The age discrimination law suit seems to have been decided in favor of
the plaintiffs. Wonder if LLNS will follow the UC example of appealing
judgements until the awards are doubled.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/tri-valley-times/ci_23219268/lawrence-livermore-lab-must-pay-five-former-employees
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No, the layoff was not done in accordance with policy in the first place. It has been shown to be illegal in addition as implemented. Since it was illegal it won't be covered by DOE and will come out of fee (Bechtel will love that). Why spend more money that will come out of fee? The poor management in certain departments and their arrogance !was the root cause of the illegal implementation; just look at the departments of the laid off employees.
I always suspected what ULM did to them was criminal. I guess now it is official.
2.7 Miliions ? This is a loose change for the LLNL isn't ? What about lawyers' fee? I bet lawyer' fee would be at least 2.7 millions if not higher. But managements of the LLNL will not blink because it does not hit their pockets. They still have a high paying jobs and no body will slap their wrists.
Congratulations 5 first laid off employees. Good fight.
Rectel lays off people regularly. So much for bringing in business expertise with LLNS instead of UC. Why couldn't a simple layoff be executed?
It's time to fire the managers who ran the layoff.
Time to fire the M&O.
Hey Ethics Office and DOE Attorney General,
Is laying people off illegally = abuse of power ?
Please investigate.
Ignorance is bliss. This was a very bad day for the plaintiffs, and worse for their attorney, who probably sunk $20million and now is looking at 40% of 2.7million, probably never and at its best years from now. LLNS won on everything except breach of contract which will be overturned on appeal.
Issue after issue, month after month, for almost six years, LLNS ULM is one big corrupt mess.
This is such a pleasure to read. Bechtel trickery won't stand up to scrutiny.
The jury should reward damages of some multiple of 2.7M for the five plaintiffs and this will become the basis for a settlement for the remaining 125 and others wronged who now come forward.
Appeals will occur as the LLC is desperate. NNSA will not cover this management error, and the LLC lacks the equity to cover the expected settlement.
Tyler Przybylek's bright idea of privatization, badly executed, is likely to have bankrupt one of the nation's former "Crown Jewels" in under 5 years.
Nice work Tyler, Bodman and other DOE and NNSA Private Equity wannabees.
Shouldn't Lynn Soderstom be fired for instituting and implementing a non-contractual policy which is leading to the damages claimed?
Too bad they've already fired some of the managers responsible (moved them on to some nothing job and thanked them for all they did for the Lab)and some have retired. If you consider the total potential harm/cost to the LLC is $70.2M plus lawyer fees. Don't follow procedure and discriminate in the process, I wonder how DOE will get them out of the mess? They can't look bad for their stupid decisions.
Don't follow procedure and discriminate in the process, I wonder how DOE will get them out of the mess? They can't look bad for their stupid decisions.
May 12, 2013 at 8:12 AM
How? By NNSA telling LLNS, "your on your own buddy"!
Actually, NNSA is hanging out on a limb too since they approved the damn thing. What a bunch of D-students!
Tip of my hat the all f the laid off employees who took up a good fight and continued through the end. I'm certain the past several years have been very difficult for you. First five, take a deep breath and relax.
So it is now official... LLNS practices blatant age discrimination.
However, if you worked at any of the NNSA "for-profit" managed labs you already knew that.
There were no punitive damage awards? WTF? or 2.7M included punitive? The total damages should have been much larger.
So it is now official... LLNS practices blatant age discrimination.
However, if you worked at any of the NNSA "for-profit" managed labs you already knew that.
May 12, 2013 at 2:32 PM
So does LANS. Unfortunately, no one at LANL has the balls to takes these bastards on.
Read the verdict. This was a bad day for the plaintiffs and especially their lawyer. He probably sunk in $15 million on this and might get someday 40% of 2.7 million. No age discrimination finding or any illegality.
Feel no sorrow for a lawyer. Like O'bama, they get what they want first.
125 more plantiffs are signed up, and more will join the gravy train now that the wrongdoing has been decided and valued.
The jury did not find any illegality in handing deciding the verdict? So the 2.7 millions dollars are for the fun of going to trail? I hope the court will grant lawyers' fee in multiple of 2.7 millions. The employees and their lawyers deserve every single penny of the award.
Bad day for plantifs ? I'll take a bad day for 2.7 millions devide by 5. Lawyers fee about 5 times time 2.7 millions.
They should have sought out punitive damages. Let's hope that damages against LLNS by the remaining plaintiffs will be MUCH LARGER.
Anonymous said...
Read the verdict. This was a bad day for the plaintiffs and especially their lawyer. He probably sunk in $15 million on this and might get someday 40% of 2.7 million. No age discrimination finding or any illegality.
May 12, 2013 at 8:20 PM
That's not what was said in the newspaper article. Can you post a link to whatever you're reading?
So - how will this affect the upcoming layoff? (oh, the layoff WILL happen - let's not debate THAT). Will the Rad Lab resort to last in first out (the only real defensible scheme)?
No, they rewrote the policy so they can get rid of the rest of the old farts without any reason.
"No, they rewrote the policy so they can get rid of the rest of the old farts without any reason."
May 14, 2013 at 7:54 AM
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God willing. The lab is full of people who needed to retire years ago. The lab can't bring in any young talent because the "old farts" can't get off the gravy train. Get off EBA and do real science, or GTFO.
One day you will be an old fart, I wonder how you'll feel when they want to get rid of you? I wouldn't be so arrogant if I were you.
God willing.
May 14, 2013 at 9:07 AM
That's what the Muslim extremists say before they pronounce death upon the infidels (us). Be careful whose will you invoke in your tirade to get rid of the "old farts." The people who, you can't wait to supplant can and will run rings around you and your arrogant ignorance. Grow up.
Old age and treachery always overcome youth and skill
interesting
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