Retaliation Claims: Employee Wins $174,000 After Getting Fired For Going AWOL To Attend Co-Worker’s Unemployment Hearing; 3 Strategies To Prevent Lawsuits
Juan Manuel Reyes, a sewing machine operator for Los Angeles sport jacket manufacturer J.H. Design Group, left work for two hours to testify on behalf of a former co-worker at an unemployment hearing. Reyes said that he took off during a morning break and didn’t punch out or notify a supervisor for fear of retribution. […]