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Part 13: The Cost of Corporate Misconduct
Before I continue my series, “Preferred Employers Insurance Company: A Case Study of a Corporation Gone Wrong,” I wanted to illustrate the risks a company takes when it engages in harassing and retaliatory behavior. Just this past Wednesday, a Sacramento jury awarded an employee more than $167 million on her claims of workplace harassment and retaliation that led to her wrongful termination. The verdict included $125 million in punitive damages for their “unlawful conduct,” and $42.7 million … Read entire article »
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Expanding the Scope of Sexual Harassment Investigations: The Starbucks Case
The recent case of Moore v. Starbucks gives a good indication of the expanding ramifications of workplace sexual harassment and the importance of thoroughly investigating it. If you missed it, the basic facts of the case are these: Kati Moore, a 16 year old back in 2005, began a job at Starbucks. Her 24 year old supervisor, Timothy Horton, asked her out and the two began a sexual relationship. Kati Moore eventually confided to her mother … Read entire article »
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10.8 Million Reasons to Know as Much as Possible About Your New Hire
This past Wednesday a San Diego jury awarded a mother and daughter $10.8 million in damages for the severe injuries they suffered in a car crash with a Pizza Hut delivery driver. According to an article by San Diego Union-Tribune staff writer Greg Moran, the jury agreed with the plaintiff’s lawyers, who had argued “Pizza Hut was responsible for the collision because they hired [delivery driver] Fisk, who had a driver’s license for only three months … Read entire article »
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