Labor/Employment,
Government,
Civil Litigation
Oct. 12, 2022
LA County librarian wins $2.1M for bullying by co-workers
Katherine J. Siew and Tomas A. Guterres of Collins + Collins LLP represented the county, which initially offered $15,000 to settle. During the trial, the county claimed the plaintiff was transferred because of gossip mongering, and that her complaints were themselves retaliation.
A librarian who accused the Los Angeles County Library of retaliation after she reported harassment and bullying by co-workers won a $2.1 million jury verdict.
“They retaliated against my client after she reported time card abuse by her co-workers,” attorney Brandon P. Ortiz of Ortiz Law Office Inc. said. Besides the harassment she faced, “The county transferred her to another library that was very far away from where she lived and they ad...
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