Aug 31
Aug 31 Voris v. Lampert: Cal. Supremes hold that the tort of conversion does not apply to ordinary unpaid-wage cases

Kelly A. Knight

Civil procedure, Damages, Wage-hour, Punitive damages, Torts & injury law

Feb 6
Feb 6 Court of Appeal affirms tax-neutralization award as a component of economic loss, including on future-lost-income amounts

Kelly A. Knight

Damages, FEHA & Title VII

Economy v. Sutter East Bay Hospitals (Cal. Ct. App. 1st Dist. Feb. 4, 2019)

Nov 6
Nov 6 In blockbuster case, Ninth Circuit holds that "tax adjustments" to back-pay awards are an equitable form of relief in Title VII cases.

Kelly A. Knight

Damages, FEHA & Title VII

Ninth Circuit recognizes availability of "tax-consequence adjustments" or tax "gross ups" to compensate for increased income-tax liability resulting from receipt of a lump-sum back-pay award in Title VII cases.

Kelly A. Knight is an attorney and mediator based in Los Angeles, CAlifornia. He handles matters throughout California.

Aug 31 Aug 31 Voris v. Lampert: Cal. Supremes hold that the tort of conversion does not apply to ordinary unpaid-wage cases

Feb 6 Feb 6 Court of Appeal affirms tax-neutralization award as a component of economic loss, including on future-lost-income amounts

Nov 6 Nov 6 In blockbuster case, Ninth Circuit holds that "tax adjustments" to back-pay awards are an equitable form of relief in Title VII cases.

Kelly A. Knight is a mediator and attorney in Los Angeles, California.

Aug 31
Aug 31 Voris v. Lampert: Cal. Supremes hold that the tort of conversion does not apply to ordinary unpaid-wage cases

Feb 6
Feb 6 Court of Appeal affirms tax-neutralization award as a component of economic loss, including on future-lost-income amounts

Nov 6
Nov 6 In blockbuster case, Ninth Circuit holds that "tax adjustments" to back-pay awards are an equitable form of relief in Title VII cases.