Punitive damages are generally difficult to obtain. And under Supreme Court precedent, punitive damages greater than ten times an award of compensatory damages is generally considered “grossly excessive,” raises due
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$185 Million Punitive Damages Against AutoZone: How Did They Get There?
Whew.
Let’s just take a moment for that to sink in. As we reported on Monday, $185 Million in punitive damages were awarded Monday against AutoZone. This was after the
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$200,000 Jury Award: Juries Do Not Like The Use Of The N-Word or Nooses in The Workplace
What do you need to do to wave a large red flag in front of the EEOC? Well, for one you can tolerate or ignore, or worse condone, the use of the
Nooses And The “N Word” Are In The Employment News These Days
A new jury verdict and another new lawsuit illustrate that in racially hostile work environment cases the use of the same derogatory words and racist tropes keep popping up. The same
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Juries Do Not Like Sexual Harassers Or Companies Which Tolerate Them
If you did not already know, now that we have evolved from the world of “Mad Men,” sexual harassment in the workplace is no longer considered a joke or simply
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When It Comes to Punitive Damages Ignorance Of The Law Is A Good Excuse!
Imagine pleading ignorance of the law to avoid paying punitive damages. That’s just what a federal appeals court just ruled in a Title VII case arising out of Arkansas in which
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THE PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT — FORGOTTEN BUT NOT DEAD
In a statement issued on June 10, 2010, President Obama made a direct call to the Senate to enact the Paycheck Fairness Act. As employers may remember, there was a
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