Supreme Court Denies Huge Sex Bias Class Action Against Wal-Mart June 20, 2011 By James Vicini The Supreme Court rejected a mammoth class-action lawsuit charging sex discrimination at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Monday in a ruling...
Judge Signals $32 Million Settlement in Wells Fargo Bias Suit June 9, 2011 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge signaled that she would approve a settlement calling for Wells Fargo & Co. to pay $32 million...
Employers Looking Other Way On Employees’ Distracted Driving June 2, 2011 A recent survey confirms that there is growing concern among corporate managers about distracted driving risks and liability. Fifty percent...
Wal-Mart Facing Job Bias Suit from Fired Cuban Warehouse Workers May 11, 2011 By Jonathan Stempel Former Wal-Mart Stores Inc. warehouse workers of Cuban origin may pursue a lawsuit accusing the world’s largest retailer of discrimination,...
Texas Company Sued for Abuse of Iowa Workers April 8, 2011 By Michael J. Crumb A Texas company is accused of severely abusing and discriminating against 31 mentally disabled men who worked at an Iowa...
Tennessee Worker’s Harassment Award Against Whirlpool Affirmed April 5, 2011 A federal judge has affirmed a million-dollar judgment against Whirlpool Corp. in a sex and race harassment lawsuit filed by...
Whistleblower Sues California Nuclear Plant, Claims Firing Retaliatory March 31, 2011 By Marty Graham A former manager at one of California’s two nuclear power stations sued the facility’s operators Wednesday, claiming he was fired...
Judge in Kansas Upholds Ruling in Boeing Age Discrimination Suit March 30, 2011 By Roxana Hegeman A federal judge in Wichita, Kan., has refused to reconsider his earlier ruling siding with The Boeing Co. and Spirit...
Supreme Court Justices Question Major Class Action Against Wal-Mart March 29, 2011 By James Vicini Supreme Court justices sharply questioned Tuesday whether more than a million female employees can join together against Wal-Mart Stores Inc....
Major Class Action Sex Discrimination Case Goes Before Supreme Court March 25, 2011 By James Vicini The largest class-action sex-discrimination lawsuit ever will be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court March 29, pitting Wal-Mart Stores Inc....