‘wrongful termination’ Archives
West Virginia Casino sued for wrongful dismissal
Tamara Pettit, the former public relations director at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort in West Virginia, has filed a wrongful dismissal lawsuit against the casino. Pettit claims that she was publicly chastised by Jack Sours, the casino's president and general manager, in front of casino customers and other employees during an event [...]
Former AutoZone employee wins $1.5 million in disability discrimination lawsuit
Randy Cosby, a former manager for AutoZone Inc. who managed around 10 stores in the Sacramento area, was awarded $1.5 million in damages for being wrongfully terminated because of an illness that he contracted. The jury found that AutoZone failed to make reasonable accomododations for Cosby's illness and that it had violated California's Fair [...]
Former Detroit Public Schools superintendent files sexual harassment and wrongful termination lawsuit
Teresa Gueyser, the former Detroit Public Schools superintendent, filed a lawsuit against the DPS. She claims that she was subjected to sexual harassment and a hostile work environment and then retaliated against after refusing to comply with the sexual advances of the former school board president. According to the Detroit Free Press: In [...]
Steven Seagal sexual harassment lawsuit dismissed
Court records show that the $1 million sexual harassment lawsuit filed by Steven Seagal's former assistant Kayden Nguyen has been dismissed. In the lawsuit, Nguyen had claimed that Seagal "proceeded to treat Ms. Nguyen as his sex toy" when she started working for the actor. Seagal allegedly asked Nguyen for a massage and then proceeded to [...]
EEOC finds hostile work environment at Turner Industries
Two weeks ago, the EEOC determined "that on a regular basis ... Black employees (at Turner Industries) were subjected to unwelcome racial slurs, comments and intimidation, racial graffiti, nooses in the workplace and other symbols of discrimination." In addition, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission found that white employees who [...]
Steven Seagal sued by former employee for sexual harassment
Kayden Nguyen, a 23-year-old former model, has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against actor Steven Seagal, who hired Nguyen as an "Executive Assistant." According to the court documents, which were filed on April 12, 2010, Nguyen "was told that the job involved standard clerical functions as the Executive Assistant for Steven Seagal and his [...]
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