Labor/Employment
Jan. 10, 2024
Occupational therapist awarded $9.3M on retaliation claim
The woman claimed she was demoted from fulltime employment after taking off time to care for a sick child.
A San Diego County jury awarded $9.3 million to an occupational therapist who claimed Concentra Health Services Inc. terminated her employment as retaliation for taking time off to care for her son, who was diagnosed with a life-threatening illness.
Harlan Law and Hillier DiGiacco LLP represented Marilyn Buron in the year's long litigation.
"This case tells even some of the most powerful corporations in the wor...
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