Tennessee Worker’s Harassment Award Against Whirlpool Affirmed
A federal judge has affirmed a million-dollar judgment against Whirlpool Corp. in a sex and race harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency said....
View ArticleEffects of Tennessee Law Restricting Anti-Discrimination Rules Debated
A lawsuit filed in Nashville challenging a new state law says the legislation voids school board policies that protect gay and lesbian students from bullying and harassment, but the law’s sponsor...
View ArticleWorkplace Bullying Could Become Safety Violation in Hawaii
Bullying, abuse and verbal harassment in the workplace may cause employees physical and psychological harm. That’s part of the rationale behind a proposal in Hawaii to make abusive conduct against an...
View ArticleCorrections Department Settles Federal Lawsuit
A federal sex-discrimination suit has been settled between the Arizona Department of Corrections and the U.S. Department of Justice. The Arizona Republic reported the department has one month to put in...
View ArticleTexas Residents File Harassment Suit Against City
Nine people have filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city of Bovina, Texas accusing a former police chief and other city officials of a pattern of harassment and extortion. The lawsuit filed in...
View ArticleBlack LAPD Officer Wins $1.2M Discrimination Suit
A black Los Angeles police officer was awarded $1.2 million by a Southern California jury Tuesday for his racial discrimination and harassment lawsuit against the city and department. Officer Earl...
View ArticleBlack Southern California Firefighter Awarded $1.1M In Bias Suit
Six years after losing in his first trial, a black Los Angeles firefighter was awarded $1.1 million Monday by a jury that found he suffered discrimination during his nearly three-decade career. After...
View ArticleFacebook Sued by California Woman Discrimination, Harassment
A former Facebook employee is suing the company on allegations that she was discriminated against, harassed and belittled during her brief employment there. Chia Hong filed the lawsuit this week in a...
View ArticleJury Awards Former Southern California Police Dispatcher $315K
A police dispatcher in Southern California who alleges she was fired for reporting an officer accused of raping and sexually assaulting other dispatchers has been awarded more than $315,000. The Sun...
View ArticleDay Care Worker at Washington Center Charged with Child Molestation
An Auburn, Wash. man has been charged on allegations that he engaged in sexual conduct with two 4-year-old girls at a Renton day care center where he worked. The 21-year-old suspect was charged this...
View ArticleTennessee Worker’s Harassment Award Against Whirlpool Affirmed
A federal judge has affirmed a million-dollar judgment against Whirlpool Corp. in a sex and race harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency said....
View ArticleEffects of Tennessee Law Restricting Anti-Discrimination Rules Debated
A lawsuit filed in Nashville challenging a new state law says the legislation voids school board policies that protect gay and lesbian students from bullying and harassment, but the law’s sponsor...
View ArticleWorkplace Bullying Could Become Safety Violation in Hawaii
Bullying, abuse and verbal harassment in the workplace may cause employees physical and psychological harm. That’s part of the rationale behind a proposal in Hawaii to make abusive conduct against an...
View ArticleCorrections Department Settles Federal Lawsuit
A federal sex-discrimination suit has been settled between the Arizona Department of Corrections and the U.S. Department of Justice. The Arizona Republic reported the department has one month to put in...
View ArticleTexas Residents File Harassment Suit Against City
Nine people have filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city of Bovina, Texas accusing a former police chief and other city officials of a pattern of harassment and extortion. The lawsuit filed in...
View ArticleBlack LAPD Officer Wins $1.2M Discrimination Suit
A black Los Angeles police officer was awarded $1.2 million by a Southern California jury Tuesday for his racial discrimination and harassment lawsuit against the city and department. Officer Earl...
View ArticleBlack Southern California Firefighter Awarded $1.1M In Bias Suit
Six years after losing in his first trial, a black Los Angeles firefighter was awarded $1.1 million Monday by a jury that found he suffered discrimination during his nearly three-decade career. After...
View ArticleFacebook Sued by California Woman Discrimination, Harassment
A former Facebook employee is suing the company on allegations that she was discriminated against, harassed and belittled during her brief employment there. Chia Hong filed the lawsuit this week in a...
View ArticleJury Awards Former Southern California Police Dispatcher $315K
A police dispatcher in Southern California who alleges she was fired for reporting an officer accused of raping and sexually assaulting other dispatchers has been awarded more than $315,000. The Sun...
View ArticleDay Care Worker at Washington Center Charged with Child Molestation
An Auburn, Wash. man has been charged on allegations that he engaged in sexual conduct with two 4-year-old girls at a Renton day care center where he worked. The 21-year-old suspect was charged this...
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