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I imagine that an engineer complaining of a low 6-figure salary with stock options will convince a jury that (s)he is really being hurt that much will be very t
by riggins 13y ago
I imagine that an engineer complaining of a low 6-figure salary with stock options will convince a jury that (s)he is really being hurt that much will be very tough.
I don't find that hard to imagine. In fact, I think the opposite would be true and I'll give my logic.
I believe in wrongful death suits (e.g. airline crashes) the earnings potential of the victim is considered i.e. higher payouts go to higher earners.
I assume a jury would follow the same logic and would be able to understand that the more an engineer earns, the greater the damages should be. i.e. a 1st year grad might have been hurt to the tune of $20K / year ... while it might have cost a more senior engineer $200K / year.
- protomyth 13y agoYou're expecting a jury that will probably not be making 6 figures to award an senior engineer $200k / year without death or injury being involved? I don't think they'll get that kind of settlement.
- riggins 13y agoits not like employment suits are a mystery you see high paid professionals (i-bankers, brokers, lawyers, etc) win big awards all the time. here's one about Merrill Then, in the spring of 2004, an arbitration panel found Merrill had systemically discriminated against female brokers and awarded $2.2 million to a single employee. http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-11-27/merrill-lynchs-racial-bias-settlement-vindicates-george-mcreynolds http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-11-27/merrill-lync... it's not exactly the same but you get the idea. Juries look at the possible damages and base the award of that. The higher the salary, the higher the potential damages.
- protomyth 13y agoMale vs Female suits are one thing, and sticking it to Merrill is a bonus, but I wouldn't bet on the jury in this one. I'm just not confident developers are going to win this one.