Re:Steve Jobs wasn't even okay with Google hiring former App...
by protomyth on Thursday March 27, 2014 @09:20PM
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You'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.
Re:Steve Jobs wasn't even okay with Google hiring former App...
by riggins on Thursday March 27, 2014 @10:07PM
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its 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-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.
Re:Steve Jobs wasn't even okay with Google hiring former App...
by protomyth on Friday March 28, 2014 @12:16AM
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Male 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.
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.