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Senators propose eliminating some damages in employment discrimination cases
Some Wisconsin legislators are working to end compensatory and punitive damages in employment discrimination cases.
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Department of Justice settles I-9 discrimination suit
The Department of Justice has settled a lawsuit against Farmland Foods, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods Inc., that alleged the pork producer discriminated against non-U.S. citizens and foreign-born U.S. citizens in establishing their authorization to work.
Wis. woman alleges bias in lawsuit against university
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) – The University of Southern Mississippi has denied the claims of a Hispanic woman that she was discriminated against in her pursuit of a master’s degree. The Hattiesburg American reports Maria Salcido, who lives in Wisconsin, filed the suit July 10 in Forrest County Circuit Court. It was moved to U.S. District […]
Former VA official faces discrimination suits (UPDATE)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A former secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs was sued in federal court Wednesday over allegations that he discriminated against white employees. The three lawsuits accuse Kenneth Black, who is African-American, of denying a promotion to one white worker, firing a second and retaliating against a third. The workers […]
Feds announce suit against mortgage insurance firm
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says it is suing the nation’s largest mortgage insurance company and two of its underwriters alleging discrimination against women on paid maternity leave. Officials said the suit filed Tuesday in federal court in Pittsburgh alleges that Milwaukee-based Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp. required women on paid maternity leave to return […]
Feds accuse Waupaca County of sex discrimination (UPDATE)
WAUPACA, Wis. (AP) — Federal prosecutors filed a lawsuit Monday accusing Waupaca County of discriminating against a female sheriff’s deputy by promoting a less-qualified male candidate over her. Julie Ann Thobaben, a 16-year veteran of the Waupaca County sheriff’s department, was told she couldn’t be promoted because of the county’s nepotism policy, according to the [&hel[...]
Chrysler to pay $60K in Milwaukee retaliation case
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A federal agency says Chrysler Group LLC has agreed to pay $60,000 to resolve allegations of retaliation against two female workers at a Milwaukee distribution center. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says a judge accepted the consent decree Wednesday. According to the EEOC, a supervisor reassigned a female worker from a […]
Foley & Lardner attorney sues firm
Milwaukee-based law firm Foley & Lardner LLP was slapped with a discrimination and breach of contract lawsuit this week. Attorney Raymond J. Carey, a founding partner of the firm’s Detroit office, filed suit in Michigan federal court on Feb. 28, alleging that the firm mislead him about his status as a partner and broke compensation […]
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