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Litigation

Sep. 26, 2015

Oakland hit with $600K wrongful termination verdict

The city of Oakland was hit with a $613,302 verdict Wednesday after a San Jose federal jury found that a former city human resources employee was wrongfully terminated in retaliation from her whistleblowing actions.


By Kevin Lee


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The city of Oakland was hit with a $613,302 verdict Wednesday after a San Jose federal
jury found that a former city human resources employee was wrongfully terminated in
retaliation for her whistleblowing actions.


Daryelle LaWanna Preston, the plaintiff who served as an employee relations director
for Oakland, successful...

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