Workplace Discrimination

• Discrimination Continues In The Workplace

  Bob Carroll | February 04, 2007 11:12 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL

  Employment discrimination charges increased in 2006. Is it because more victims are saying "I'm not going to take it anymore"? Or, more employers are ignoring the law? Or, the EEOC is becoming more aggressive? No matter the cause, it is obvious discrimination in the workplace continues in America. And, Florida is not an island of equality in a sea of discrimination.EEOC Discrimination...

• Idaho mine accident causes man to lose arm

  Staff Writer | January 31, 2007 10:39 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Monday morning worksite accident at a phosphate mine in southeast Idaho caused a man to lose his harm, according to a report from the Associated Press.The victim of the accident is currently in a Salt Lake City hospital intensive care unit as physicians attempt to save his leg. The accident is being investigated by the Mine Safety Health Administration. The Smoky Canyon Mine excavates more than...

• Indiana Suing Automotive Glass Business

  Christina Cole | January 29, 2007 1:53 AM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  A local automotive shop is being sued by the Indiana Department of Labor for allegedly firing two employees for complaining about unsafe working conditions. Recently filed in St. Joseph Circuit Court, the lawsuit claims that Ziebart Speedy Auto Glass franchise owner Jeff Miller fired Debra Derbin and Deb Harvey on September 11 in retaliation for complaints that they filed with the Indiana...

• Wage And Hour Cases Are Not Mysterious

  Bob Carroll | January 27, 2007 10:29 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL

  Solved mystery of the week.Wage-And-Hour Class Actions Continue To GrowMany employment defense attorneys agree that wage-and-hour cases have taken up more and more of their time in recent years. Now, thanks to a report published by Seyfarth Shaw LLP on Monday, there is hard evidence to back up this speculation.I do not have to speculate about an increase in wage-and-hour cases. It is real, and...

• IBM Gender-Discrimination Lawsuit Settled

  Christina Cole | January 10, 2007 4:02 PM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  IBM has settled a federal discrimination lawsuit that was filed by a former employee who alleged she was fired because of her gender. Jodie Ross, worked at IBM for 23 years at its offices in Fishkill, New York and Essex Junction until managers in 2004 accused her of inappropriate conduct during an audit at the Vermont facility.Ross managed a department that oversaw $300 million in inventory,...

• Wrongful Termination Award Slashed

  Rick Patterson | January 05, 2007 2:21 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  In Northern California, a jury award of more than $19 million has been slashed to $3.405 million. Charlene J. Roby was fired by McKesson Corporation after working for them for 25 years. Charlene had presented substantial evidence to the court that the company fired her based on a psychiatric condition. Additionally, she showed that the company failed to reasonably accommodate her disability....

• A Lewd Workplace Costs Magazine $15.5 Million

  Bob Carroll | October 25, 2006 5:56 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL

  You may work for a hip-hop music magazine, but you can still complain about a lewd work environment.Jury Slaps Rap Mag With $15.5M VerdictMusic magazine The Source and two former co-owners have been hit with a $15.5 million verdict after a federal jury in Manhattan found that former Source editor and plaintiff Kimberly Osorio was fired in retaliation for complaining about the lewd work...

• Greyhound Bitten By Sharks In Florida...Seeking Overtime Pay

  Bob Carroll | October 17, 2006 6:19 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL

  The laws concerning wages and hours of employment can sometimes create interesting lawsuit captions. This particular lawsuit is actually Sharks vs. Greyhound. Honest.Greyhound Employee Demands Overtime, Lunch PayA former ticket agent has filed a wage lawsuit against Greyhound Lines Inc., accusing the passenger transportation company of failing to pay overtime and docking her pay for lunches she...

• Even Newspapers Fail To Pay Overtime

  Bob Carroll | October 14, 2006 7:19 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL

  Newspapers get the word out. They keep us informed. They alert us to important events. They serve as a watchdog when our legal rights are violated.How could a newspaper fail to pay its reporters overtime required by law? Surely, the publisher and managing supervisors of a paper would have read many reports of other employers who did not comply with the law. Yet, here is the proof that a...

• The "Paper Trail" Of A Discrimination Coverup

  Bob Carroll | October 13, 2006 5:38 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL

  You can cover your tracks in the woods but not when you plan to fire a high level corporate executive. Judge: Paper Trail Suspicious In Motorola Sex Bias SuitPortfolio Media, New York (October 12, 2006)--A sex discrimination suit against Motorola Inc. took a peculiar twist on Tuesday, when a federal judge wrote in his ruling that top executives at the cell phone company may have constructed a...