11th Circuit Panel Affirms Dismissal of Discrimination Suit by White TV Weatherman September 11, 2023 By Jim Sams The use of a form that identified an employee’s race as part of a company’s termination process was not evidence...
FedEx Loses Bid to Undo $366M Racial Bias Verdict, Files Appeal February 3, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. judge rejected FedEx Corp’s request to throw out or reduce a jury’s $366 million damages award to a...
Employee Fired After Sleepwalking Incident Loses Disability Discrimination Claim August 10, 2022 By Ezra Amacher An employee fired after she climbed into a colleague’s bed while sleepwalking at a hotel during an out-of-town conference has...
Amazon Issued 13,000 Disciplinary Notices at Single US Warehouse July 12, 2022 By Jeffrey Dastin NEW YORK — Amazon worker Gerald Bryson had hand-counted thousands of items in his warehouse’s inventory over three days when...
Arrested Youth Detention Center Worker Was Fired, Rehired May 7, 2021 By Holly Ramer CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A former worker at a New Hampshire youth detention center recently charged with holding down a...
School District Fires Marine Vet Over Medical Marijuana Use November 6, 2020 OCALA, Fla. — A Florida high school dean has been fired after he tested positive for marijuana, even though it...
Expert Wins Settlement in Whistleblower Case against Cisco August 2, 2019 By Frank Bajak BOSTON — A computer security expert won a rare payout in a whistleblower lawsuit he filed against Cisco Systems Inc....
Arkansas Company Settle Wrongful Termination Lawsuit November 4, 2011 A lawsuit filed by a former Heifer International executive has been dismissed with the parties reaching a mediated settlement. Arkansas...
Iowa Pays $180,000 to Working Mom Fired by State July 25, 2011 By MIKE GLOVER The state has agreed to pay $180,000 to settle the claim of a state worker who was fired after her...
New Hampshire Hospital Settles Lawsuit, Denies Wrongdoing June 22, 2011 Exeter Hospital has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a former nurse who said she was fired after claiming...