On February 27, 2014, a Los Angeles Superior Court awarded Bobby Nickel monetary sum for being discriminated against while being employed at Staples (Court Decision: 66-year-old, man awarded $26 million in age discrimination lawsuit against Staples., 2014). The specifics of the case includes: (1) the organization's mission and location; (2) the situations surrounding the case; (3) the verdict of the court; (4) the appropriateness of the situation; and (5) the impact on the company and stakeholders. Understanding the background issues may be needed to understand the totality of the suit. This suit begins with the mission and locations of …show more content…
Nickels. Additionally, the new managers made several false claims against Mr. Nickels. Management went so far as to order a receptionist to provide disingenuous claims that were refused and later related to Mr. Nickels. Mr. Nickels was terminated on July 29th, 2011 after being accused of violating the zero-tolerance policy by taking an item worth sixty-eight cents from the local lunch room (Court Decision: 66-year-old, man awarded $26 million in age discrimination lawsuit against Staples., 2014). The complaint of age discrimination was filed, and the verdict was up to the court to