In June 2009, an arbitrator awarded a former bartender at an adult entertainment establishment over $500,000 in compensatory and punitive damages and nearly $400,000 in attorneys’ fees as costs after a three-week arbitration. The Plaintiff alleged sexual harassment and retaliation claims.

A group of plaintiffs, both female and male, alleged their manager sexually harassed female employees and retaliated against those who opposed his harassment, including by firing them. In September 2009, Mr. Chapko was able to obtain a $900,000 settlement for the plaintiffs shortly after filing a lawsuit on their behalf.

On the eve of trial in October 2008, Mr. Chapko secured a settlement of $1.75 million for two female employees who were fired shortly after one of them made a formal complaint of sexual harassment against a Company executive and the other supported the complainant’s version of events.

Female whistleblower awarded $500,000 in Decmeber 2007 after three-week arbitration in downtown San Diego. Established that San Diego's largest private employer had wrongfully terminated the plaintiff.

The Daily Journal, April 3, 2008

Class action for unpaid overtime and unreimbursed expenses filed in San Diego County settled for $500,000. Payments to class members were made in April 2008. The class consisted primarily of employees who spoke English as a second language and who had been told they did not qualify for overtime pay.

After three-week jury trial in San Diego Superior Court in September-October 2006, former male Starbucks employee, who alleged he was sexually harassed by his male boss, was awarded $257,500 in compensatory and punitive damages in addition to his attorneys' fees and costs.

Jury awards ex-Starbucks worker $250,000 (SD Union-Tribune)

Mr. Chapko recently obtained a $325,000 settlement for a woman fired for taking time off to treat her breast cancer even though the woman had no economic damages.