Albuquerque Bakery & Café Pays $20,000 to Woman Denied Training and Position Because of Hearing Impairment
Jaazrubin, LLC, doing business as Savory Fare Bakery and Café in Albuquerque, has agreed to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for $20,000 and other relief, the agency announced Wednesday. The EEOC’s lawsuit, EEOC v. Jaazrubin, LLC, d/b/a Savory Fare, 11-cv-00869 MV/ACT, charged More...
Pinetop Lakeside Sanitary District to Compensate Female Victims of Alleged Discrimination
By the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Pinetop-Lakeside Sanitary District (PLSD) will furnish monetary and other relief to settle charges of sexual harassment and retaliation which were filed with the U.S. More...
Rumor: Ann Curry to Leave “Today” Show
Photo courtesy Kjunstorm’s Photostream via Flickr Ann Curry and NBC executives are in talks to end her role at the “Today” show, just two months after the American breakfast television show fell to second More...
Mother Sues Restaurant After Being Fired For Having a Baby
A former employee at Northside Bar and Grill in Bucktown claims she was picked on after falling pregnant and fired after giving birth. Marzena Castillo, from Chicago Illinois, is now suing her former employer for More...
Johns Hopkins Home Health Care to Pay $160,000 for Failing to Accommodate Employee with Breast Cancer Then Firing Her
By the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Johns Hopkins Home Care Group, Inc. (JHHCG), a full-service home health care provider, will pay $160,000 and provide other relief to settle an Americans with More...
Southwest Ticket Agent Bars Woman from Boarding Flight Because of Her ‘Inappropriate Cleavage’
Southwest Airlines issued an apology to a woman who was told that she could not board a flight because her cleavage was deemed to be “inappropriate”. The NY Daily News reports that she was boarding a 6 a.m. More...
Stanford Executive Pleads Guilty to Obstruction of Justice in $7 Billion Ponzi Scheme
One of Stanford Financial Group’s top investment executives is expected to plead guilty to obstruction of justice for her alleged role in one of the largest frauds in U.S. history – a $7 billion Ponzi scheme. According More...
Norfolk Southern Railway Co. Ordered by OSHA to Pay More Than $800,000 after Terminating Injured Workers
By: U.S. Department of Labor Investigation found violations of Federal Railroad Safety Act whistleblower provisions WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration More...
Yahoo! Hires Former Google Exec as Executive VP and Chief Revenue Office
Sunnyvale, Calif. – Yahoo! Inc., announced Monday that it has appointed Michael Barrett as Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer. Barrett will be responsible for Yahoo’s advertising revenue and More...
Nassau County to Pay $65,000 For Firing 71-Year-Old Lifeguard Because of Age
By U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Nassau County on Long Island will pay $65,000 to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency More...
