Here is an expensive lesson for an employer, in this case International Paper. One of its employees rear-ended another car while talking on a company cell phone causing severe injuries to the driver of the other car. A jury hit International Paper with a $5.2 million dollar verdict as explained in this article. The case is an expensive lesson. Employers should admonish employees that they should NOT use their cell phones, or Blackberries for that matter, while driving.
Providence Health & Services Ordered to Pay Over $229 Million in Landmark Wage Violation Verdict
Jury finds systemic wage violations for more than 33,000 hourly employees in Washington state based on unlawful timeclock rounding and second meal period violations. SEATTLE, WA — The judgment in Bennett, et. al v. Providence Health & Services, was entered in King County Superior Court today, the culmination of a
July 13, 2024
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