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Ms. Russo filed a sex discrimination lawsuit and was fired. She then filed for retaliation. She lost the discrimination but won the retaliation because the frontline managers didn't know what to do.
Just months before she became eligible to retire, Cynthia Barnes, a nurse with more than 40 years’ experience, was fired from her job.
Clennon Melton was the only Black employee at a truck dealership in Florida. The owner and other managers regularly made derogatory [...]
Manuel Contreras was frustrated. He knew that several coworkers were doing the same job and getting paid more than he was, [...]
In 2024, the investment firm Fuzzy Panda Research issued a report which described insurance fraud by a subsidiary of Globe Life, [...]
HHS Environmental, LLC (“HHS”), a company that provides janitorial and other services to hospitals throughout the country, agreed to pay $400k [...]
Shana Scantlin worked in a city’s public works department, supervised by Jeffrey Brenaman. She quit after about 18 months, and sued the [...]
United Airlines (“United”) recently agreed to pay $99k to settle claims that a former employee at Denver International Airport was subjected [...]
In February, 2025, a coalition of 16 state Attorneys General issued a Multi-State Guidance Concerning Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Employment [...]
In fiscal year 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) received 88,531 charges of discrimination, up 9.2% from the previous [...]