Legal Victories

The following list includes examples of our legal victories and successes in past employment law cases. Note that this list is not intended in any way as a guarantee of results or an estimate of the worth/value of your case. Every case must be evaluated by our lawyers on a highly individualized basis driven by factors specific to the client.

Retaliation

$1,300,000 – Wrongful termination of high-level executive in global Fortune 100 global company who refused to comply with wrongful conduct.
$480,000 – Whistleblower claim by high-level executive in pharmaceutical company.
$369,000 – Wrongful termination of physician who threatened to report medical center deficiencies to the New Jersey Department of Health but did not actually file any report.
$275,000 – Wrongful termination of truck driver who refused to drive unsafe trucks on public roads.
$260,000 – Retaliation and wrongful termination of chief financial officer in nationwide Fortune 500 company who refused to take part in wrongful accounting.
$149,300 – Retaliation and wrongful termination of a university professor who raised pregnancy claims.
$100,000 – Wrongful termination of server who refused to “recycle” uneaten food to restaurant patrons.

Discrimination

$490,000 – Race and gender discrimination, harassment, and wrongful termination.
$380,000 – Racial discrimination, hostile work environment, and wrongful termination.
$320,000 – Religious discrimination, hostile work environment, and wrongful termination.
$257,000 – Pregnancy discrimination, breach of contract, and wrongful termination.
$199,999 – National origin discrimination, harassment, hostile work environment, and wrongful termination.
$120,000 – Racial discrimination and hostile work environment.
$100,000 – Disability discrimination and failure to accommodate.
$92,000 – Pregnancy discrimination and wrongful termination.
$87,500 – Age discrimination and wrongful termination.
$75,000 – National origin discrimination and hostile work environment.

Sexual Harassment

$375,750 – Sexual harassment and wrongful termination of servers in restaurant.
$125,000 – Sexual harassment of high-level executive in Fortune 500 company.
$99,900 – Sexual harassment of bartender and hostile work environment.
$90,000 – Male-to-male sexual harassment and retaliation of employee at hair salon.

Contract Matters

Successfully defended a national employer from a restrictive covenant and theft of confidential/proprietary information lawsuit filed by a global competitor.
$1.1 Million – Negotiated a new executive employment agreement with a change of control payment and future benefits.
$455,000 – Negotiated a new executive employment agreement with a change of control payment and future benefits.
$250,000 – Wrongful termination of an Executive.
$140,000 – Breach of employment contract regarding failure to remit severance pay after termination.
$97,900 – Breach of employment contract regarding termination without cause in violation of terms of the contract.
$75,000 – Withdrawal of job offer after acceptance.
$50,000 – Breach of oral promise to not fire employees.

Failure to Accommodate

The firm successfully secured reasonable accommodations for a disabled employee working for a New Jersey public school, allowing her to get around the school and her classroom with ease.
The firm successfully secured reasonable accommodations for an employee with a high-risk pregnancy who worked in retail but required time off her feet while at work.
The firm prevented a hospital from transferring a special needs employee against his wishes from the department where he had worked without incident for almost ten years.
The firm protected the job of a supermarket employee who could no longer lift items weighing over 40 pounds. The supermarket proposed a small severance package in exchange for the employee’s “voluntary” retirement. However, our client was not ready to retire. As a result of our intervention, the client was able to keep his job and receive the help of another employee when lifting items weighing over 40 pounds.