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Kroger Being Sued For Religious Discrimination After Firing Two Employees
Category: Blog | September 16, 2020
CONWAY, Ark. — The Kroger in Conway, Ark. violated a federal law when it fired two employees who asked for a religious accommodation to avoid wearing an emblem they believed contradicted their religious beliefs. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission … Continue reading
Ex-Angels Employee Fired After Claiming He Was a “Public Scapegoat”
Category: Blog | September 14, 2020
Former Angels employee Brian Harkins, fired March 3 for allegedly providing illegal ball-doctoring substances to visiting pitchers, has filed a complaint against the team and Major League Baseball claiming he was made a “public scapegoat” in baseball’s efforts to crack down on the … Continue reading
Black Employees Sues Mitsubishi Electric US for Racial Harassment
Category: Blog | September 11, 2020
Dive Brief: Four Black construction workers in the escalator and elevator division of Mitsubishi Electric US are suing the company in California Superior Court for allegedly allowing their supervisors to harass them with racial slurs and images and discriminate against them when … Continue reading
Former Employee Sues IBM Over Alleged Age Discrimination
Category: Blog | September 9, 2020
A former IBM employee has filed a lawsuit accusing the company of age discrimination following the elimination of her position when she was 63 years old. In a complaint filed on Sept. 1 in the U.S. District Court for the … Continue reading
Former PAWS Employee Files Lawsuit Alleging Financial Mismanagement and Harassment
Category: Blog | September 4, 2020
FORT WALTON BEACH — A lawsuit filed by an ex-employee accuses both the Panhandle Animal Welfare Board of Directors and former Executive Director Dee Thompson of mishandling finances. Manda Moore, who served as community development coordinator for the county’s animal services provider … Continue reading
McDonalds Ex-Franchise Owners are Suing for $1B After Discrimination Claims
Category: Blog | September 2, 2020
TOPLINE McDonald’s is being sued for up to $1 billion by dozens of Black former franchise owners who claim that the fast food giant systematically placed them in “substandard locations” that hinder profitability and growth, saddling them with high insurance … Continue reading
Tomukun Ex-Empolyee Files Suit Against Restaurant for Wrongful Termination Claims
Category: Blog | August 31, 2020
Nicholas Prada, a former employee at Tomukun Noodle Bar on East Liberty Street, filed a suit in a U.S. district court Friday claiming he was wrongfully terminated after contracting COVID-19 in late June. According to the lawsuit, Prada and his … Continue reading
Black Employee Sues University After Staffer Pretended to Lynch Him
Category: Blog | August 28, 2020
KALAMAZOO, MI — A Black staff member is suing Western Michigan University alleging a white coworker tied a noose and mocked lynching him at a diversity and inclusion meeting. The federal lawsuit was filed on Monday, Aug. 24 at the United … Continue reading
Ex-TMZ Employee Sues Over Gender Discrimination and Retaliation After Reporting
Category: Blog | August 26, 2020
A former TMZ employee filed a lawsuit against the celebrity gossip show’s parent companies Warner Bros. Entertainment and EHM Productions on Tuesday alleging gender discrimination and retaliation. Bernadette Zilio, 27, worked at TMZ and TooFab, another entertainment site owned by … Continue reading
US Lawyers Association Files Lawsuit on Hiking Non-Immigration Visa Fee
Category: Blog | August 24, 2020
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and Sidley Austin law firm have jointly filed a lawsuit seeking “immediate injunction” of the rule hiking the US’ non-immigration visa fee. The fee hike is set to be implemented from October 2, 2020. … Continue reading