Table 3 compares the fully allocated costs of providing in-house Janitorial services at a 10,000 square feet county government facility with the costs that will actually be avoided if the county decides to contract out.
The EEOC recently announced three significant settlements with employers concerning claims of retaliation: $130,000 in a case relating to disability discrimination retaliation, $85,000 in a sex harassment retaliation case; and $77,500 to settle another disability harassment retaliation lawsuit.
When Settling Makes Sense. Over 90% of medical malpractice cases are settled out of court. It's easy to understand why: money. The average court settlement is about $425,000; the average jury award tops $1 million. Most of the time, it's a lot cheaper to settle.