by admin | Sep 2, 2015 | Discrimination, Wrongful Termination
In a Friday, August 28 ruling, a judge ordered Montrose County, Colorado to pay $465,000 worth of front-pay damages to a former employee suing over gender and pregnancy related discrimination. Front pay refers to the amount of earning potential the plaintiff in a case...
by admin | Sep 1, 2015 | Discrimination, Wrongful Termination
Mayor Steve Young of Kennewick, Washington was recently named in a discrimination lawsuit. The suit claims that he retaliated against a Hanford employee after she was suspected of writing an anonymous note criticizing the mayor. It has since been demonstrated...
by admin | Aug 28, 2015 | Discrimination
Federal Judge Terry Hatter has just issued a ruling that re-opens a $20 billion racial discrimination lawsuit filed by Entertainment Studios Networks, Inc. and the National Association of African American Owned Media (NAAAOM).The suit was filed against Al...
by admin | Aug 13, 2015 | Discrimination
Shahista Lalani, a former intern at Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's licensing and manufacturing company, Dualstar Entertainment Group, has filed a class action lawsuit against the Olsen twins, claiming that she and other interns were forced to work unpaid, 50-hour...
by admin | Aug 12, 2015 | Discrimination
On August 11, a federal judge refused BMW Manufacturing Company's motion to dismiss a racial discrimination lawsuit. Specifically, the suit alleges that BMW has discriminated against black job applicants with a screening policy at its manufacturing facility in...
by admin | Aug 12, 2015 | Discrimination
In the latest move in its longstanding campaign for workplace equality, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a Title VII lawsuit against an assisted living facility claiming that it was using an "unlawful employment exam" that...
