A pleasure cruise company that badmouthed a deckhand after he sued over alleged violation of overtime laws has been hit with a $560,000 whistleblower verdict, including $200,000 in punitive damages, by a New Jersey jury.
Howard Flecker III won at trial after an appellate court ruled he could proceed with his claim that Statue Cruises of Jersey City created a hostile work environment by inciting his co-workers against him, telling them he was to blame for a cut in everyone’s hours.
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