by admin | Nov 24, 2014 | Discrimination
The auto parts retailer AutoZone has been ordered by a San Diego jury to pay $185 million to the plaintiff of a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit.NBC 7 San Diego reports that Rosario Juarez had been hired by an AutoZone location in National City, San Diego County,...
by admin | Nov 10, 2014 | Discrimination
Seattle City Light, one of the Washington metro's largest utility companies, is being sued by four former employees over accusations of gender and age discrimination.According to local news affiliate KIRO-TV, the lawsuit charges the utility giant with harboring...
by admin | Nov 5, 2014 | Discrimination
After discovering she was pregnant in 2006, UPS employee Peggy Young asked her doctor for a note outlining specific work restrictions she might need to adhere to in order to ensure the safety of her unborn child. The doctor recommended that Young not lift anything...
by admin | Oct 21, 2014 | Discrimination
A Dallas, Texas, industrial supply company has agreed to a $210,000 settlement in an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).According to an EEOC press release issued October 6, HiLine Electric Co. had been deliberately...
by admin | Oct 16, 2014 | Discrimination
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court added an employment discrimination case involving Abercrombie and Fitch to its docket. The suit, filed by teenage job applicant Samantha Elauf, alleges that the store denied the young Muslim woman employment because her hijab...
by admin | Oct 15, 2014 | Discrimination
Five current and former female sales reps for Merck & Co. have filed a gender discrimination lawsuit, accusing the pharmaceutical company of fostering a "boys' club" atmosphere in the workplace that marginalizes and...
