A California appellate court upheld a jury’s verdict that an employer wrongfully terminated an injured employee, but the court declined to increase the attorney fee award.
Case: Lave v. Charter Communications LLC, No. D076206, 12/21/2020, unpublished.
Facts: Anthony Lave began working for Charter Communications LLC in 2008. Lave injured his back while at work in 2010 and filed a workers’ compensation claim.
Lave continued working while receiving a 30% permanent disability rating.
In September 2014, Lave asked for time off, claiming he needed to take his wife to a...
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