A jury previously awarded Shannon Phillips $25.6 million.

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    1 year ago

    Ok, but why does the person who got fired get the difference?

    At least over here, if you have something like this, the person who got fired would get adequate damages rewarded (roughly the amount of money they lost due to being fired wrongfully) while the state would sue the company for a punitory fine.

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      1 year ago

      Good question! I’m not sure. Maybe we are worried that punitive damage fines would incentivize the government to start suing businesses. Just a guess though.