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Discrimination / Harassment

Union to pay $800,000 for contempt of discrimination court orders

08/01/2007

Local 580 of the Ornamental Iron Workers, a construction trade union in New York City, will pay $800,000 to settle a contempt action by the EEOC for referring white members to jobs more frequently than blacks and Hispanics …

Discrimination? Maybe, maybe not—But retaliation is on the docket

08/01/2007

Manch McLaughlin, a 54-year-old employee in the gas operations plant of National Grid in Glenmont, claimed he was passed over for promotions for 26 years while newer employees moved up the ranks around him …

Ever wonder what’s on those trading floor notes?

08/01/2007

A Long Island woman has filed suit against Banc of America Securities, alleging the company “left her to hang out to dry and get punished by her co-workers” after she made a sexual-harassment complaint …

Maid seeking to attend mass appeals to lower authority

08/01/2007

Yolanda Pozo, a Cuban native and devout Catholic, worked as a maid at a New York hotel. When she started in 2001, she worked Monday through Friday. Her schedule did not conflict with her church attendance, but …

When posting jobs, spell out negatives as well as positives

08/01/2007

Do you spell out all the details about the internal job opportunities you make available? If you don’t, you should
—including the negatives …

Did employee file small claims case? You may get later lawsuit tossed

08/01/2007

One cardinal rule of law is this: You can only be sued once for all claims related to a particular wrong …

Pregnancy discrimination costs Kohl’s a $2.1 million verdict

08/01/2007

An Akron woman who worked for 10 years as an assistant manager at seven Kohl’s department stores sued for pregnancy discrimination after she was repeatedly passed over for store manager positions …

Humiliation, not just physical threats, can be harassment

08/01/2007

Train supervisors to be on the lookout for all forms of sexual harassment, not just blatant abuse …

Florida passes domestic-Abuse law granting victims time off

08/01/2007
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Underage teen sues McDonald’s franchise over sex with boss

08/01/2007

A teenage girl who worked in a Coral Springs McDonald’s is suing the franchise holder after her store manager, Hector Figueroa, carried on a sexual relationship with her for nearly a year …