EEOC files 15 suits in 10 days 
Published: September 7, 2011
Tags: ADA, AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, Discrimination, EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, race discrimination, reasonable accommodation, sex harassment
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission didn’t stop to enjoy the last burst of summer, instead filing 15 discrimination suits over the last ten days of August.
Firefighters get $2 million for reverse discrimination
Published: August 1, 2011
Tags: equal protection, race discrimination, reverse discrimination, Ricci v. Destefano, Supreme Court, Title VII
After taking their reverse discrimination case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, 20 firefighters have reached a $2 million settlement with the city of New Haven, Conn.
Employee awarded $1.65M for racially-based termination
By:
Danielle Ulman
Published: July 1, 2011
Tags: race discrimination
A former high-ranking employee of a state agency in Maryland has won a $1.65 million verdict for his wrongful termination in 2005.
Pharmacy chain to pay $55,000 to settle bias case
Published: June 2, 2011
Tags: California, race discrimination, sex discrimination
The new owners of Longs Drugs have agreed to pay $55,000 to settle a claim of race and sex discrimination by a woman who worked as a product buyer at Longs’ headquarters in Antioch, Calif. the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said.
Ledbetter Act revives constitutional pay claims
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: March 31, 2011
Tags: employment discrimination, equal protection, Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, race discrimination, Title VII, §1983
The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act applies retroactively to both statutory and constitutional pay discrimination claims filed by white police officers, the 7th Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment.
Two former workers win $2.6 million in reverse discrimination suit
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: January 28, 2011
Tags: age discrimination, Missouri, race discrimination, retaliation, reverse discrimination
A Jackson County, Mo. jury found today that two former Kansas City budget analysts are entitled to more than $2.6 million in damages in their reverse discrimination lawsuit against the city.
Title VII plaintiff can sue for mixed-motive retaliation
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: September 15, 2010
Tags: Amtrak, disparate treatment, Gross v. FBL Financial Services, mixed-motive retaliation, race discrimination, retaliation, Supreme Court, Title VII
A race discrimination plaintiff could sue her employer for mixed-motive retaliation, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ruled.
Black home buyers can’t sue for lending discrimination
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: September 14, 2010
Tags: civil rights, direct evidence, McDonnell Douglas, mortgage lending, pretext, race discrimination, Wachovia, §1981
Three African-American couples couldn’t show that their home lender imposed certain conditions on their mortgages for discriminatory reasons, the 3rd Circuit has ruled in affirming a summary judgment.
Latino construction workers agree to $2.5 million settlement
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: May 24, 2010
Tags: Minnesota, race discrimination
Attorneys for eight Latino construction workers have reached a multimillion-dollar settlement in their class-action “fair pay” suit against Mahtomedi-based drywall contractor Mulcahy Inc.
Jury awards fired KC police officer $6.5 million
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: April 8, 2010
Tags: race discrimination, whistleblower, wrongful discharge
A Missouri jury yesterday awarded $6.5 million to a former Kansas City police officer who claimed he was fired because he is black and a whistleblower.
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