Architect wins in first trial under expanded Va. whistleblower law 
By:
Peter Vieth
Published: April 1, 2013
Tags: back pay, fraud, lost wages, whistleblower, wrongful termination
An architect fired by the city of Alexandria, Va., has won the first case under a new whistleblower law that allows state and local government workers to sue for retaliatory job actions under the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act.
Record $167.7 million awarded for sex harassment
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: January 21, 2013
Tags: sex harassment, sexual harassment, Top Ten Jury Verdicts, Top Ten Jury Verdicts of 2012, wrongful termination
In the largest verdict to an individual employment plaintiff in United States history, a California jury awarded $167.7 million last February to a cardiac surgery physician assistant who suffered sexual harassment and wrongful termination.
Defamation case exposes social media controversy
By:
David Frank
Published: December 27, 2012
Tags: defamation, Facebook, First Amendment, Massachusetts, social media, Twitter, wrongful termination
A Massachusetts judge’s refusal to issue an injunction in a suit involving a car dealership allegedly defamed by the relatives of an ex-employee demonstrates the struggle for courts that are asked to strike a balance between the First Amendment and social media sites like Facebook and Twitter.
Fry’s pays $2.3 million to settle harassment complaint
Published: December 11, 2012
Tags: California, retaliation, sexual harassment, Washington, wrongful termination
Fry’s Electronics, which operates 17 stores in California, will pay $2.3 million to settle sexual harassment and retaliation complaints arising from incidents at a store in Washington. The EEOC had charged the company with tolerating harassment of a young salesperson and firing a supervisor for standing up for her.
Former principal wins, then loses, $155.7 million verdict
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: November 30, 2012
Tags: conspiracy, defamation, Florida, intentional infliction of emotional distress, school, sex harassment, tortious interference, wrongful termination
The former principal of a successful charter school has won a disputed $155.7 million verdict against the city manager for destroying her reputation.
Public utilities department settles suits for $985,000
Published: November 8, 2012
Tags: severance packages, Washington, wrongful termination
The Chelan County, Wash. Public Utilities Department has settled two wrongful termination suits for $985,000.
Company settles with fired managers for $985,000
Published: November 1, 2012
Tags: Washington, wrongful termination
Chelan County, Wash. PUD and its General Manager John Janney have agreed to settle a wrongful-termination lawsuit filed by former high-level managers Joe Jarvis and John Smith for a total of $985,000 to avoid the risk and further expense of an appeal and jury trial.
City will pay police detective $350,000 to settle case
Published: October 16, 2012
Tags: police, Washington, wrongful termination
The Spokane City Council voted 5-1 to approve a $350,000 settlement with a police detective who had been fired.
EEOC sues for discrimination against bipolar employee
Published: September 24, 2012
Tags: bipolar disorder, disability discrimination, EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, wrongful termination
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Denver alleging that a large retail food company refused to accommodate and unlawfully fired a receptionist at its headquarters because she had bipolar disorder.
Cashier with cancer gets $100,000 settlement
By:
Steve Lash
Published: September 11, 2012
Tags: cancer, Home Depot, Maryland, wrongful termination
Home Depot U.S.A. Inc. will pay $100,000 to a part-time Towson, Md. cashier the retailer allegedly fired because she had cancer, under a settlement the company reached last week with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
