‘discrimination’ Archives
Sean “P. Diddy” Combs hit with age discrimination lawsuit
Francesca Spero, a 51-year-old executive at Bad Boy Records, has filed a $12 million age discrimination lawsuit against Sean "P. Diddy" Combs after she was fired for allegedly being too old and replaced with a less experienced woman about 15 years younger than Spero. According to NBC New York: Spero says that she first met Combs, in 1988 and [...]
Interior Department CIO sued for race discrimination
In July 2010, a judge ruled against the Department of the Interior in an employment discrimination lawsuit and found that the department's chief information officer Craig Littlejohn called African American subordinates "monkeys." According to the Washington Post: "...Richard W. Furcolo, the administrative judge in the discrimination [...]
Sexual harassment lawsuit filed against Duquesne University
Attorney and faculty member Alice Stewart is suing Pittsburgh, PA's Duquesne University. Stewart claims she is the target of gender discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation by the university's dean of law and constitutional law professor Ken Gormley. Gormley is a popular attorney, columnist, and author of 2010's The Death of American [...]
Salmonella egg recall company previously accused of hostile work environment and sexual harassment
In the midst of the massive US FDA recall of more than 500 million eggs due to salmonella contamination, federal officials say that there is a common thread running through the problem: DeCoster Farms. DeCoster Farms is one of the top ten egg producers in the country and is no stranger to complaints about health, safety, and human and animal [...]
Harrison sheriff’s sexual battery trial postponed
After a two-year investigation that began when two female employees filed sexual harassment claims against him, Harrison County, Indiana Sheriff Mike Deatrick is now facing multiple charges. In April 2010, the grand jury indicted 64-year-old Deatrick on six felony counts of sexual battery, two felony counts of criminal deviate conduct, one felony [...]
Waiter sues Ritz-Carlton for discrimination after being prevented from serving racist guests
A black waiter who has worked at the Ritz-Carlton beach resort in Naples, Florida for 15 years is suing the hotel and its vice president for employment discrimination after he was told not to serve guests who had requested "not to be served by 'people of color' or with 'foreign accents.'" A guest named Rodney Morgan, who checked in to the [...]
eBossWatch Launches World’s First ‘Boss Background Check’ Service
May 5, 2010 -- As workplace bullying continues to affect millions of Americans each year, eBossWatch is raising the bar in its fight against bad bosses and is excited to announce the launch of the world’s first Boss Background Check service. eBossWatch is a leading resource that helps job seekers evaluate managers and potential [...]
Novartis boss pressured saleswoman to get abortion
On the first day of a $200 million sex discrimination trial against the pharmaceuticals company Novartis, a former saleswoman testified that her boss urged her to get an abortion after she asked for a transfer so that she could move in with her fiance. Christine Macarelli said that she told her then-manager, Bruce Holstein, that getting an [...]
Walmart agrees to pay $12 Million to settle sex discrimination lawsuit
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has agreed to pay close to $12 million to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The EEOC had accused the Wal-Mart distribution facility in London, KY of refusing to hire female applicants for certain positions. Walmart spokesman Greg Rossiter said, "We're [...]
‘Price is Right’ model sues for pregnancy discrimination and harassment
Brandi Sherwood Cochran, a former model for the game show Price is Right is suing CBS and the show producer Fremantle Media for pregnancy discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Cochran, who had been a model on the Price is Right since 2002, was fired last Tuesday as her maternity leave came to an end. The court papers state that the [...]
