Legal Opinion
Pratt v. Premier Salons, Inc.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided May 26, 2016No. CIVIL NO. 13-1924 (PAD)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Delgado-Hernández, District Judge
On May 21, 2016, a jury awarded plaintiffs back pay and emotional damages on account of having been discriminated against because of their age in violation of the Federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”) and Puerto Rico Law No. 100 of June 30, 1959. Additionally, it found defendants to have acted willfully. Hence, the court entered judgment doubling under the ADEA the amounts awarded for back pay, and doubling under Law No. 100 the amounts awarded for emotional damages.1
On May 22, 2015, plaintiffs filed a “Motion for Partial…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. ThurstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Jose L. Sanchez v. Puerto Rico Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
- Freeman v. Package Machinery Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- López Vicil v. ITT Intermedia, Inc.Supreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1997
- Belk Arce v. MartínezSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1998
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