Lawrence Veyseda v. TRW Inc.
Published: Apr. 20, 2002 | Result Date: Aug. 25, 2001 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 72M160108699 Arbitration – $153,953
Facts
The claimant was employed by the respondent until such time as he was laid off. He alleged that he was
terminated in a manner that constituted a breach of TRWÆs own written guidelines for layoff and rehire. The
respondent denied this charge. The parties submitted the matter for arbitration, the claimant, alleging that he
was entitled to damages for wrongful termination.
The arbitrator found that the respondent had, in fact, terminated the claimantÆs
employment, effective June 30, 1999, in violation of its own written guidelines for layoff and
rehire and that those guidelines were, in the totality of the circumstances, part of a contract
between the employer and the employee. The arbitrator noted that the reason given for being
laid off was that the managers believed that the claimant would not perform different
responsibilities at the company. Evidence heard by the arbitrator did not support this contention.
Result
The arbitrator, Edward J. Costello Jr. of American Arbitration Assn., ruled that the respondent pay the claimant $154,000, representing lost wages and benefits in addition to 100 percent of all fees and expenses of the arbitration. Additionally, the arbitrator ruled that the respondent should reinstate the claimant to employment, with full prior service credit and without loss of seniority or benefits to which he would be entitled.
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