Department of Labor Recovers $274M for Workers Who Weren’t Paid Properly
In fiscal year 2023, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (“WHD”) recovered over $274M in back [...]
About Laura Garofalo
Laura Garofalo has been an employment lawyer in Chicago since 2005. She has worked both as an outside attorney for one of the country’s largest law firms, where she represented management in all facets of employment litigation and counseled management on a wide range of employment law issues, and as an in-house employment attorney for a Fortune 500 company. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Laura gained her initial experience in workplace compliance and harmony working as a Human Resources professional. Laura joined Fair Measures in 2018.Company to Pay $55M for Misclassifying Workers as Independent Contractors
This past Fall, Flower Foods, a baked goods producer in California, agreed to settle a class action lawsuit alleging that it [...]
Eli Lilly Pays Twice in Settlements For Favoring Younger Employees Over Older Ones
Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly recently agreed to settle two age discrimination lawsuits, one for $2.4M in a suit brought by the [...]
Company to Pay over $36M for Failing to Hire Disabled Worker
A jury in Nebraska returned a verdict of $36.075M – $75k in compensatory damages and $36M in punitive damages – against [...]
Starbucks to Pay $25.6M for Race-Based Termination
Jurors recently awarded a former White Starbucks regional manager $25.6M – $600k in compensatory damages and $25M in punitive damages – [...]
Home Depot to Pay $72.5M For Off-the-Clock Work
Home Depot has agreed to pay $72.5M to settle a class action lawsuit that alleges Home Depot failed to properly pay [...]
More Than Half of All Charges Filed with EEOC Show Harassment and Retaliation Still Prevalent in the Workplace
Each year, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) compiles and publishes statistics on the charges of discrimination it receives. Employees [...]
O’Reilly Auto Parts to Pay $3M to Whistleblower
A district manager at O’Reilly Auto Parts was awarded $3 Million after he was terminated for twice reporting sexual harassment. The [...]
Assuming Women Can’t Perform A Job Can Cost You $2.7 Million
Maryland staffing agency Green JobWorks LLC (“Green JobWorks”) gets to pay almost $2.7M for a pattern or practice of sex discrimination against [...]
FedEx to Pay $366M to Fired Employee
A jury awarded a FedEx employee a whopping $366M – $1.16M in compensatory damages, $365M in punitive damages – in November [...]