An Iowa jury has awarded 32 mentally disabled workers a groundbreaking $240 million in compensation against Henry’s Turkey Service. These workers were subjected to inhumane conditions and cruel treatment at a company-operated labor camp. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed suit against the company after the facility was shut down in 2009. Court testimony [...]
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EEOC Helps Hispanic Employees Receive $250,000 in Discrimination Lawsuit
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 [...]
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 [...]
