8th Circuit: Late Notice Barred Coverage Under ‘Claims-Made’ Policy December 29, 2020 By Jim Sams Ace American Insurance Co. is not liable for the approximately $250,000 that an Arkansas school district paid to settle a...
Del Taco Settles Sexual Harassment Charges, Enters Consent Decree December 3, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel Del Taco Restaurants Inc agreed to pay $1.25 million and enter a three-year consent decree to settle a U.S. agency’s...
Appeals Court Clears Harvard of Racial Bias in Admissions November 13, 2020 By Collin Binkley BOSTON — A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a ruling clearing Harvard University of discrimination against Asian American applicants....
Fired Amazon Worker Files Discrimination Lawsuit Over Pandemic Conditions November 12, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK — A former Amazon.com Inc worker who protested conditions at his New York City fulfillment center sued the...
McDonald’s Faces Discrimination Suit by Black Franchisees September 1, 2020 By Malathi Nayak McDonald’s Corp. is the subject of a lawsuit by more than 50 Black former franchisees in the U.S. who say...
It’s Now Even Easier to Fire U.S. Workers for What They Say July 30, 2020 By Josh Eidelson and Hassan Kanu Employers in the U.S. just got more latitude to fire employees who speak up about harassment and discrimination. They can...
Law Firms Tracking Wave of COVID-19 Employee v. Employer Litigation July 9, 2020 By Jim Sams A pandemic is no time to play favorites at the workplace, skimp on personal protective equipment or get too stingy...
Family Files Discrimination Lawsuit Against Hampton Inn July 6, 2020 WILSON, N.C. — A Black family has filed a federal lawsuit against the parent company of Hampton Inn and others...
Walmart Alters Disability Reassignment Policy to Settle Suit November 18, 2019 AUGUSTA, Maine — Walmart has agreed to change its national policy for reassigning disabled workers to settle a lawsuit brought...
MetLife Is Sued Over Alleged Gender Pay Gap, Sexist Comments November 14, 2019 By Erik Larson A former MetLife Inc. executive claims she suffered years of gender-based pay discrimination and harassment from members of the insurer’s...