Texas Energy Company to Pay $260K to Settle Racial Harassment Lawsuit May 9, 2024 A Texas energy company will pay a $265,000 fine to settle charges that it subjected Black and Hispanic field mechanics...
Company to Pay $650K Over Child Labor Violations at Meat Processing Facilities May 8, 2024 By Hannah Fingerhut DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Tennessee-based sanitation company has agreed to pay more than half a million dollars after...
New Mexico Restaurant Settles Wage-Theft Complaint After Prolonged Legal Battle May 2, 2024 New Mexico labor announced a legal settlement that resolves longstanding accusations of unpaid wages against a restaurant business in northwestern...
$24.5M Settlement in New Mexico over Natural Gas Flaring in Permian Basin May 2, 2024 By Susan Montoya Bryan New Mexico has reached a record settlement with a company over air pollution violations at natural gas gathering sites in...
Ring in California Paying $5.6M to Customers as Part of Privacy Settlement April 30, 2024 By Wyatte Grantham-Philips The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $5.6 million in refunds to consumers as part of a settlement with...
Minneapolis to Pay $150K Settlement to Witness in George Floyd Murder April 29, 2024 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis City Council has agreed to pay a $150,000 settlement to an eyewitness who tried to...
Undercover St. Louis Officer Beaten by Colleagues Awarded $23.5M April 17, 2024 ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis judge on Monday awarded nearly $23.5 million to a former police officer who...
Detroit Landlord to Pay $190K to Settle Claims of Sexual Harassment April 10, 2024 DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — A suburban Detroit landlord has agreed to pay $190,000 to settle allegations of sexual harassment...
State Bar of Wisconsin Agrees to Change Diversity Definition in Lawsuit Settlement April 8, 2024 By Scott Bauer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin association representing attorneys agreed last week to change the definition of “diversity” to settle...
California Labor Commissioner Reaches $2M Settlement with Restaurant April 8, 2024 The California Labor Commissioner’s Office reached a $2 million settlement against Pearl B-Star Inc., DBA Lin’s Fusion for underpaying 32...