Whistleblower Terminated After Complaining About Unsafe Workplace

Background

 Settlement Amount: $841,000

 Case Name: Burke v. Discovery Sales, Inc.

Case Number: JAMS Arbitration Case No. 1110013931

Hunter Pyle represented Virgina Burke, who was wrongfully terminated after reporting an unsafe workplace. After Ms. Burke was sexually assaulted at work, she asked her employer (DSI) to take reasonable steps to ensure her safety in the workplace.  She also asked DSI to accommodate her reasonable request to leave work early one time so that she could see her doctor for a disability related to the assault.  In response, DSI attempted to force Plaintiff to resign.  When Plaintiff refused, DSI terminated her employment. This case settled after Ms. Burke won her case in arbitration.