Employees Paid After Being Laid Off Patricia Benassi was counsel for a union in a class action grievance affecting approximately 100 employees involving interpretation of seniority and layoff provisions. Case won. Employees ordered to receive full back pay. (American Fe... Read More
Union Members Receive Full Relief and Back Pay Patricia Benassi represented a union and its members in arbitration involving the issue of plant closing, removal of bargaining unit work and discrimination. Case settled after two days of hearing with full relief to Union an... Read More
Female Employees Obtain $8.5 Million Settlement and Workplace Improvement Patricia Benassi and Athena Herman were Plaintiffs' lead co-counsel and class counsel for individual women and class members who alleged sexual harassment and sex discrimination in wages, job assign... Read More
Landmark Mitsubishi Sexual Harassment Case Patricia Benassi was Plaintiffs' lead co-counsel in this sexual harassment/sex discrimination case, representing 27 female plaintiffs. The case gained world-wide attention, and was the biggest sexual harassment case ... Read More
Jury Awards Man $1.76 million against Caterpillar for Workers' Compensation Retaliation Patricia Benassi and Athena Herman obtained a $1.76 million jury verdict against Caterpillar and on behalf of a gentleman who was terminated in retaliation for filing a workers' compen... Read More
