Category Archives: Employment

Employment

Resolved various claims by employees who paid health insurance premiums through employer on policies that were cancelled for non-payment.

Employment — Non-Compete

Resolved claims by surgical device manufacturer against former sales representative alleging breach of non-competition and non-solicitation covenants.

Employment — Non-Solicitation

Resolved claims of breach of non-compete and non-solicitation clauses brought by large medical device manufacturer against former sales team.

Employment

Claim by employee that company divulged private information to his ex-wife, causing financial damages and emotional distress

Employment

Resolved claim involving alleged breach of anti-solicitation provision where employees were subsequently hired by former client.

Employment

Resolved matter regarding claims of harassment, failure to accommodate, and retaliation by employee who was losing his vision.

Employment

Resolved claim of wrongful termination under ADA by long term partner at AMLAW 50 firm.

Employment

Dispute over termination by new owners of CEO and former owner months after CEO signed lucrative 5 year Employment contract as part of sale to new owners

Employment (Wrongful Termination)

Dispute alleging wrongful termination of a County Administrator

Employment (Workers Compensation)

Resolved claims for significant personal injuries alleged to be caused by mold in facility of larger package shipment company.

Employment (Whistleblower)

Resolved dispute involving allegations of retaliation on “whistleblowers” involving corruption within city police force

Employment (Wage)

Policy addressing vacation pay is contested upon grounds of selective enforcement. Customer list and other trade secrets are alleged to be improperly used by former employees competing in same strip mall in a personal services business.

Employment (Sexual Harassment)

Claims of sexual harassment against police officer, city and county.

Employment (Fiduciary Responsibility/Trade Secrets)

Employees of an organ manufacturer clandestinely complete with their employer. Afterward, the employees enter into an asset purchase agreement for purchase of the company. The original company sues for breach of fiduciary duty and for payment of the 10% of gross sales for 10 years called for in the agreement. Case is resolved in a […]

Employment

Discharged employee brought action for sex and pregnancy discrimination and pointed to disparate treatment and comments of supervisors in reference to not wanting to hire younger women who might want children. Employer pointed to long history of hiring, retaining and accommodating women and pregnant women.

Employment

Age discrimination action brought by car salesman alleging that dealership wanted to replace sales force with younger employees.

Employment

Age discrimination action by 55-year old food service manager claiming that supervisor told him it was “time to retire”.

Employment

Age discrimination charge by 62-year old “independent contractor” for termination of his distributorship agreement with national manufacturer.

Employment

Defendant argued that plaintiff was not employee within meaning of act and that no discrimination occurred.

Employment

Employee of national bank brought action against bank and holding company for violation of the ADA. The employee was in a wheelchair and although the bank had modified the branch where the employee worked most of the time, the employee was asked to work several Saturdays at another branch which had not been renovated. The […]

Employment

Mediation of claims arising under the Family Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, and Fair Labor Standards Act.

Employment

Alleged wrongful termination of bank president after 30 years of service.

Employment

Dispute over whether employee forfeited $750,000 in stock options upon his leaving the company.

Employment

Claim for wrongful termination of high-ranking executive for accepting a promotional gift for his daughter from a vendor.

Employment

Employee brought an action for discrimination. An African-American, he was terminated because he was seen visiting an adult bookstore on company time and driving a marked company truck. The employee maintained he was on his lunch hour and that white employees had engaged in similar conduct and had been treated differently.

Employment

Discharged employee brought action for sex and pregnancy discrimination and pointed to disparate treatment and comments of supervisors in reference to not wanting to hire younger woman who might want children. Employer pointed to long history of hiring, retaining and accommodating women and pregnant women.

Employment

Employee was terminated for visiting a location during working hours which his employer found to reflect poorly on the company. He sought relief under the dispute resolution clause of his employment agreement. The matter was resolved in mediation in part because of a private meeting between the employee and his former supervisor. The employee had […]

Employment

Employee brought an action for discrimination. An African-American, he was terminated because he was seen visiting an adult bookstore on company time and driving a marked company truck. The employee maintained he was on his lunch hour and that white employees had engaged in similar conduct and had been treated differently.

Employment

Age discrimination charge by 62 year old “independent contractor” for termination of his distributorship agreement with national manufacturer. Defendant argued that plaintiff was not employee within meaning of act and that no discrimination occurred.

Employment

Employee of national bank brought action against bank and holding company for violation of the ADA. The employee was in a wheelchair and although the bank had modified the branch where the employee worked most of the time, the employee was asked to work several Saturdays at another branch which had not been renovated. The […]

Employment

Action brought by employee for wrongful discharge and slander when terminated for allegedly embezzling funds.

Employment

Four employees of a large Midwestern manufacturing company brought actions under Title VIII and USCA 1981. The Company maintained that all claims were barred by the statute of limitations, that allegations were outside the claims brought before the EEOC and that the employment actions were appropriate pursuant to a reduction in force. One major point […]

Employment

Suit brought by former executive of bank for unpaid bonus and counterclaim by bank for breach of fiduciary duty. Each party was seeking seven figures in damages from the other. The bank maintained that the former executive had been involved with a conspiracy involving the former president of the applicable bank division and that former […]

Employment

Bank Security Director made a claim against his employer for violation of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2003, claiming he suffered an adverse action because of his whistle-blowing. The Bank countered that he had not been terminated and that no damages were incurred. The employee claimed emotional distress damages as a result of intimidation and harassment.

Employment (Discrimination)

Woman alleges a hostile work environment due to sexual innuendos and inferences. There is no explicit or overt explicit sexual advance. The employee “voluntarily” ended her employment. The issue presented is whether the plaintiff presents sufficient circumstantial evidence that would establish a prima facie case and the shifting of the burden of proof.

Employment (Discrimination)

Whistleblower: Whistleblower claims she was wrongfully discharged. An employment contract governs the relationship of the parties. The employer claims trade defamation by the disclosure of financial, marketing, customer and formula information to a direct competitor. The competitor was joined in the discussions and a global settlement was reached.

Employment (Compensation)

A “broker” represented an electronic coating services company. The contract establishing this relationship contained non-solicitation and non-compete clauses. The “broker” engaging the interests of venture capitalists regarding a buyout of business by the “broker” and his new business partners resolves a seven-figure claim. The manufacturer agrees to sell a part of its business that was […]

Employment

Mediated claims of gender discrimination within Board of Directors of Fortune 50 company

Employment

Mediator in two national class action settlements related allegations of sexual harassment and gender discrimination within major securities brokerage entities

Employment

Sole arbitrator in wrongful termination action by CEO of major professional association related to alleged misrepresentation of qualifications

Employment

Mediated claims by African-American managers at national package delivery service alleging denial of further upward mobility based on race