Employment

Appeal of a decision of the Labor Commissioner in favor of plaintiff event employee awarding waiting time penalties and liquidated damages against large corporate employer. The decision in favor of the plaintiff employee was upheld, but with a revised damages award.

Plaintiff, a thirty-year employee of defendant hospitality company, sought substantial compensatory and punitive damages from his long-time employer defendant for failure to accommodate his disability after he sustained serious spinal injury (outside of work). Defendant argued numerous accommodations were made. Resulted in substantial jury verdict in favor of plaintiff.

Plaintiff high-level employee at the local office of defendant major recruitment company sued the company over allegations of interference with his plans to expand the local office, spreading falsehoods about him, and ultimately placing him on administrative leave without cause, breaching his employment contract. Employer denied all allegations. Settled at Mandatory Settlement Conference.