Colorado DOC Will Spend $41 Million to Treat Hepatitis C
Colorado DOC Will Spend $41 Million to Treat Hepatitis C
Lawsuits & Litigation
U.S. EEOC Slaps Walmart Inc. with Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit
Earlier today the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit against Walmart Inc. over allegations that the company forced pregnant employees at a “Wisconsin warehouse to go on unpaid leave and denied their requests to take on easier duties.” The EEOC is an agency responsible for enforcing laws meant to protect employees in the workplace from discrimination, including pregnancy discrimination. According to reports from the agency, a Walmart “distribution center in Menomonie, Wisconsin, has discriminated against pregnant employees since 2014.” As a result, the EEOC claims the company violated federal laws that “requires employers to accommodate workers’ pregnancies in the same way as physical disabilities.”
Southwest Sued Over Alleged ‘Whites-Only’ Breakroom in Houston Airport
A former Southwest Airlines employee is suing the regional carrier, saying his coworkers created a ‘whites-only’ breakroom at a Houston airport. The supposedly segregated breakroom—known by employees as the ‘W.B.’—had allegedly been around for years. Plaintiff Jamel Parker says the company knew about the room at William B. Hobby Airport and tolerated its existence. “Although
Nashville’s Metro Council Approves $130k Civil Rights Settlement
Nashville’s Metro Council approved a $130,000 civil rights settlement on Tuesday, ending a lawsuit that began with a 2011 arrest. Andrea Miller’s settlement with former Metro Nashville police officer Woodston Maddox brings one of the city’s largest civil rights settlements in recent history. The agreement awards Miller $50,000 in damages and reimburses ‘reasonable’ attorneys’ fees
Prison Legal News Takes Magazine Lawsuit to Supreme Court
Attorneys for the monthly magazine Prison Legal News have taken their First Amendment lawsuit to the Supreme Court, arguing that corrections officials are unfairly barring inmates from accessing the publication. The magazine filed a petition last week, asking the Supreme Court to hear its case against the Florida Department of Corrections. Florida, says Prison Legal
Michigan Supreme Court Won’t Hear Appeal in Weekley Case
Michigan Supreme Court Won’t Hear Appeal in Weekley Case
Lawsuit Claims Members of New Mexico Soccer Team Raped Younger Players
For many students, high school is difficult enough without the added perils of bullying. It’s a time where many students are finding out who they are while trying to keep up with their rapidly changing bodies. Unfortunately, bullying happens, and sometimes that bullying can take a gruesome turn, just as it did for one member of a New Mexico high school soccer team. According to a new lawsuit filed late last week, members of a “southeastern New Mexico high school soccer team raped a young teammate, recorded the sexual assault of another player and subjected other players to violent sexual acts as part of hazing.”
Judges: Employers Must Pay Tipped Staff Minimum Wage for Non-Tipped Work
Ruling in on tips, a U.S. appeals court determined that restaurants must pay bartenders and waitstaff minimum wage when they’re doing work that’s not related to their primary positions. Exemptions to what would have been considered gratuity-based compensation include cleaning toilets and washing dishes. The decision, brought by an 11-judge panel of the 9th U.S.
Life-threatening Sepsis Continues to Run Rampant in U.S. Nursing Homes
Life-threatening Sepsis Continues to Run Rampant in U.S. Nursing Homes
Palm Desert YMCA Stands By Lifeguards Involved in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
A YMCA in Palm Desert, California recently took a stance to defend its lifeguards against a wrongful death lawsuit. The suit was filed after a “La Quinta man drowned under their watch,” and was filed against the YMCA, the National Park Services, and the city of Palm Desert. But what happened?