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When Employers Sue Ex-Employees for Millions: A Guide to Fighting SLAPP Claims
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First reported by Mako · Jun 14, 2026
What happened
The article examines how Israeli employers sometimes sue former workers for millions of shekels to deter them from moving on or asserting their rights. It highlights a current Tel Aviv labor court case involving three ex-employees and says the Supreme Court’s Vaknin ruling gives courts stronger tools to punish abusive litigation.
- 01Former employees may face large lawsuits meant to silence them, not to win real damages.
- 02The article links this practice to SLAPP suits and to a 2025 Supreme Court ruling.
- 03Three ex-workers are being sued for 3 million shekels in Tel Aviv.
- 04They filed counterclaims for overtime, pension, commissions, and severance.
- 05Courts may now impose heavy costs on employers who abuse litigation.
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