MetLife To Pay State $4.8M In Settlement
MetLife Settle Charges. State insurance regulators yesterday joined a national class-action settlement in which Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. has agreed to pay more than $150 million to settle charges that it discriminated against nonwhite customers over a 71-year period. The state Division of Insurance said $4.8 million has … [Read more...]
Worker: Bias Complaints Ignored
Worker fired after reporting widespread discrimination A Home Depot sales associate who was fired after reporting widespread discrimination at a store in Thornton says the employee abuse was so extreme that he twice called the company's founder, but to no avail. Gerald J. Thompson's complaints included being "traumatized" when he … [Read more...]
Krispy Kreme Resolves Discrimination Suit
Krispy Kreme Discrimination Suit Settlement. Krispy Kreme has settled a lawsuit brought by a group of former Western Washington employees who claimed they had been repeatedly sexually harassed and otherwise discriminated against because they are Hispanic. In announcing the settlement yesterday, the doughnut maker did not admit any … [Read more...]
$67,500 Settlement Ends Discrimination Suit Against District
Pennridge School District has agreed to pay $67,500 to a former human resources director who claimsshe was given smaller raises than her colleagues because she is a woman. The settlement ends a federal gender discrimination lawsuit Karen Gokay filed against the district nearly two years ago. Gokay and district officials said … [Read more...]
Discrimination Suit Filed Against UMB Financial
Lawsuit Against UMB Financial Corp. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit Wednesday against UMB Financial Corp., charging the firm with denying a Kansas City man a job because he is a quadriplegic. The suit claims the Kansas City-based bank refused to hire Rodney Graves in late 2002 as a customer support … [Read more...]
Sunoco Eyes Discrimination Suit Settlement, Would Pay $5.5M
Sunoco Settle A Discrimination Lawsuit. Sunoco Inc. has agreed to pay $5.5 million to settle a discrimination suit filed by current and former employees who said they were denied promotions because they were black. The class action suit, filed in 2001, claimed that black managers, administrators, accountants and other white-collar … [Read more...]
Discrimination Suit Filed Against Alyeska
Discrimination Suit Against Alyeska. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed suit against Alyeska Pipeline Services Co., claiming minority employees were passed over for promotions within the company in 2002. The lawsuit alleges that Hispanic, Native and black employees in the contracts department at the … [Read more...]
Plaza Hotel Settles Anti-Arab Discrimination Lawsuit
Anti-Arab Discrimination Lawsuit Settlement. A lawsuit alleging that New York's Plaza Hotel harassed Muslim and Arab-American employees after the 2001 terrorist attacks has been settled, with management agreeing to pay $525,000 to a dozen workers. The federal lawsuit alleged that Plaza managers called Arab-American employees … [Read more...]
Sexual Discrimination Lawsuit Against Wal-Mart to Proceed
Wal-Mart Sexual Discrimination Lawsuits. A federal appeals court in San Francisco allowed a landmark sexual-discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart to move ahead, ruling that the seven plaintiffs were eligible for class-action status. Plaintiffs are alleging that women employed in Wal-Mart stores are paid less than male employees in … [Read more...]
