<p>/PRNewswire/ -- 聖地亞哥的陪審團裁定，Sullivan Properties, Inc.（以 Fairgrove Property Management 名義經營）因員工的下背部受傷而歧視該員工，在他尋求合理住宿後對其進行報復，並未能為其提供合理住宿，判決金額為 2,335,000 美元。</p>
<p>Franklin Law PC 的 Zak Franklin 代表 Fairgrove 的一名模範員工 Edgar Figueroa 提起訴訟，指控錯誤解僱、殘疾歧視及其他與就業相關的違規行為。</p>
<p>根據證詞和文件，Edgar 在搬動 Fairgrove 人力資源部門負責人指示他搬動的桌子時嚴重受傷。Edgar 遭受了嚴重的下背部傷害，這在 FEHA 下被視為殘疾。當 Edgar 前往急救室時，同一位人力資源負責人開始尋找文件以證明因表現原因解僱他的合理性。當她找不到任何證據時，她與公司的領導層密謀偽造文件，聲稱他們在 Edgar 受傷之前就計劃裁撤他的職位。</p>
<p>在受傷後，Edgar 通知了僱主，並提供了一份醫生的證明，限制他搬運超過 15 磅的物品，並請求在他能再次走路之前允許遠程工作。根據投訴，該公司的人力資源代表對為他提供合理住宿表示懷疑，並暗示他將繼續提交醫生的證明以獲得殘疾住宿，儘管他之前沒有這樣的歷史。</p>
<p>Edgar 的法律團隊指控公司並沒有以善意的互動過程來確定合理的住宿，而是朝着解僱的方向發展。</p>
<p>在審判期間，Fairgrove 的人力資源負責人承認在訴訟中提供了虛假證詞，而 Fairgrove 的首席執行官則證實公司對 Edgar 的情況處理得 “無可挑剔”。</p>
<p>就在幾天後，聖地亞哥的陪審團裁定 Edgar 獲得 2,335,000 美元的賠償：35,000 美元的工資損失，1,000,000 美元的情感痛苦賠償，以及 1,300,000 美元的懲罰性賠償。Fairgrove 還將被要求支付 Edgar 的律師費和費用，這可能使 Edgar 的總賠償超過 3,335,000 美元。</p>
<p>&#34;Edgar 是一個努力工作的員工，願意做 Fairgrove 要求的任何事情，公司在他變得殘疾之前很高興能有他在團隊中，然而 Fairgrove 的領導層決定拋棄他，&#34; Franklin Law PC 的律師 Zak Franklin 表示。&#34;我們相信這個裁決確認了所有員工，即使是短期或低薪員工，也應得到公正，陪審團願意根據原告的薪水或任期授予可觀的賠償。&#34;</p>
<p>本案為_Edgar Figueroa 訴 Sullivan Properties, Inc.（以 “Fairgrove Property Management” 名義經營）_，聖地亞哥高等法院，案件編號 37-2024-000012929-CU-WT-CTL。</p>
<p>來源 Franklin Law PC</p>
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<p>聖地亞哥的一名陪審團裁定，Sullivan Properties, Inc.因對 Edgar Figueroa 因下背部受傷而進行歧視，判給他 233.5 萬美元。由 Franklin Law PC 提起的訴訟指控錯誤解僱和殘疾歧視。Figueroa 在遵循人力資源的指示時受傷，並在尋求合理便利時遭到報復。陪審團判給他 3.5 萬美元的工資損失、100 萬美元的情感痛苦賠償和 130 萬美元的懲罰性賠償，預計總賠償將超過 333.5 萬美元，包括律師費用</p>

<p>, /PRNewswire/ -- A San Diego jury handed down a verdict of $2,335,000 finding Sullivan Properties, Inc. d/b/a Fairgrove Property Management discriminated against an employee because of his lower back injury, retaliated against him after he sought accommodation, and failed to accommodate him.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>/PRNewswire/ -- 聖地亞哥的陪審團裁定，Sullivan Properties, Inc.（以 Fairgrove Property Management 名義經營）因員工的下背部受傷而歧視該員工，在他尋求合理住宿後對其進行報復，並未能為其提供合理住宿，判決金額為 2,335,000 美元。</p>
</div><p>Zak Franklin of Franklin Law PC filed a lawsuit on behalf of Edgar Figueroa, an exemplary employee of Fairgrove, alleging wrongful termination, disability discrimination, and other employment-related violations.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Franklin Law PC 的 Zak Franklin 代表 Fairgrove 的一名模範員工 Edgar Figueroa 提起訴訟，指控錯誤解僱、殘疾歧視及其他與就業相關的違規行為。</p>
</div><p>According to the testimony and documents, Edgar severely injured his back while moving a desk that the head of Fairgrove's HR department instructed him to move. Edgar suffered a serious lower back injury, which qualified as a disability under FEHA. While Edgar was on his way to the emergency room, the same head of HR went about searching for documentation to justify terminating him for performance reasons. When she couldn't find any, she conspired with the company's leadership to create false documentation and claim that they planned to eliminate Edgar's position before he got injured.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>根據證詞和文件，Edgar 在搬動 Fairgrove 人力資源部門負責人指示他搬動的桌子時嚴重受傷。Edgar 遭受了嚴重的下背部傷害，這在 FEHA 下被視為殘疾。當 Edgar 前往急救室時，同一位人力資源負責人開始尋找文件以證明因表現原因解僱他的合理性。當她找不到任何證據時，她與公司的領導層密謀偽造文件，聲稱他們在 Edgar 受傷之前就計劃裁撤他的職位。</p>
</div><p>After his injury, Edgar notified his employer and provided a doctor's note restricting him from lifting more than 15 pounds and requesting permission to work remotely until he could walk again. According to the complaint, the company's human resources representative expressed skepticism about accommodating him and suggested he would continue submitting doctor's notes to obtain disability accommodations, despite having no prior history of doing so.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在受傷後，Edgar 通知了僱主，並提供了一份醫生的證明，限制他搬運超過 15 磅的物品，並請求在他能再次走路之前允許遠程工作。根據投訴，該公司的人力資源代表對為他提供合理住宿表示懷疑，並暗示他將繼續提交醫生的證明以獲得殘疾住宿，儘管他之前沒有這樣的歷史。</p>
</div><p>Rather than engaging in a good-faith interactive process to determine reasonable accommodation, Edgar's legal team alleged the company moved toward termination.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Edgar 的法律團隊指控公司並沒有以善意的互動過程來確定合理的住宿，而是朝着解僱的方向發展。</p>
</div><p>During trial, Fairgrove's Head of HR admitted to providing false testimony in the litigation while Fairgrove's CEO testified that the company handled Edgar's situation &#34;flawlessly.&#34;</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在審判期間，Fairgrove 的人力資源負責人承認在訴訟中提供了虛假證詞，而 Fairgrove 的首席執行官則證實公司對 Edgar 的情況處理得 “無可挑剔”。</p>
</div><p>Just days later, a jury in San Diego awarded Edgar $2,335,000: $35,000 in lost wages, $1,000,000 in emotional distress damages, and $1,300,000 in punitive damages. Fairgrove will also be required to pay Edgar's attorney fees and costs, which will likely bring Edgar's total recovery to over $3,335,000.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>就在幾天後，聖地亞哥的陪審團裁定 Edgar 獲得 2,335,000 美元的賠償：35,000 美元的工資損失，1,000,000 美元的情感痛苦賠償，以及 1,300,000 美元的懲罰性賠償。Fairgrove 還將被要求支付 Edgar 的律師費和費用，這可能使 Edgar 的總賠償超過 3,335,000 美元。</p>
</div><p>&#34;Edgar is a hard worker who was willing to do anything that Fairgrove asked and the company was happy to have him on board until he became disabled, at which time Fairgrove's leadership decided to discard him,&#34; said attorney Zak Franklin of Franklin Law PC. &#34;We believe this verdict confirms that all employees, even short term or lower paid employees, deserve justice and juries are willing to award substantial damages regardless of a plaintiff's salary or tenure.&#34;</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>&#34;Edgar 是一個努力工作的員工，願意做 Fairgrove 要求的任何事情，公司在他變得殘疾之前很高興能有他在團隊中，然而 Fairgrove 的領導層決定拋棄他，&#34; Franklin Law PC 的律師 Zak Franklin 表示。&#34;我們相信這個裁決確認了所有員工，即使是短期或低薪員工，也應得到公正，陪審團願意根據原告的薪水或任期授予可觀的賠償。&#34;</p>
</div><p>The case is <em>Edgar Figueroa v. Sullivan Properties, Inc. d/b/a &#34;Fairgrove Property Management&#34;</em>, San Diego Superior Court, Case No. 37-2024-000012929-CU-WT-CTL.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>本案為_Edgar Figueroa 訴 Sullivan Properties, Inc.（以 “Fairgrove Property Management” 名義經營）_，聖地亞哥高等法院，案件編號 37-2024-000012929-CU-WT-CTL。</p>
</div><p>SOURCE Franklin Law PC</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>來源 Franklin Law PC</p>
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06:05 ETFranklin Law PC：聖地亞哥陪審團在一起與就業相關的爭議中裁定賠償 233.5 萬美元