Thread regarding Staples Inc. layoffs

#agediscrimination can be defeated

Cheers!

In 2012, plaintiff Bobby Dean Nickel filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against the Company and its subsidiary, Staples Contract & Commercial, Inc. The lawsuit alleged that Nickel’s 2011 termination was based on his age (over 40). In August 2013, the trial court denied summary judgment on the age discrimination claim, but granted it as to all other claims. On February 26, 2014, after trial, the jury returned a verdict in plaintiff’s favor, awarding him approximately $3 million in compensatory damages and approximately $22 million in punitive damages.

The Company filed a series of post-trial motions asking the trial court to vacate the jury verdict and order a new trial or, if the verdict is not vacated, to reduce the amount of damages awarded through the process of remittitur. The trial court granted judgment notwithstanding the verdict as to the punitive damages assessed against Staples, Inc., reducing the total judgment to approximately $16 million . The trial court also awarded Nickel approximately $1 million in attorneys’ fees and costs.

The Company filed an appeal with the California Court of Appeal in November 2015 and the matter was heard in April 2016. On May 26, 2016, the Court of Appeal ruled against the Company, and subsequently denied the Company’s Request for Rehearing. On July 5, 2016, Staples filed a Petition for Review with the California Supreme Court. On July 19, 2016, Nickel filed his Answer to the Petition for Review and on July 28, 2016, Staples filed its Reply to Nickel’s Answer to the Petition for Review. The Supreme Court denied the petition for review on August 10, 2016. Staples subsequently paid approximately $22 million to satisfy the outstanding judgment, including interest and Nickel's attorney's fees and costs.

I just need a stead paycheck. Don't want to fight.

I just need it steady.

Union for those freaks , its comming i heae a push will start. All employees store and warehouse need to join the call. They wont screw with you then

the only way to get this organization back online is "UNION".... There is a push comming stores and warehouse this year .....Get ready and hold on, they will forced to do the right thing

The settlement for the sales manager unpaid overtime suit took almost 2 years to pay out due to some BS court issues, and the judge taking her sweet a-- time.

IIRC the chief justice of NJ superior court had to rebuke the presiding judge to finally sign off on it.

I just think it was hilarious that while the case wound through the court, Staples steadfastly refused to admit they were violating any NLRB laws cutting payroll and expecting OT exempt managers to work 60-70 hours to make up the difference. As soon as they settled they changed policy and made assistant managers hourly rather than salary.

The region 1 RVP at that time , Bill Madormo, said some stupid BS like "Now we will see who can manage their time right". F'ing idiot - it was never a matter of time management, it was corp. expecting to much done on no payroll - it still is.

Still waiting on a class action lawsuit settlement for unpaid overtime hours as a driver. Should be coming soon..

Eagerly waiting for this toxic dump of a company to crash and burn. A large class action age discrimination suit(s) would be a bonus.

Unfortunately it will just hurt the rank and file people. The execs will cash out no matter what.

Maybe time I go talk to a lawyer.

I was fired in 2015 after 10 years of good evals. My DM is made aware of my age when I had to answer questions and give a statement to police regarding an incident in my store.

Two months later I receive a "below expectations" on my annual review. Sales are up, no disciplinary action that year, just out of the blue BE.