Mitsuwa Corporation, the owner of the Edgewater, NJ Japanese market called Mitsuwa Marketplace, is set to pay $250,000 to Hispanic employees in a discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission. According to the lawsuit, Mitsuwa Marketplace has paid Hispanic employees less than non-Hispanics doing the same work due to their national origin. The [...]
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Wrongful Termination Lawsuit Settled for $250K
Colorado Springs will pay Terri Velasquez $250,000 to settle a wrongful termination lawsuit filed against the city in 2011. She alleges that she was fired due to gender discrimination and in retaliation for exposing corruption and fraud with regard to use of city funds. For its part, the city claims that Velasquez’s wrongful termination claims [...]
Confidential Settlement Reached in 2011 Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Former Millbrook, Alabama police officer Kristin Spraggins will settle her 2011 sexual harassment lawsuit with the city in a confidential settlement, her attorney said. Not only will this settlement end Spraggins’ claim, it will also force the city of Millbrook to change its policies regarding sexual harassment complaints. While the exact terms of the settlement [...]
Wilmington, OH Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit for $145,000
An administrative assistant in Wilmington, Ohio is taking home $145,000 after winning a sexual harassment lawsuit against her former employers. According to the plaintiff, Donna Slone, she was subjected to repeated harassment and gender discrimination while working in the city prosecutor’s office from 2007 to 2010. The worst offender was Richard L. Federle Jr., an [...]
