My client was hired two months ago, and the company sponsored his visa to come to the states to work. In the immigration form, company stated that it expected him to work there until July 2022 (3 years). My client was making 100k salary.

One month ago, my client started complaining of harassment (not necessarily racial, but he is a minority) to his superiors. Did this one other time. On the third verbal complaint to his superior, my client asked for a written complaint form. The complaint form was sent to him via email that day. Also that far, within 3 hours, he was fired from the company. Company gave bogus reason that my client was helping a co worker on a competitor product . Wasn’t true at all and company did no investigation before summarily terming him just hours after he asked to make a written complaint about harassment.

Now due to this Situation, my client has to leave the US altogether. He is also losing out on income (keep in mind he is at-will but company put in writing that it expected him to be with it for 3 years). I’m making unlawful termination, retaliation, and racial discrimination claims.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4081850&forum_id=2#36845028)

edit: oops, that should be a verdict value. i would put a settlement demand at $800 or so and take $500-600k

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4081850&forum_id=2#36850087)

i referred out a similar retaliation case to a seasoned employment attorney but with less guarantee of future wages (although plaintiffbro wasn't a foreigner) and his first demand was $700k. it's california, brother. the sky's the limit. read through the DJ's verdicts and settlements page if you need more ammo - there are regularly seven-figure retaliation/discrim/WT claims in there.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4081850&forum_id=2#36851538)

I do nothing in this area of law. but I imagine a jury would not be sympathetic if your client was a snowflake about petty BS.

caveat again I only do crim.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4081850&forum_id=2#36859802)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4081850&forum_id=2#36859820)

as a defense lawyer I would blow off the 3 year comment as puffery, but your guy had a good salary though. the tricky part is whether your guy really engaged in protected conduct. if he was truly just bitching about how he didn't like working there, or that people were generically mean, you might not have a valid cause of action. like I said though it would be very easy to get that past a demurrer at least.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4081850&forum_id=2#36860287)

i think at least 50k, right? the best argument we have is of circumstantial racial discrimination and harassment....i.e., he is black and the only one who was harassed in his company by the harasser.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4081850&forum_id=2#36885011)