Penalties including statutory damages,
double damages, injunctive relief and attorney's fees for misclassifying employees as independent contractors.
However, based on public policy concerns, the circuit court granted Berg's motion after the verdict, and it changed the jury's answers to these two questions from "yes" to "no." Thus, the court effectively vacated the jury's award of
double damages to Kelly.
Where plaintiff was awarded
double damages and attorneys' fees for overtime wages, he was actually entitled to treble damages and attorneys' fees under either the Massachusetts Wage Act or the Fair Minimum Wage Law.
This is hardly the kind of recalcitrance Congress had in mind when it created a private action for
double damages.<br />The court also declines to adopt Netro's proposed rule that would leave any primary plan vulnerable to suit exactly 60 days after becoming responsible for reimbursing Medicare.
If you do so, your metalcasting facility may be eligible to recover
double damages or attorney fees in trade secret litigation.
The typical penalty is
double damages whatever amount was lawfully owed to tenant and the owner withheld, Straub said.
Finally, to avoid the excesses witnessed in the US and to guarantee the equity of the compensation,
double damages have been excluded.
Finally, employers who are found guilty of wilfully violating the federal age discrimination law are fined
double damages. What is "wilful violation?" The definition varies by court case and by state.
Imports liable for unfair trade practices and breach of contract, and awarded
double damages and attorneys' fees totaling $615,423, exclusive of interest.
Medicare can seek
double damages plus interest from parties who fail to properly protect Medicare's interests.