State Farm Settles Immigration Discrimination Case with Justice Department October 29, 2024 The Justice Department announced that it secured a settlement agreement with State Farm resolving the department’s determination that one of...
Former Citigroup Exec Suing Bank Was Fired for Performance, Company Says August 26, 2024 By Tatiana Bautzer Citigroup alleges that a former managing director suing the bank was fired for performance reasons, rather than for what she...
Supreme Court Backs Starbucks Over Fired Pro-Union Workers June 19, 2024 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court sided with Starbucks in the coffee chain’s challenge to a judicial order to rehire seven Memphis...
All the Major Legal Battles Elon Musk and His Companies Are Facing June 10, 2024 By Rachel Graf Elon Musk and his companies are embroiled in dozens of lawsuits, ranging from fatal crashes blamed on Tesla Inc.’s Autopilot...
Ex-Citi Banker Says She Was Fired for Refusing to Give False Data to Regulator May 23, 2024 By Saeed Azhar A former managing director at Citigroup sued the bank and its chief operating officer on Wednesday, alleging she was fired...
US Supreme Court to Hear Case on Starbucks Firing Pro-Union Workers in Tennessee January 16, 2024 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a challenge by Starbucks to a judicial decision that...
Rail Whistleblowers Fired for Voicing Safety Concerns August 22, 2023 By Josh Funk Hours before a Norfolk Southern train derailed in Ohio and erupted in fire in February, a judge ruled a former...
Small New Hampshire Town Political Spats Devolve Into Defamation, Free Speech Claims August 19, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The small town of Gilmanton, New Hampshire and a selectman who owns a winery have successfully defended themselves against multiple...
McDonald’s Franchise Owner Consents to $1.6M Settlement of Sex Harassment Suit July 1, 2022 Coughlin, Inc., a Vermont-based company that owns 10 McDonald’s franchise restaurants in Vermont and New Hampshire, will pay $1,600,000 and...
Jury Awards $1.7M to Massachusetts Teacher Who Alleged Discrimination December 14, 2021 A jury has found that school officials in Boston, Massachusetts, retaliated against a teacher for exercising his legal right to...