Our latest update on EEOC jury verdicts and settlements for July 2010 after the break.
Contributed by Eric A. Welter.Archive for the ‘Jury Verdicts’ Category
EEOC Verdicts and Settlements — July 2010
Thursday, August 12th, 2010EEOC Verdicts and Settlements — June 2010
Monday, August 2nd, 2010Our update for June 2010 EEOC verdicts and settlements after the break.
Contributed by Eric A. Welter.Recent Jury Verdicts and Settlements
Thursday, July 29th, 2010Recent Jury Verdicts and Settlements
Monday, June 28th, 2010Our latest update on recent jury verdicts and settlements after the break.
Contributed by Eric A. Welter.$250 Million Jury Verdict in Gender Discrimination Class Action
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010A federal jury in New York awarded $250 million in punitive damages to a class of female employees who alleged they were harassed and discriminated against with respect to raises and promotions by their employer, pharmaceutical company Novartis. The plaintiffs were also awarded $3.3 million in compensatory damages by a unanimous jury. More after the break.
Contributed by Eric A. Welter.Recent Jury Verdicts and Settlements
Friday, May 14th, 2010Our latest update on recent jury verdicts and settlements after the break.
Contributed by Eric A. Welter.EEOC Verdicts and Settlements
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010Our latest update on EEOC verdicts and settlements for March 2010 after the break.
Contributed by Eric A. Welter.Attorney Found To Be Joint Employer and Loses Almost $700,000
Friday, April 23rd, 2010An attorney who was the public face of a collection agency was found to be a joint employer and liable for acts by the agency’s non-lawyer supervisors in a race discrimination case brought by an employee of the collection agency. For an eye opener, here is a copy of the jury verdict form. More after the break.
Recent Jury Verdicts
Thursday, April 15th, 2010EEOC Verdicts and Settlements
Friday, April 2nd, 2010Our update on EEOC verdicts and settlements for February 2010 after the break.
Contributed by Eric A. Welter.Recent Jury Verdicts and Settlements
Monday, March 29th, 2010Our latest update on jury verdicts and settlements after the break.
Contributed by Eric A. Welter.Recent Jury Verdicts and Settlements
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010Our latest update on recent jury verdicts and settlements after the break. Of particular interest is the final story on the Crawford case, which resulted in a plaintiff’s verdict on remand from the U.S. Supreme Court.
Contributed by Eric A. Welter.EEOC Verdicts and Settlements — January 2010
Friday, February 12th, 2010Our update on EEOC verdicts and settlements from January 2010 after the break.
Contributed by Eric A. Welter.EEOC Verdicts and Settlements — December 2009
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010Our update on EEOC verdicts and settlements from December 2009 after the break.
Contributed by Eric A. Welter.Recent Jury Verdicts and Settlements
Friday, February 5th, 2010Our lastest summary of recent jury verdicts and settlements after the break. But first, links to articles about jury awards in employment cases and EEOC claims statistics:
Awards in employment law claims – A study shows that the median jury award for employment law claims was $326,000 in 2008, which is an increase of about 60%. The median settlement amount was reported at $90,000. The same study reports that retaliation claims were awarded the most money, and age and disability discrimination claims received higher jury awards than sex and race discrimination claims.
Summary of EEOC claims statistics – This article provides statistics on the increase in EEOC charges from 2007 to 2008, as well as the total amount of money collected by the agency as a result of the charges.
Contributed by Eric A. Welter.
