WRONGFUL DISCHARGE: Claim of pre-discharge emotional distress properly allowed to go to jury which awarded $232,000 while rejecting wrongful discharge claims… Rieger affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
Sex discrimination, $61,725 fees, $50,000 emotional
SEX DISCRIMINATION: $61,725 fees, $4,301.34 costs plus prejudgment/post-judgment interest awarded following affirmation of MHRA award of $50,000 emotional distress damages for hostile work environment occasioned by conduct of “sex pest” toward gay female… Molloy. [Read more…]
$50,000, emotional distress, gay female harassment
SEX DISCRIMINATION: $50,000 for emotional distress suffered by gay female due to harassing comments by manager… $0 for emotional distress from layoff which was not in retaliation for complaining about harassment… Administrative Decision, Caroline Holien. [Read more…]
Sex discrimination, $141,899.40, insurance agent
SEX DISCRIMINATION: $141,899.40, sexual harassment of insurance agent but no retaliation… administrative decision… Caroline Holien. [Read more…]
Disability discrimination, barking service dogs
DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION: Complaint against hotel in relation to response to barking service dogs in room properly dismissed. . . DLI affirmed. . . HRC. [Read more…]
Pregnancy discrimination, $108,628
PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION: $108,628, beauty salon worker fired because of medical restrictions against bending to perform pedicures… insubordination defense weighed in light of “work first, grieve later” principle… Terry Spear. [Read more…]
$100,000 emotional distress, Eagles Club
SEX DISCRIMINATION: $75,000 for emotional distress of employee subjected to hostile work environment by Eagles [Read more…]
Discrimination, oil rig operator, learning disability
DISCRIMINATION: Original $36,405 to oil rig operator with learning disability for failure to help with paperwork properly [Read more…]
Sex discrimination, $75,000 inadequate for distress
SEX DISCRIMINATION: $75,000 inadequate emotional distress compensation for employee subjected to hostile work [Read more…]
Sex discrimination, $193,502, Eagles Club employee
SEX DISCRIMINATION: $193,502.47, Eagles Club employee subjected to hostile work environment at club and on trips, [Read more…]