Wrongful Termination Lawyers

Punitive damages for wrongful termination. Colucci vs. T. Mobile.

Posted on by Simon Mikail
Category: Wrongful Termination
A former employee of T. Mobile, Stephen Colucci, was awarded $5 million in a lawsuit based on employment discrimination and wrongful termination. The award included $4 million in punitive damages and $200,000 for future emotional distress. The appellate court reduced the punitive damage award to 1.5 times the compensat...

What Damages are Allowed in a Wrongful Termination Case?

Posted on by Simon Mikail
Category: Wrongful Termination
Employers need to follow the federal and California rules on hiring, firing, and other parts of the employment process. They generally can’t discriminate based on your race, your gender, or your country of origin. They generally can’t fire you because you have a disability, because you’re too old, or because you ...

Practical Issues in Employment Termination Cases – Such as How You Prove You Were Fired for Your Race or Pregnancy 

Posted on by Simon Mikail
Category: Age Discrimination, Employee Rights, Employment Laws in California, Employment Termination, pregnancy discrimination, Wrongful Termination
You need your job to feed yourself and your family. Employers should never have the right to fire you because of your race, gender, national origin, disability, you’re getting too old, or for other reasons as this is considered Wrongful Termination against an employee. When employers violate federal or state discrimi...