Posted on February 4th, 2010
New Jersey’s Supreme Court has ruled that a sexual harassment settlement involving a county employee in Monmouth County, New Jersey, can be made public.
The ruling, released Monday, upholds an appellate decision in the case of Carol Melnick. Melnick sued the Monmouth County board in 2005 alleging sex discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, and the creation a hostile work environment. The case was settled in 2007 for a previously undisclosed amount of $470,000.
A lower court had earlier ruled that the county did not have to disclose the settlement under an exception in public record laws.
If you or someone you know has been the victim of sexual harassment or discrimination in the workplace, please contact the San Antonio employment lawyers of Melton & Kumler, LLP by calling 800-681-6932.
Posted on February 4th, 2010
A California woman has received a $180,000 settlement in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors.
Supervisors authorized county attorneys to settle a lawsuit filed by Gail Wilcox, former assistant county administrator for San Luis Obispo, on Tuesday. In exchange for the settlement Wilcox has agreed to a completed release of all claims against the county and to dismiss her lawsuit.
County Counsel Warren Jensen said Wilcox is “legally bound to accept this settlement.”
If you or someone you know has been the victim of sexual harassment or discrimination in the workplace, please contact the San Antonio employment lawyers of Melton & Kumler, LLP by calling 800-681-6932.
Posted on January 29th, 2010
According to a report conducted by Workforce Solutions Alamo, the unemployment rate in San Antonio remained at 6.8% for the year, which represented only a 1.1% decline from the numbers in 2008. The Alamo region was slightly lower than the Texas average of 8.3% , and was lower than the national average of 10%.
The San Antonio employment attorneys are here to help you if you have been wrongly terminated from you job or if you have been unfairly treated by your employer. Contact us at 800-681-6932 to discuss your claim today.
Posted on January 21st, 2010
A Dallas jury returned a “take-nothing” verdict following an employment discrimination suit filed by a Commodities Manager of the Parkland Health & Hospital System earlier this week. The 57 year-old employee claimed that her race and gender affected her opportunities for promotion and contributed to her termination. The plaintiff was seeking nearly $1 million dollars in damages and job reinstatement.
The jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant, finding that Parkland was sensitive to the ethnically diverse needs of it’s employees and that there was no basis to the plaintiff’s claims.
If you feel that you have been the victim of discrimination or unfair practices at work, contact the San Antonio employment lawyers of Melton & Kumler, LLP at 800-681-6932 today.
Posted on January 15th, 2010
In Texas, $2.7 million more dollars went to workers who experienced discrimination at work this year.
The total is up to $28.9 million in compensation for workers. Workplace sexual discrimination, age and race discrimination and religious intolerance are some of the types of discrimination complaints that Texas workers have filed. In Texas, sexual discrimination is the most common reason for complaint.
If you or someone you love has been the victim of harassment or discrimination in the workplace, contact the San Antonio employment discrimination lawyers of Melton & Kumler, LLP by calling 800-681-6932
Posted on December 30th, 2009
The city of North Richland Hills, Texas agreed to pay $75,000 to a city worker who claimed that he was subjected to harassment as a result of his age. The man was in his 60′s and worked as a heating and ventilation specialist for the city until he was forced to resign after his complaints to the city went unanswered.
Individuals who are 40 years-old or older are protected by the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, which prohibits employment discrimination.
If you have been the victim of discrimination or harassment in the workplace, contact the San Antonio employment lawyers of Melton & Kumler, LLP at 800-681-6932 to discuss your legal options.
Posted on December 23rd, 2009
A Texas jury has ordered energy giant BP to pay $100 million to 10 contractors who were exposed to toxic substances at the corporation’s Texas City plant.
A BP contract worker alleged that the company had failed to properly maintain safety equipment at the plant, which caused a poisonous chemical release that sent around 100 workers to the hospital in 2007. While the 10 workers who filed suit received between $5,000 and $22,000 for medical expenses, mental anguish, and lost work, the $10 million they were each rewarded was in the form of punitive damages meant to punish BP for failure to provide a safe working environment.
If you or someone you love has been injured on the job, contact the San Antonio employment lawyers of Melton & Kumler today by calling 800-681-6932.
Posted on December 18th, 2009
The use of social networks such as Facebook or MySpace has resulted in an increase number of employees reporting that other employees are utilizing these networks to carry out sexual harassment. Even after going home from work, some employees have reported that others will take part in inappropriate sexual remarks or suggestions. It is reported that many times this behavior will carry over from the online world into the workplace, causing all sorts of employee problems.
Any form of sexual harassment should not be tolerated. If sexual harassment is occurring in the workplace, speak out.
If you have been the victim of sexual harassment in the workplace, please contact the San Antonio Sexual Harassment Attorneys of Melton & Kumler, LLP, by calling 800-681-6932.
Posted on December 9th, 2009
The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld a $6.1 million jury award to a former McDonald’s employee who was strip searched as part of a hoax perpetrated on the restaurant.
The court unanimously decided to uphold a $5 million award to Louise Ogborn in punitive damages for, what the judges called “reprehensible” behavior on the part of McDonalds.
The then 18 year-old Ogborn was methodically strip searched in the restaurant after a man pretending to be a police officer called the McDonalds. Supervisors at the McDonalds, following the caller’s instructions, removed all of Ogborn’s clothes, conducted a cavity search of her body and ultimately sexually abused her.
The court of appeals found that the store was one of thirty McDonald’s restaurants where similar hoaxes occurred. The court ruled that proper training and warnings by the company could have prevented the situation.
If you have been a victim of sexual harassment in the workplace or know someone who has, please contact a San Antonio employment lawyer of Melton & Kumler, LLP, by calling 800-681-6932.
Posted on December 9th, 2009
The former owner of an IHOP in Racine, Illinois have been ordered to pay $105,000 to two waitresses who were sexually harassed by an assistant manager in the restaurant.
The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced that a federal jury returned the verdict after a four-day trial.
According to court documents, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said the waitresses were subjected to “unwelcome physical touching, propositions for sex and sexual comments.” Lawyers for the two waitresses characterized the Racine IHOP as a “sexually hostile and offensive work environment.”
The jury awarded the two waitresses a total of $5,000 in compensatory damages and $100,000 in punitive damages. The women were in their late teens when the harassment took place.
If you have been a victim of sexual harassment in the workplace or know someone who has, please contact a San Antonio employment lawyer of Melton & Kumler, LLP, by calling 800-681-6932.
