Representative Cases

• Obtained a $100,000 settlement agreement for a federal employee alleging sex and disability discrimination against the federal government.

• Negotiated a salary increase of ~$30,000 per year for a female employee who alleged pay discrimination in violation of the Equal Pay Act. In addition, the employee also received a liquidated damages payment of $32,500 for the emotional distress arising out of learning that she was being underpaid and costs associated with her representation.

• Obtained a settlement in excess of $300,000 for an employee alleging wrongful termination and wage and hour violations.

• Negotiated a severance agreement of $135,000 for an executive level employee alleging violations of the Minnesota Human Rights Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

• Obtained a settlement of $111,500 for a 65-year-old employee alleging wrongful termination in violation of the Minnesota Human Rights Act and Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967.

• Obtained a settlement of $125,000 for an employee alleging disability discrimination when her employer removed her from her long-term position when it alleged that she could no longer perform the essential functions of her position.

• Obtained a settlement of ~$50,000 for an employee terminated under suspicious circumstances that supported an inference of age discrimination.

• Obtained an agreement from employer to settle employee’s wage and hour claims for ~105% of employee’s alleged unpaid wages within twenty-four hours of demand.

•  Obtained a settlement on behalf of eight individuals across the country alleging unpaid commissions after they were simultaneously terminated from employment. Net settlement was $125,000.

• Obtained a settlement of $180,000 on behalf of a deaf woman who was denied employment with a health care institution. See https://www.startribune.com/deaf-woman-denied-a-job-at-north-memorial-agrees-to-180k-settlement/600244084/