A receptionist fired illegally at a Bronx hair salon in June 2012 for telling
her colleagues about the hazards of a formaldehyde-containing straightener the
salon used will be compensated for unlawful retaliation, and her former
employer will take corrective action, according to a federal consent judgment
obtained by the U.S. Department of Labor.
The judgment
orders the defendants to pay the former employee $65,000 in lost wages and
$100,000 in compensatory damages for pain and suffering. It also requires Salon
Zoe to expunge the employee’s personnel records of all references to this
matter and her termination and, upon request, provide a written, neutral job
reference.
