Labor/Employment
Mar. 18, 2014
$6 million verdict adds to employer fears of whistleblower lawsuits
The jury award to a former Playboy executive adds to a climate of increased liability for whistleblowing violations faced by employers.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Nothing says "liability" quite like an unprecedented $6 million verdict. That was the award a Los Angeles jury earlier this month gave to Catherine Zulfer, a former corporate controller at Playboy Enterprises Inc. who said she was fired for complaining that executives at the company were trying to get bonuses without board approval.
It's likely the highest so far under a federal whistle...
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