court, 2007)
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