04/22/2008
Budget carrier ATA Airlines, based in Indianapolis, laid off 2,230 employees when it filed for bankruptcy and ended operations in April. The company cited skyrocketing fuel costs, plus the loss of two critical deals as primary causes for the shutdown …
04/22/2008
Jennifer Ohda was hired in 2004 as a part-time mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in South Bend. On her first day, Ohda was assigned to a male training officer named Dale. At the end of Ohda’s shift, a supervisor, Linda Batteast, said, “Dale, tell your little helper to go home tonight and eat something.” …