Zurich hit with $80m jury verdict in employee “time theft” lawsuit – law firm
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Sacked staff had “off the record” time off approved by their boss, plaintiffs argued
A California jury has awarded more than $80 million to former Zurich American Insurance Company employees who were terminated after taking un-logged days off that had been approved by their boss.
The verdict sum includes $25 million in punitive damages for each of the three sacked workers compensation specialist staff, according to their legal representatives. They were also granted awards for reputation damage, economic harm and non-economic harm.
The trio, named as Daniel Koos, Nicholas Lardie and Melinda Brantley, were fired in December 2017 prior to the conclusion of an internal Zurich investigation into their “off the record” paid time off (PTO), according to their legal representatives at Bohm Law Group.
The leave days were known as “Omen days”, so named after employees’ supervisor Christopher Omen, who was said to have granted the requests.
“The employees were each fired for allegedly taking unauthorized days off, but in reality the days were fully sanctioned and within company policy,” a spokesperson for Bohm said via email.
Zurich was not immediately available for comment.
What were the former Zurich employees awarded in massive jury verdict?
According to Bohm Law Group, the jury awarded the former Zurich insurance workers compensation employees with the following:
Melinda Brantley v. Zurich American Insurance Company
Total Verdict: $27,886,374.00
- Economic harm: $2,286,374.00
- Non-Economic harm: $300,000.00
- Reputation damage: $300,000.00
- Punitive Damages: $25,000,000.00
Nicholas Lardie v. Zurich American Insurance Company
Total Verdict: $26,156,326
- Economic harm: $456,326.00
- Non-Economic harm: $400,000.00
- Reputation damage: $300,000.00
- Punitive Damages: $25,000,000.00
Daniel Koos v. Zurich American Insurance Company
Total Verdict: $26,209,712
- Economic harm: $609,712.00
- Non-Economic harm: $300,000.00
- Reputation damage: $300,000.00
- Punitive Damages: $25,000,000.00
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