Litigation
Oct. 25, 2014
Jury sides with Costco employee on wrongful termination
An ex-employee at Costco Wholesale Corp. won almost $1.7 million for wrongful termination in Riverside County.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
An ex-employee of Costco Wholesale Corp. has won nearly $1.7 million for wrongful termination.
A Riverside County Superior Court jury awarded Jose A. Rivera $1.18 million for disability discrimination and $500,000 for defamation earlier this week after Costco fired him in 2012 for missing too many days of work and falsely accused him of grabbing a female supervisor. Rivera v. Costco Wholesale Cor...
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