Labor/Employment
May 16, 2014
Worker defamation actions gain traction in employment suits
A jury last week awarded a fired employee more than $5.5 million — not for retaliation or discrimination, but for his employer's ruining his good name with a lie. Defamation claims, it turns out, can have a potent kick in employment disputes.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
After he was fired from his job as a regional insurance claims manager, Robert Sallustio filed suit against his employer. The case went to trial and a jury awarded him more than $5.5 million - not for retaliation or discrimination, but for ruining his good name with a lie. Defamation claims, it turns out, can have a potent kick in employment disputes.
Sallustio was fired for allegedly failing to pul...
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