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Wet Seal Clothing Store Charged With Race DiscriminationThe young women's apparel store, Wet Seal, has been cited by the EEOC for race discrimination in its Philadelphia area stores.
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Did Hospital Have Admission Quotas To Generate More Revenue?The CBS program 60 Minutes reported Sunday that several Health Management Associates hospitals set admissions quotas for doctors in order to increase revenue.
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Upper Big Branch Investigation Continues, Massey Energy Executive ChargedThe investigation into the 2010 explosion at the Upper Big Branch coal mine continues as a Massey Energy executive is criminally charged.
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Overbilling Whistleblower Suit Settled for $900,000+A whistleblower suit alleging that Baylor Medical Center in Dallas overbilled for radiation and oncology services has settled for $900,000+.
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Who Is A Supervisor In A Discrimination Case?The United States Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case that will decide who is a supervisor in an employment discrimination case.
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Do I Need, Should I Buy Individual Disability Insurance?Read this article to help you decide whether you should buy individual disability insurance.
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Wages Suit Against Darden Restaurants GrowsA class action lawsuit that Darden Restaurants failed to pay minimum wages, required employees to work off the clock and failed to pay overtime has grown.
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"Frat House" Atmosphere Yields $175,000 Settlement In Workplace Discrimination CaseA discrimination suit arising from a "frat house" atmosphere at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement bureau has resulted in a $175,000 settlement.
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Tip Pools and Tip Sharing: $14 Million Settlement With Starbucks.Lexington, Kentucky wages and overtime lawyer Robert Abell discusses a $14 million settlement with Starbucks arising from an illegal tip sharing pool.
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Pharmacy Regulators Were Alerted of Violations by Compounding Company At Center of Meningitis OutbreakInvestigators have determined that Massachusetts pharmacy regulators were alerted in July of safety violations by the New England Compounding Center.
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Suit Over Exploding Exercise Ball SettledThe Sacramento Kings and their player, Francisco Garcia, have settled a product liability suit claiming that Garcia was injured when the exercise ball exploded.
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Coal Miners Sue Over Retiree BenefitsCoal miners have sued Peabody Energy and Arch Coal over retiree benefits threatened by the 2007 spinoff to Patriot Coal.
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University Researcher Awarded $800,000 In Whistleblower CaseA researcher at the University of Virginia was awarded $800,000 in a whistleblower case stemming from an NIH grant.
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Sex Discrimination Class Action Against Costco Goes ForwardA federal judge in San Francisco has ruled that a nation-wide sex discrimination class action lawsuit against Costco may go forward.
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Gender Discrimination Class Action Suit Filed Against Wal-Mart In TennesseeLong-term female employees of Wal-Mart have filed a class-action gender discrimination suit against the retailer in Tennessee.
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Unpaid Pre-Shift Meetings Subject of Overtime SuitLexington, Kentucky overtime lawyer Robert Abell discusses a suit by county jail employees claiming that they were not paid for mandatory pre-shift meetings.
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Assistant Bank Branch Managers Settle Overtime SuitLexington, Kentucky overtime lawyer Robert Abell discusses the settlement for $2.5 million of a class action lawsuit by assistant bank branch managers.
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"Culture of Gender Bias" Alleged In Wal-Mart SuitA sex discrimination class action lawsuit involving more than 100,000 female employees of Wal-Mart in California may go forward for now a federal judge ruled.
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Mental Illness & the Americans With Disabilities ActThe EEOC has filed a disability discrimination lawsuit claiming that an employee was wrongfully terminated because she is bi-polar.
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Amputee Settles Disability Discrimination SuitA handicapped person with an amputated leg has settled a disability discrimination suit for $23,000.