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Half a million seems like a lot for this ordeal. He shouldn't have been fired but I'm not sure that payout is proportional. You think it's too small but I think

• mikece 4y ago
  You think no other potential future employers will hear about him and this case? The actions of the previous employer impugn his reputation as a future employee. While not exactly legal, I'm sure companies would find a way to say they don't think he's a good fit for their company out of fear of the consequences of what could happen should he have a panic attack.
  • sudden_dystopia 4y ago
    You aren’t wrong, but future wages are mostly hypothetical and indemnification is usually for incurred pain and suffering. For example, say he typically spends 5 years on average at every job he has ever had and he was on year 4 at this job. History says he was going to move on soon. Or maybe he is 63 and they compute retirement at 65. Another aspect, I typically see injury lawsuits for things like cervical injuries with fusions settle for like $150k so in that regard, $450k seems like he made out pretty well. Fatalities depend on age, but even then we are only talking about a few million for a young person.