FLORIDA EMPLOYEE'S TESTIFYING IN A FEDERAL CASE-THIS IS FOR YOU!

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Looks like the judge in the bb case ordered another mediation for next week, then bb will go to trial in November. The lca parker poe attorneys would rather drive up more of the cost and put the money in their firms pocket then do the right thing by anyone! Any decent, well respected attorney would put together a true risk assesment for DK which stated his potential exposure to the public and financial risk, as well as the risk that bb prevails and others within the company follow suit! The real issue here is that you have bad attorneys advising a bad company who has other bad attorneys in charge of the employment/labor law for lca, followed by a really poor HR division. It's a disaster awaiting to happen.

It will take a few major suits and public exposure before things start to change. The bb case may just be the beginning.

stay tuned.....
 






Anonymous said:
Looks like the judge in the bb case ordered another mediation for next week, then bb will go to trial in November. The lca parker poe attorneys would rather drive up more of the cost and put the money in their firms pocket then do the right thing by anyone! Any decent, well respected attorney would put together a true risk assesment for DK which stated his potential exposure to the public and financial risk, as well as the risk that bb prevails and others within the company follow suit! The real issue here is that you have bad attorneys advising a bad company who has other bad attorneys in charge of the employment/labor law for lca, followed by a really poor HR division. It's a disaster awaiting to happen.

It will take a few major suits and public exposure before things start to change. The bb case may just be the beginning.

stay tuned.....
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My, I'm happy to see that the thread has taken off, as it should.

Here is what's are stake: BB's case is likely to be heard first - if it gets to that point. I can see them taking on MB's case, as the potential monetary liability could be very high - but seeing as these clowns in Tampa are calling the plays (a testament as to how inept they are), BB's case could go to trial.

I cannot stress how important it is that if you have a valid concern or complaint (OSHA, EEO, FCRA Whistle blower, etc), now is the time to make it official. If you feel like you are going to be the next RIF candidate, already on their "troublemaker" radar, and/or you have no career progression because you actually know what you are doing, do what is right. Any complaints automatically protect your position from termination except with cause (that is to say, your production/quota slides below the minimum, you're a no-call-no-show, you bring a firearm to work (LOL, no I wouldn't condone that), etc)

I have no qualms with casting the first stone, which has already been done. There are 2 more on the way from other people. BB and MB's cases are progressing nicely, now that the stalling tactics have exhausted themselves. Be a party to their complaints. Ask to be a witness. If the are a large group of you or part of a professional society, see if you can file a Friend of the Court brief in MB's case when it goes to trial. ACLU does this all the time during constitutional cases.

If this were a game of strategy, the opponent is cornered and now its time to act. Do you want change? Then, do what is necessary. Don't underestimate them, but don't let them intimidate you.

BB: See Baker v. Laboratory Corporation of America (2008 WL 4812128 (W.D. Wash.))
Eerily similar case to yours - employee was termed 6 days after she returned from FMLA leave. Any legal counsel can look to see if there are other cases, as it will demonstrate an endemic pattern of abuse.

The Ninth Circuit, and other appeals circuits as well, have held that "the proximity of leave and termination can provide supporting evidence of a connection between the two events."
 






Anonymous said:
Another suit to be filed this month against the same people! Also, Two more brewing at the pot! This should keep the Parker Poo people employed for several more years. Wonder if DK knows that it's the aftermath of his buddy BN that caused all of this? He's about to find out.
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I thought Parker got rifted?
 






LabCorp has to keep PP so they can have someone to blame and sue after this is over. Based on reading the filings in both of these cases, the PP attorneys have asked witnesses to lie, didn't properly preserve information, allowed perjured testimony to be signed off on, on behalf of LabCorp ( actually the Florida firm will also be liable for this). LabCorp has used Parker Poe for years, but after these suits are over, they will sue them and find another firm.
 






























Latin for "friend of the court." Frequently, a person or group who is not a party to a lawsuit, but has a strong interest in the matter, will petition the court for permission to submit a brief in the action with the intent of influencing the court's decision. See, e.g. American Airlines v. Wolens, 513 US 219 (1995).
 












Anonymous said:
An interesting development in the BB case yesterday located on pacer. Looks as though the federal court judge isn't buying off on lca's denial of age disrimination playing a key part along with fmla issues in her termination.

copied and pasted from an order granted by the judge on pacer with names removed to protect the guilty:

In the deposition , a former Lab Corp. employee, testified that TF
the vice president of sales, instructed him to hire “good looking” and “young” female talent. Former employee testified that TF told him: “You need to hire young talent” and praised him for hiring good-looking women. ( Dep. at 47-48.) Former employee also testified that TF
said he preferred that he not hire anyone close to retirement age.
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This is confirmed by your newest Orlando rep, DP. Young, cute, thin, hot.
 
























BB case looks like it will go to trial November 2-4th. If anyone wants to go, it's in the Tampa Federal Court House.....will look up the court house #. They are in mediation today but it won't get settled as the attorneys want to mil labcorp for every dime they can.
 


















According to public record it says the case was closed and settled. I guess after LabCorp lost summary judgement and the judge stated that KS had lied under oath, they figured they better pay up. Good for BB! I wonder if anyone else in Florida is having problems with HR?
 






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