Study shows that more people are sexually harassed at work than once thought
During the course of four months, researchers discovered that approximately 33 percent of women and 10 percent of men let their superiors know that they were the target of someone else’s inappropriate and lewd behavior.
Wisconsin woman awarded $32,500 in age discrimination lawsuit
Sharon Passon, a 60-year-old female from Shawano was purportedly terminated from her job as a billing expert from Computer Systems LLC, a telecommunications information technology company, and someone almost half her age was hired to replace her.
Father of high school basketball player alleges racial discrimination
Fred Lane submitted the complaint last week in Jackson County Circuit Court after he reportedly discovered that Blue Springs South basketball coach Fawna Harrison used photoshop to place an orangutan’s head on his daughter’s face and then showed the video to other students.
Former Kentucky city employee says she may file wrongful termination lawsuit
”There’s no question the mayor violated the city’s policies and procedures,” said the lawyer in a statement. “There’s no question that I think Wells made a mockery out of the due process that McClure should have been afforded.”
Ohio corrections officer suspended after sexual harassment allegations surface
New sources reported that corrections Sheriff Phil Stammitti has also refused to award accused corrections officer Christopher Jackson an October bonus.
Female Indiana police detective files suit after she becomes victim of sexual harassment
A female Fort Wayne, Indiana, police detective recently filed a complaint in federal court against the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) after she says that she was sexually harassed and was the victim of discriminated because she’s a woman.
Three women in Tennessee sue Wal-Mart on basis of gender discrimination
Three women from Tennessee are bringing a discrimination lawsuit against their former employer, Wal-Mart, after they were allegedly denied a promotion and paid less because of the fact that they are females, according to The Associated Press.
Lack of breastfeeding stations leads to gender discrimination lawsuit in Kansas
Two former employees of Shawnee County, Kansas, District Attorney Chad Taylor after they allege that there were no opportunities to breastfeed or pump in the office.
Nebraska resident says he was discriminated against at University of Nebraska tailgate
A Nebraska resident who suffers from a neurological and orthopedic disability claims he was discriminated against in October 2010 after he and his family tried to park in a handicap parking space at the University of Nebraska.
Missouri nurse sues former employer for wrongful termination
Her lawyer states that Cynthia Hodges should not have been let go after the surgery she had for her neuralgia, which causes pain in the body’s nerves, restricted her work.
Former Louisiana engineering employee wins sexual harassment lawsuit
Five years after a Louisiana-based Shaw Coastal employee allegedly became a victim of sexual abuse, a jury recently ruled that his claims were based in fact.
Mother of the victim in a fatal Missouri car crash files lawsuit against club owner and driver
Last December, then 19-year-old Jeremy Johnson was at Icon Nightclub when bartenders served him alcohol despite the fact he was under age.
Kansas discrimination lawsuit filed against railroad company
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a discrimination complaint on behalf of a disabled man against Texas-based company BNSF Railway.
EEOC works on behalf of women who said their Dollar General manager sexually harassed them
The complaint, which was filed on Thursday, September 27 in a U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, Harrison Division, states that the Dollar General store in Bull Shoals neglected to take action against the accused supervisor.
Meta train derailment in Chicago results in $1.8 million for injured victim
Almost nine years after a Plainfield, Illinois, woman was injured in a train crash, the locomotive company and the victim’s lawyer have agreed to settle a personal injury lawsuit.
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