TMZ, courtesy of CNN, reports that a former Price is Right model has been awarded an $8.4M verdict for gender discrimination at her workplace. The award includes over $700,000 in compensatory damages and $7.7M in punitive damages. The model alleged in a 2010 complaint that the producers of the show
"taunted and eventually fired her after she became pregnant."
According to TMZ, Cochran said that a producer remarked "wide load coming through" when she was expecting in 2008, and that when she shared the news that she was pregnant with twins a producer put his hands on his head.
Clearly this California jury was sending a message to the producers at the Price is Right about their human resources management. Pregnancy is a basis on which to discriminate by gender. Knowing your obligations under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 can save your business millions and foster a better workplace.
By carefully linking the alleged conduct with her termination, the attorneys for the plaintiff were able to convince a jury that the Price is Right employs discriminatory practices globally across their organization and that they intentionally targeted the plaintiff because she had children.
Nair Law LLC has handled both sides of the employment litigation spectrum and is willing to discuss any situation.
By carefully linking the alleged conduct with her termination, the attorneys for the plaintiff were able to convince a jury that the Price is Right employs discriminatory practices globally across their organization and that they intentionally targeted the plaintiff because she had children.
Nair Law LLC has handled both sides of the employment litigation spectrum and is willing to discuss any situation.
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