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Verdicts & Settlements

Red Robin Reaches $2.95 Million Settlement in Managers’ Overtime Lawsuit 

July 20, 2022 | Working Solutions NYC Filed Under: Verdicts & Settlements

Long branded as a family-friendly restaurant, Red Robin recently confronted accusations of not being equally worker-friendly. On July 5, the burger chain agreed to pay a $2.95 million settlement to a class of managers whose rightful overtime wages were allegedly withheld. 

Origins of Unpaid Overtime Claims 

Red Robin kitchen

UnitedHealth Reaches $192,500 Settlement with Medical Consultants

June 22, 2022 | Working Solutions NYC Filed Under: Verdicts & Settlements

Earlier this year, a $192,500 settlement deal was reached in an overtime lawsuit filed by 17 medical records consultants working for UnitedHealth Group and Optum, a subsidiary. Their primary responsibility was to implement new software and provide direct support to hospital staff learning how to use this software. In the

Tax Court Reiterates the Proper Tax Treatment of “Physical Injuries” in Employment Cases

February 10, 2021 | Littler Filed Under: Verdicts & Settlements

Littler

In Stassi v. Commissioner,1 the United States Tax Court found that a settlement was not excludable from income as a personal physical injury because the taxpayer failed to demonstrate that her shingles was caused by her employer’s workplace.

Former Winery Employees Awarded $11 million

February 15, 2019 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Verdicts & Settlements

Jackson Lewis

Plaintiffs Megan Meadowcroft and Amanda Brown, two winery employees, alleged that they had been harassed on numerous occasions by their supervisor, General Manager Pinero. Specifically, Brown alleged that Pinero attempted to flirt with her, and physically made contact with her. Meadowcroft alleged that Pinero made sexually explicit gestures, sexually explicit comments, put his hands on her waist and under her buttocks as she was serving customers, and on at least one occasion told her that she could be a manager if she would have sex with him. Along with a claim of harassment, they filed claims of retaliation, failure to prevent harassment/retaliation, and negligent supervision, retention, and hiring.

Airline Ordered to Pay Flight Attendants $77 Million in Damages

January 31, 2019 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Verdicts & Settlements

Jackson Lewis

A class of flight attendants in a case involving alleged violations of California’s wage and hour laws was awarded $77 million in damages. In so doing, the judge rejected the airline’s challenges to the plaintiff’s damages model and reduced the damages requested by the workers by only $8 million. Bernstein et al. v. Virgin America Inc., No. 3:15-cv-02277 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 16, 2019).

A $6M Misunderstanding? Pennsylvania Jury Finds Age and National Origin Discrimination

January 31, 2019 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Verdicts & Settlements

Jackson Lewis

Following a five-day trial, and nine hours of deliberation, a federal jury in Pennsylvania has awarded more than $6 million to a former Teva Pharmaceuticals employee. Middlebrooks v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., No. 2:17-cv-00412 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 19, 2018). The employee claimed that the company discriminated against him on the basis of his age in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and on the basis of his national origin in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and retaliated against him for lodging internal complaints.

No Liability for School in $4-Million Gender Discrimination Suit, Jury Finds

November 26, 2018 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Verdicts & Settlements

Jackson Lewis

A federal jury concluded that the former Superintendent of the East Greenbush Central School District failed meet her burden of proving she was terminated based on her gender and pregnancy status. Accordingly, the District was not liable for the more than $4 million in damages sought.

Scientist Awarded $3M by Pennsylvania Jury in Gender Discrimination Suit

October 30, 2018 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Verdicts & Settlements

Jackson Lewis

A federal jury recently awarded a female scientist $3M for her gender discrimination claims against PPG Industries, Inc., headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Half of the award was for emotional distress damages.

Florida Jury Awards Former University Registrar $310,500 In Retaliation Suit

October 15, 2018 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Verdicts & Settlements

Jackson Lewis

A jury recently returned a $310,500 verdict in favor of a former University of South Florida employee on her retaliation claim against the University. DeBose v. USF Board of Trustees, et al, No. 8:15-cv-02787 (M.D. Fla. Sept. 26, 2018). The former employee, Angela DeBose, claimed she was retaliated against because she had filed internal race bias complaints with the University and a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charge of discrimination.

Pennsylvania Jury Finds Female Professor’s Retaliation Claims Pass the Test

September 30, 2018 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Verdicts & Settlements

Jackson Lewis

A federal jury has awarded a female professor lost earnings and punitive damages on two counts of employment retaliation, despite rejecting her claim of sex discrimination in a university’s distribution of coveted teaching assignments. Baugh v. Robert Morris University, No. 2016-cv-430 (W.D. Pa. Sept. 11, 2018).

No Horseplay Here: Jury Awards Employee $2.4 Million in Damages for Sex Discrimination

August 30, 2018 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Verdicts & Settlements

Jackson Lewis

A company’s potential monetary liability for workplace discrimination can be crippling. A jury in the U.S. District for the Northern District of Illinois had awarded a male grocery store butcher $2.4 million in compensatory and punitive damages on his claim of sexual harassment against a small grocery store located in the south side of Chicago. The lower court ultimately reduced the award to $477,500, because of Title VII’s statutory damage caps and the excessiveness of the award. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has affirmed the award. Smith v. Rosebud Farm, Inc., No. 17-2626, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 21481 (7th Cir. Aug. 2, 2018).

Jury Award of Emotional Distress Damages Must Be Reduced by Millions, Judge Rules

July 31, 2018 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Verdicts & Settlements

Jackson Lewis

A federal judge in New York has ruled that a plaintiff could recover only a small portion of the $2.5 million a jury awarded him, granting the defendant’s request for the reduction. Saber v. New York State Department of Financial Services, No. 1:15-cv-05944 (S.D. N.Y. July 20, 2018). Plaintiff Nasser Saber, who is Muslim, had filed an eight-count complaint alleging that the employer, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS), discriminated against him based on his religion and national origin, and otherwise retaliated against him in violation of Title VII, Sections 1981 and 1983, and New York Executive Law Section 296.

Restaurant Chain’s Spoiled Internal Investigation Leads to $8M Jury Award for Fired Employee

June 29, 2018 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Verdicts & Settlements

Jackson Lewis

A Fresno, California jury has awarded nearly $8 million to former Chipotle employee Jeanette Ortiz on her claim of wrongful discharge.

Jury Enters Sexual Harassment Verdict in Favor of Plaintiff; Awards No Damages

May 23, 2018 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Verdicts & Settlements

Jackson Lewis

A jury in the Northern District of Georgia recently entered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in a sexual harassment case, yet awarded her no damages.

Reward for Highest Score: No Promotion, But $1.2 Million Jury Verdict

April 17, 2018 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Verdicts & Settlements

Jackson Lewis

A long-time New Jersey police department employee applies for a promotion to captain. On the promotional exam, he scores higher than any other applicant. He isn’t promoted. His consolation prize, however, is a jury verdict of more than $1.2 million in state court last month.

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