Not-so-happy birthday: Employer pays $450K after surprise party mishap
A recent court decision teaches employers a strange (but important) lesson: Don’t throw an employee a birthday party if they don’t want one. One company did this — and ended up paying the employee $450,000. Here’s what happened. ‘Somber’ reaction Kevin Berling worked at Gravity Diagnostics in Covington, KY, for about 10 months before his…