Starbucks to Pay $25.6M for Race-Based Termination
Jurors recently awarded a former White Starbucks regional manager $25.6M – $600k in compensatory damages and $25M in punitive damages – [...]
About Laura Garofalo
Laura Garofalo has been an employment lawyer in Chicago since 2005. She has worked both as an outside attorney for one of the country’s largest law firms, where she represented management in all facets of employment litigation and counseled management on a wide range of employment law issues, and as an in-house employment attorney for a Fortune 500 company. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Laura gained her initial experience in workplace compliance and harmony working as a Human Resources professional. Laura joined Fair Measures in 2018.Home Depot to Pay $72.5M For Off-the-Clock Work
Home Depot has agreed to pay $72.5M to settle a class action lawsuit that alleges Home Depot failed to properly pay [...]
More Than Half of All Charges Filed with EEOC Show Harassment and Retaliation Still Prevalent in the Workplace
Each year, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) compiles and publishes statistics on the charges of discrimination it receives. Employees [...]
O’Reilly Auto Parts to Pay $3M to Whistleblower
A district manager at O’Reilly Auto Parts was awarded $3 Million after he was terminated for twice reporting sexual harassment. The [...]
Assuming Women Can’t Perform A Job Can Cost You $2.7 Million
Maryland staffing agency Green JobWorks LLC (“Green JobWorks”) gets to pay almost $2.7M for a pattern or practice of sex discrimination against [...]
FedEx to Pay $366M to Fired Employee
A jury awarded a FedEx employee a whopping $366M – $1.16M in compensatory damages, $365M in punitive damages – in November [...]
Another McDonald’s Franchise Owner to Pay $$$ for Inappropriate Conduct
In August 2022, we told you about a McDonald’s franchise owner in Vermont that paid $1.6M to settle a sex discrimination [...]
Washington Commanders Pay Big Money to Settle Sexual Harassment and Assault Allegations and Fine
Amid recent allegations against Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder and a request to remove him as owner, it was disclosed that [...]
Sexual Harassment – Illegal Not Just Against Females
Auto care chain Monro, Inc., which owns and operates over 1,000 auto care locations in the U.S. and operates under several [...]
Accommodations for Religious Beliefs?
Last month, two former ESPN employees filed a joint federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Connecticut against ESPN and its [...]