Whistleblower Retaliation
N/AOUTCOME: Matter Resolved
Negotiated successful resolution for our client, an accountant, who was fired after reporting that her manager ordered her to engage in improper financial accounting practices.
Fern Trevino's Legal Cases (21)
Chicago, IL
Employment and labor Lawyer at Chicago, IL
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor
Termination after taking FMLA Leave
N/AOUTCOME:
Our client, a high performing sales representative, was the oldest among his peers. Due to adverse and discriminatory treatment at work, he suffered severe stress that required FMLA leave. Instead of ... reinstating him to his position at the end of his leave, the employer terminated him.
Termination after requesting FMLA leave
N/AOUTCOME:
Our client took time off work for major surgery, but was not informed of her right to FMLA leave. Upon her return to work, her supervisor told her that she would be fired if she missed one more day of ... work. The client subsequently developed serious complications related to her surgery. She consulted with HR, learned that she was entitled to FMLA leave, and requested FMLA leave for the post-surgery complications. The employer terminated her the next day.
Sexual Harassment by Company Owner
N/AOUTCOME:
The company owner repeatedly asked our client for dates, tried to kiss and touch her, questioned her about her sex life, and stalked her by phone over her firm objections.
Sexual Harassment and Retaliation
N/AOUTCOME:
he employer ignored our client’s complaint of sexual harassment by her manager. When our client filed a police report against the manager and an EEOC sexual harassment charge against the company, the ... employer terminated her.
Sexual harassment / retaliation against temporary employee
N/AOUTCOME:
Our client, a temporary employee, was subjected to a barrage of sexually explicit comments and lewd gestures by the plant manager, who had a history of sexually harassing female employees. A few days ... after our client complained to a human resources official, the employer withdrew its offer to hire her as a full-time employee and then terminated her.
Sexual harassment by female manager against male subordinate
N/AOUTCOME:
The employer was on notice of open and notorious aggressive sexual conduct by a female manager but failed to take appropriate action. As a result, our client, a male employee, was subjected to severe ... and pervasive sexual harassment, humiliation, and retaliation after he refused the manager’s sexual advances.
Denial of Equal Pay and Sexual Harassment
N/AOUTCOME:
Our client, the only female supervisor at her warehouse, was paid less than her male peers, even though the employer imposed higher standards and more demanding responsibilities on her. The employer p ... ermitted ongoing sexual comments and graffiti, and ignored women’s complaints about the hostile environment. No. 02 C 9187, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
Public sector sexual harassment
N/AOUTCOME: Matter Resolved
Case filed against local government agency and its executive director for ongoing, physical and verbal sexual harassment under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Judgment entered in favor of our client for $150,000 pl ... us attorney’s fees and costs. No. 04 C 7493, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
Retaliation for Complaining of Discrimination
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The employer, a nursing home facility, accused plaintiff of performance problems and terminated her after she complained of race discrimination. No. 03 C 1186, U.S. District Court, Northern District o ... f Illinois. Soon after plaintiff, a logistics manager, filed a charge with the EEOC alleging a discriminatory denial of promotion, the employer excluded her from business meetings and decision-making and then fired her. No. 07 C 4146, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
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