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FDNY, retired captain settle disability case
NewsdayA retired FDNY captain will get more than $7,000 in back pay and an adjustment to his pension after federal officials settled a case alleging the city failed to accommodate disabilities he received after the 9/11 attacks. Gerald Snell, who suffered...Tags: Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Retirement, Justice System, Fire Department of New York
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La Joya ISD settles for $1.5M in lawsuit alleging political retaliation
The Monitor, McAllen, TexasThe same day multiple employee grievances filled the La Joya school board agenda, the Texas Attorney General's Office said the district must release documents regarding a $1.5 million settlement agreement with another group of employees. The attorney...Tags: Elections, Prosecution, Witnesses, Trials, Lawyers
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Rosenthal: The worst of a job seeker's past is often just a few clicks away
"The past is never dead. It's not even past," William Faulkner wrote more than 60 years ago, long before the sound and the fury of online chatter and the Internet's capacity for keeping one's personal history ever-present and unburied. The road people...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Chicago Tribune, Comcast SportsNet (tv network), Chicago Bulls, Crime, Law and Justice
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Orland Park janitorial company settles discrimination claims
An Orland Park-based janitorial company accused of discriminating against Hispanic employees will pay a total of $360,000 in the case, according to a settlement filed in federal court. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in a federal...
Tags: Judges, Minority Groups, Discrimination, Employment Opportunities, Social Issues
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Juror: $240M verdict for mentally disabled Iowa plant workers shows abuse won't be tolerated
Associated PressIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A juror says she wanted to send a message by supporting a historic $240 million verdict for 32 mentally disabled men who faced decades of abuse by a Texas company: Never again. Juror Robin Griebel outlined her rationale for...Tags: Judges, Social Security, Employment Opportunities, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice
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Nick's Patio settles lawsuit that alleged pregnancy discrimination
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — A local restaurant has agreed to settle a lawsuit the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed on behalf of two women who said they were discriminated against when they told management they were pregnant. Nick’s Patio, a...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Feminism, Discrimination, Trials, Lawyers
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Jury awards $240 million to 32 mentally disabled Iowa turkey plant workers for years of abuse
Associated PressIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — For decades, the lives of 32 mentally disabled Iowa turkey processing plant workers were controlled by their Texas-based employer, which profited handsomely by hiring them out. Regardless of sickness or injury, they were...Tags: Criminal Laws, Turkey (animal), Physical Disabilities, U.S. Department of Justice, Companies and Corporations
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Dock workers allege racism
The BladeThe president of a dock workers' union local that nine days ago authorized its leaders to call a strike has told Port of Toledo officials that no strike is planned, but it's a weapon the union may wield to combat what it considers discrimination by the...Tags: Racism, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Unions, Crime, Law and Justice, Strikes
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Heather Mason relieved of duties as UT's associate strength and conditioning coach
Knoxville News SentinelHeather Mason has been relieved of her duties as associate strength and conditioning coach at the University of Tennessee. UT spokesperson Jimmy Stanton said via text message Thursday night that Mason had been "placed on administrative leave until...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Employment Opportunities, Trials, Tennessee Lady Volunteers, Tennessee Volunteers
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Navigating appearance-based compliments on the job: ick factor or actionable?
Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — When Lisa Parker was new to corporate coaching, a senior-level colleague she respected brought her in as his No. 2 for a series of training seminars. Time and time again, he introduced her as smart, capable and beautiful. "I was...Tags: Barack Obama, General Mills Incorporated, Employment, Harvard University, Employment Opportunities
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When weight is disabling
Lisa Harrison weighed 527 pounds on the day she was fired from her job at a Louisiana drug addiction treatment center. The 5-foot-2-inch Harrison, who believed her employer considered her "disabled" due to her weight, filed a discrimination charge with...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Sleep Apnea, Discrimination, Body Mass Index, Health Organizations
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Local briefing
Restaurants Burger joint opens in Boca Raton's University Commons shopping center Boca Raton city officials and executives held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday for the grand opening of Shake Shack, which bills itself as the modern day "roadside" burger...Tags: Care Group Incorporated, Coral Gables, Companies and Corporations, Fort Lauderdale, General Practitioners
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