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Dock Workers Settle Age Discrimination Suit for $400,000Dock workers at Central Freight Lines have settled an age discrimination suit for $400,000. Age discrimination violates both federal and Kentucky state law.
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ACS Call Center Employees Sue for Unpaid OvertimeLexington, Kentucky overtime lawyer Robert Abell discusses a suit by call center employees in Washington against ACS, Xerox and LiveBridge for unpaid overtime.
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Wal-Mart To Pay $4.8 Million In Overtime and FinedWal-Mart has agreed to pay $4.8 million in overtime to employees as a result of a Dept. of Labor investigation; Wal-Mart will also pay $400,000+ in overtime.
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Can Hospitals Charge Uninsured Patients More Than Insured Patients?The Indiana Supreme Court will decide a case as to whether hospitals may charge uninsured patients more than they charge insured patients.
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Yelp Account Executives Settle Overtime Suit for $1.25 MillionLexington, Kentucky overtime lawyer Robert Abell discusses the overtime suit settled by account executives for the online site Yelp settled for $1.25 million.
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Supermarket Sued For Overtime by Co-ManagerLexington, Kentucky overtime lawyer Robert Abell discusses an overtime suit filed by a co-manager against a supermarket chain Ingles Markets.
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City Lawyer Settles Race Discrimination & Retaliation Suit for $750,000Lexington, Kentucky discrimination lawyer Robert Abell discusses a race discrimination and retaliation suit settled by a New York City lawyer for $750,000.
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Whistleblower Claims She Was Asked to Falsify Grades At Charter SchoolA teacher in Florida has filed a whistleblower suit claiming that she was fired for refusing to falsify students' grades at a charter school.
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Bad-Faith Termination of Assisted Living Benefits Results in $34.2 Million Verdict Against Insurance CompanyA Montana woman won a $34.2 million verdict against Ability Insurance Company for the bad-faith termination of her assisted living insurance benefits.
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Age Discrimination Case Against Law Firm SettledAn age discrimination suit against a New York law firm, Kelley Drye, has been settled for $570,000.
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Kentucky Motorcycle Crashes Up 69%Motorcycle crashes in Kentucky are up 69% from the same period in 2011.
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Medicare & Medicaid Fraud Whistleblower Suit Settled for $137.5 MillionA whistleblower lawsuit against WellCare Health Plans regarding alleged Medicare and Medicaid fraud has been settled for $137.5 million.
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IT Workers Suit for Wages & Overtime Granted Class Action StatusLexington, Kentucky overtime lawyer Robert Abell discusses a class action suit by IT workers for the Indian conglomerate Tata Sons.
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Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Aaron's Settled for $6 MillionA sexual harassment lawsuit against Aaron's, the rental company, has been settled for $6 million.
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Lockheed Martin Pricing Fraud Whistleblower Suits Settled for $15.9 MillionLockheed Martin has settled two whistleblower suits claiming that it defrauded the government by overcharging it have been settled for $15.9 million.
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FedEx Settles Hiring Discrimination Case for $3 MillionFedEx has settled a hiring discrimination case for $3 million and will take steps to revamp its hiring processes.
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Whistleblower Suit Claims MetLife & Prudential Failed to Pay Millions In Life Insurance BenefitsA lawsuit filed in Minnesota under that state's False Claims Act claims that MetLife and Prudential have failed to pay millions in life insurance benefits.
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$2 Million Verdict In Wreck Caused by Police OfficerAn Atlanta-jury awarded $2 million to the widow of a man killed in a wreck caused by a police officer traveling at high speed without siren or safety lights on.
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Pregnancy Discrimination Case Settled for $140,000A pregnancy discrimination based on a refusal to hire has been settled for $140,000.
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Motorcyclist's Family Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Bus Company for $1.4 millionThe family of a motorcyclist killed due to the negligence of a bus driver has settled his wrongful death lawsuit for $1.4 million.