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Judge Dismisses Fired Amazon Worker’s Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination

A federal judge on Monday sided with Amazon.com Inc in dismissing a discrimination lawsuit that workplace organizer Christian Smalls had filed against his former employer. U.S. District Judge Rachel Kovner rejected Smalls’ claim that Amazon had fired him because he …

Idaho Supreme Court Sides with Family of Worker Killed

The Idaho Supreme Court on Friday issued a ruling allowing the family of a Caldwell worker who died on the job to sue the employer for wrongful death. Generally workers’ compensation is the exclusive remedy for employees who are killed …

Texas Woman Claims Discrimination over Gray Hair

A 52-year-old Houston woman is suing after what she says was an order from her boss to dye her shoulder-length gray hair. Sandra Rawline, who was an escrow officer and branch manager at Capital Title of Texas, said she was …