Damages in Employment Cases – Page 6

March 12, 2015 by mjpospis

Court Upholds Jury’s Verdict that Male Plaintiff Endured Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment by Female Boss

In Lashley v. New Life Bus. Inst., Inc., No. 13 CIV. 2683 BMC, 2015 WL 1014128 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 9, 2015), the Eastern District of New York upheld a jury verdict in favor of Corey Lashley on his quid pro quo and hostile work environment sexual harassment claims. In this case, plaintiff Corey Lashley alleged, among other things,…

$300K Consent Decree in EEOC’s Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Seapod Pawnbrokers

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Seapod Pawnbrokers have entered into a consent decree resolving a lawsuit, EEOC v. Seapod Pawnbrokers, Inc. et al., EDNY 14-cv-4567. (Here is the EEOC press release.) In its October 2014 amended complaint, the EEOC alleges that defendants violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by subjecting female employees to…

Damages in Employment Discrimination Cases

People who contact me regarding an employment discrimination claim that they are interested in pursuing invariably ask two questions: (1) Do I have a case? (2) What is my case worth? The first question relates to the question of liability, while the second relates to the question of damages. As in any legal case, in…