Posted on 01/17/2019 5:33:17 PM PST by marshmallow
Law 360 reports [subscription required] that a Florida federal court jury on Monday awarded $36,000 for lost wages, $500,000 for emotional pain and $21 million in punitive damages to a Hilton Hotel dishwasher who was fired for swapping shifts with co-workers to allow her to have Sundays off for religious reasons.
Plaintiff was a member of the Catholic missionary group, Soldiers of Christ Church. Florida has a statutory cap on damages which will lead to the court's reducing punitive damages.
Nice but from what I heard it’s symbolic. She can only be given $300,000.00 max, by law.
The title makes it sound like she simply refused to work and left the hotel high and dry. Not so.
She made sure her shift was covered. Is than not responsible?
The reality was they probably wanted to fire her anyway (can’t have those Christians running around the kitchen!), and figured this was as good an excuse as any.
They figured wrong.
I’m glad she won her case....
21 million in damages ? Really....
That’s just stupid....
Bake the cake
Wash the dishes
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