Former Oregon state employee alleges discrimination over health condition
Kathy Rogers used to work as an office specialist for the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission. She was fired in October 2012 and claims it wasn't because of her job performance, but her health.The Statesman Journal, a local news publication, reports...
Family files wrongful death lawsuit after teen drowns at summer camp
This past June, a 13-year-old boy drowned while attending summer camp at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. Now the victim's family is filing a wrongful death lawsuit, alleging negligence and unsafe conditions on the school's part.Local CBS news...
DSW agrees to $900K settlement in age discrimination lawsuit
DSW Inc. will settle for $900,000 after being sued for discriminating against and firing older employees because of their age.The age discrimination complaint was levied by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) Chicago District Office, which...
Fired Idaho whistleblower sues for wrongful termination
A former employee with Sandpoint Gas 'n' Go & Lube Center Inc. of Sandpoint, Idaho, has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against his ex-employer over violations of his whistleblower rights.According to a September 16 press release, the worker had...
Washington, D.C., construction firm settles employment discrimination case
Fort Myer Construction Corp. has reached a settlement in a lawsuit alleging racial and gender discrimination against more than 400 employees and job applicants. The complaint, filed by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs...
Fired police union leader alleges wrongful termination
A former officer and union leader with the Beachwood, Ohio, police department has issued a wrongful termination complaint, alleging that he was fired after raising union concerns.Mary Kilpatrick of the Northeast Ohio Media Group reports that the officer, Roger Martin,...
Suzanne L. Meyers (1953-2014)
We are saddened to share that our colleague and good friend, Suzanne Loseke Meyers, passed away on Wednesday, September 10, at age 60, after a hard and bravely-fought year with breast cancer. Sue left us with her family and loved ones by her side to the end.A native...
McCormick & Schmick’s settles for $1.3 million in racial discrimination lawsuit
Two McCormick & Schmick's restaurants in Baltimore, Maryland, have reached a $1.3 million settlement in a six-year-old racial discrimination lawsuit.The Baltimore Sun reports that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) had first filed the...
GM ignition switch malfunction linked to 19 deaths
A new statement from General Motors (GM) reveals that the ignition switch flaw discovered in GM vehicles was responsible for at least 19 wrongful deaths.When the ignition switch malfunction made headlines earlier this year for its link to a number of driver...
Wrongful death lawsuit filed against trucking companies following fatal highway accident
The family of a 25-year-old man killed by a big-rig this summer is filing a wrongful death lawsuit and pushing for safety reforms in the trucking industry.
Data mining company settles in employment discrimination lawsuit
A federal data mining contractor has agreed to a settlement in an employment discrimination lawsuit that accused the company of discriminating against thousands of minority job applicants.
Former New York Mets VP claims she was fired for having child out of wedlock, sues for wrongful termination
A former senior executive with the New York Mets claims she was fired because the team’s co-owner was opposed to her having a child while unmarried.
Wrongful death suit filed against Chicago church after falling stone kills woman
The family of a Chicago woman has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against against the Second Presbyterian Church of Chicago after a stone fell on and killed the victim.
Fired New York swimming coach files wrongful termination suit against college
After being fired from the College of State Island (CSI) for what he alleges was age, sex and ethnic discrimination, former CSI swim coach Oleg Soloviev has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the school.
Settlement reached in wrongful death lawsuit against Alabama airport
Last year, a flight information sign in Alabama’s Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport fell and killed a 10-year-old boy, prompting his family of seven to file a wrongful death lawsuit.
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