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EEOC files 15 suits in 10 days (access required)

Published: September 7, 2011

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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 (access required)

Published: August 1, 2011

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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 (access required)

By: Danielle Ulman
Published: July 1, 2011

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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 (access required)

Published: June 2, 2011

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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 (access required)

By: Pat Murphy
Published: March 31, 2011

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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 (access required)

By: Tony Ogden
Published: January 28, 2011

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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 (access required)

By: Pat Murphy
Published: September 15, 2010

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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 (access required)

By: Pat Murphy
Published: September 14, 2010

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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 (access required)

By: Tony Ogden
Published: May 24, 2010

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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 (access required)

By: Pat Murphy
Published: April 8, 2010

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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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