State/Location: Philadelphia County, PA
Employment Law Issue: Client was sexually assaulted and harassed over a period of several years by a supervisor.
Result: The matter settled after an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission mediation.
November 2021 Jury Trial Verdict: $140,001 Workplace Retaliation Claim Against Main Line Health
Client was a nurse practitioner who was forced to resign for no legitimate reason after reporting sexual harassment and other misconduct of her boss, a physician and medical director.
Employer: Main Line Health
State/Location: Montgomery County, PA
Employment Law Issue: Client was forced to resign after being threatened with suspension without pay and termination because she spoke up and complained about inappropriate sexual comments by her boss, a doctor who was the head of her department.
Result: Jury trial verdict against Main Line Health and award of $140,001 for back pay and punitive damages. Attorney’s fees, costs and interests are awarded as the prevailing party and are to be determined by the Judge.
June 2021 Result: $200,000 Pennsylvania Race Discrimination & Wrongful Termination Trial
Client, an African American woman, was awarded nearly $200,000 for race discrimination and eventual termination after filing a report with HR.
Employer: An online university
State/Location: Client resided in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Employment Law Issue: Client was wrongfully terminated after reporting race discrimination by her supervisor.
Result: Trial award of nearly $200,000 for back pay, front pay, emotional damages, and attorney’s fees and costs, plus interest.
$900,000 Pennsylvania Sexual Harassment Case
Settled the largest sexual harassment lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at $900,000, representing an employee who was repeatedly sexually assaulted by a Director.
Employer: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
State/Location: Pennsylvania
Employment Law Issue: Client was sexually assaulted and harassed.
Result: Settled after litigation.
$175,000 Philadelphia Pregnancy Discrimination Case
Strategically litigated and obtained a $175,000 settlement for a female executive who was terminated upon notification of her pregnancy by a large company in Philadelphia.
Employer: Confidential
State/Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Employment Law Issue: Client was terminated after notifying her employer of her pregnancy.
Result: Settled after litigation.
$138,000 Pennsylvania Age Discrimination Case
Negotiated a favorable settlement package of $138,000 for a sales representative in the Philadelphia area who was subjected to a hostile work environment because of his age.
Employer: Confidential
State/Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Employment Law Issue: Client was subjected to a hostile work environment due to his age.
Result: Settled after litigation.
$140,000 Pennsylvania Race Discrimination Case
Effectively brokered a $140,000 settlement in representing a Hispanic manager of a large company who was terminated due to his race.
Employer: Confidential
State/Location: Northeastern Pennsylvania
Employment Law Issue: Client was terminated due to his race.
Result: Settled after litigation.
$100,000 Pennsylvania Race Discrimination Case
Defeated Summary Judgment and settled an employment case against a Pennsylvania company for $100,000, where an African American employee was terminated after being called a racial slur.
Employer: Confidential
State/Location: Pennsylvania
Employment Law Issue: Client was terminated after being called a racial slur.
Result: Settled after litigation.
$75,000 New Jersey Disability Discrimination Case
Aggressively litigated and settled for $75,000 against a large company in New Jersey for a wheelchair-bound employee who was refused reasonable accommodations and terminated after being forcibly placed on a medical leave of absence in violation of the ADA.
Employer: Confidential
State/Location: New Jersey
Employment Law Issue: Client was refused reasonable accommodations and terminated.
Result: Settled after litigation.