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Settlement reached in racial discrimination in hiring case

  • 27
  • January
    2012

No job applicant should be wrongfully denied a job opportunity because of his or her race. Thus, it is very important for employers to not engage in wrongful racial discrimination when making hiring decisions. Such discrimination can be extremely harmful.

Recently, a case that involved allegations of racial discrimination was settled. The case involved a marine construction and transportation company from Tennessee. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) accused the company of having engaged in racial discrimination in hiring.

Gender discrimination lawsuit brought against medical school by professor

  • 25
  • January
    2012

Employees can suffer a great deal of harm when employers engage in wrongful gender discrimination when it comes to the pay of employees. Thus, it is very important for employers to not engage in such wrongful discrimination. No employee should have to experience a wrongful disparity in pay based on their gender.

Recently, a case involving allegations of gender discrimination has arisen in Indiana. The case involves a woman who is a professor in the physiology department of a medical school in Indiana. The woman claims that the medical school engaged in wrongful gender discrimination against her in regards to her pay.

Retailer and EEOC reach settlement in sexual harassment case

  • 20
  • January
    2012

It is very important for employers to take proper steps to protect their employees from workplace sexual harassment. No employee should have to face sexual harassment in the workplace. Such harassment can cause employees to suffer a great deal of harm.

Recently, a case involving allegations of workplace sexual harassment was settled. The case involved a woman who worked as a customer services representative for a discount retailer. The woman reportedly worked in a store the discount retailer has in Richmond, Virginia. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged that the woman was subjected to sexual harassment during her time at the store.

Car dealership settles racial discrimination lawsuit

  • 18
  • January
    2012

Employees shouldn't have to worry that they will be discriminated against or harassed at work because of their race. Racial discrimination and harassment in the workplace can cause employees to suffer great harm. Thus, it is very important for employers to make sure to not subject their employees to such discrimination and harassment.

Recently, a settlement has been reached in a workplace racial discrimination case that arose in Nevada. The case involved a car dealership in Nevada.

EEOC says bank wrongfully reprimanded, fired older female workers

  • 13
  • January
    2012

Age discrimination in the workplace can be extremely harmful to employees. No employee should have to experience such discrimination. Thus, it is very important for employers to not wrongfully discriminate against their employees on the basis of age.

The federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) protects workers who are age 40 or older from age discrimination in the workplace. As federal law, the ADEA applies in Minnesota and all other states.

Employees of military hospital bring racial discrimination lawsuit

  • 11
  • January
    2012

It is very important for employers to not subject their employees to racial discrimination. Employees can suffer a great deal of harm when they are discriminated against at work on the basis of their race.

Recently, a racial discrimination case has arisen in Hawaii. The case involves 10 current and former employees of a military hospital in Hawaii. This group of former and current employees reportedly includes black, Hispanic, Asian and Native American individuals.

Discrimination lawsuit brought against moving and storage company

  • 06
  • January
    2012

No employee should have to worry that they will be discriminated against at work because of their national origin. Employees can suffer great harm when they are subjected to such workplace discrimination. Thus, it is very important for employers to not commit such discrimination against their employees.

Recently, a national origin discrimination case has arisen in Utah. The case involves a moving and storage company. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleges that Hispanic workers at a warehouse the moving and storage company has in Salt Lake City, Utah were discriminated against on the basis of their national origin.

Woman alleges she was subjected to workplace discrimination/harassment

  • 04
  • January
    2012

It is very important for employers to not subject their employees to wrongful discrimination or harassment (such as harassment or discrimination based on age or gender). Wrongful discrimination and/or harassment in the workplace can be extremely harmful to employees.

Recently, a case involving allegations of wrongful workplace discrimination and harassment has arisen in Texas. The case involves a 57-year-old African-American woman who worked as an assistant manager at a fast food restaurant in Texas.

Sleep deprived doctor claims wrongful termination

  • 30
  • December
    2011

Doctors know full well the grueling hours required of the medical profession, especially when they are residents and just out of medical school. Some may say that this simply goes along with the territory, and that resident doctors should not complain about being sleep deprived because they knew what they were getting into.

But does this make it appropriate to subject doctors to harassment, pushing them to their limit and forcing them to work to the point of exhaustion? Doing so could lead to the possibility of making a medical mistake. Certainly from the patients' point of view it seems like a dangerous practice. How about the doctors' point of view?

Sexual harassment lawsuit brought against egg company

  • 28
  • December
    2011

Sexual harassment in the workplace can be extremely harmful to employees. Thus, it is very important for employers to take all reasonable steps to ensure that their employees are not subjected to such harassment. No employee should have to face sexual harassment at work.

Recently, a workplace sexual harassment case has arisen in Iowa. The case involves an egg company in Iowa.

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