Workplace Discrimination

• Annette Brown takes on City Hall

  Richard Schulte | August 22, 2007 1:01 PM | 0 CommentsDayton, OH

  City of Dayton Employee Annette Brown has a college degree, an MBA, and had worked in finance for 6 years. Until recently she was a dedicated civil servant. Now the City has placed her on administrative leave and she faces a hearing on August 27th to terminate her employment because the City of Dayton claims she is in violation of the city charter requiring that she "reside" and "live" within...

• The 48-Hour Whistleblower Lawsuit: Gardner v. DMV

  Michael Byrne | August 02, 2007 7:30 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  Ten-year North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles employee Joey Gardner didn't want to be the plaintiff in a whistleblower lawsuit. He just wanted to do his job.A 25-year veteran of North Carolina law enforcement, Gardner is an Assistant Director of DMV's License and Theft Division. License and Theft is the oldest law enforcement unit in North Carolina, being formed in the Twenties to combat...

• Justice Department Files Discrimination Lawsuit Against Indianapolis

  Chrissie Cole | July 18, 2007 1:59 AM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  A discrimination lawsuit has been filed against the City of Indianapolis by The U.S. Justice Department, alleging several Indianapolis police officers were discriminated against on the basis of gender or race.The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana in Indianapolis on Wednesday. In the suit, the officers, white males, allege in 2005 black male officers and...

• Mother Files Racial Discrimination Complaint Against School

  Chrissie Cole | June 18, 2007 2:13 AM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  The mother of a Penn High School freshman has filed a racial discrimination complaint against the school alleging her daughter was treated unfairly by high school administrators after an altercation in April.The Mother contends the school treated her daughter differently than the white female student with whom she fought, after the student allegedly called her the "n-word." Her daughter was...

• School District Discrimination Case Under Review by Justice Department

  Christina Cole | April 26, 2007 7:37 PM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  The Justice Department is deciding whether or not to pursue a discrimination case against an Indiana school district that is being accused of discriminating against women.The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, ruled last month, that East Allen County Schools may have discriminated by announcing it will no longer negotiate contracts with food service workers, nurses, paraprofessionals...

• Auto Dealer to Pay $2.3 Million in Discrimination Lawsuit

  Christina Cole | April 07, 2007 5:07 PM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  One of the biggest car dealerships in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky has agreed to pay out $2.3 million to 39 women who claim sex discrimination because they were not hired for any sales positions, said the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.The consent decree in federal court, resolved an EEOC lawsuit from 2003 alleging 11 of their dealerships owned by Jeff Wyler had discriminated against...

• Former Indiana CU Employee Suing for Discrimination

  Christina Cole | March 21, 2007 1:53 AM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  A former Teachers Credit Union employee is currently suing the South Bend, Indiana based credit union for discrimination.The woman, who worked for the Teachers Credit Union from 1993 to 2003, claims in the lawsuit that her former supervisor physically and verbally harassed her on many occasions by calling her names and throwing office supplies at her during various times of frustration. A mental...

• City Being Sued for Sex Discrimination

  Christina Cole | February 27, 2007 10:25 PM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  The City of Crawfordville, the police department in specific, is being sued by a Crawfordsville Police detective in a federal lawsuit. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court in Indianapolis last week.The complaint notes "employment discrimination based upon sex, a hostile work environment and retaliation by the defendant."A 17-year veteran of the department, detective of six years, said...

• Women and Minimum Wage

  Rick Patterson | February 08, 2007 1:39 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Minimum wage is a hot topic. Why wouldn't it be. While the middle class is shrinking, the gap between the - almost all male - CEOs and minimum wage workers - largely women - has grown enormously. I believe we can surmise that can't be good for the country and/or the economy. It is true that business owned by woman are growing at twice the national average. With that said, women business...

• Overtime Wages Not Paid By Corporation

  Bob Carroll | February 07, 2007 7:05 PM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL

  The nonpayment of overtime wages of sales reps - Act Two following the nonpayment of overtime wages of installation workers. Does anyone see a pattern at IBM? Could the maintenance workers file the next overtime lawsuit?IBM Hit With Overtime SuitIBM Corp. has been hit with another proposed class action lawsuit that accuses the computer giant of intentionally misclassifying its sales...