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Allied Burton Security Services Agrees to Large Payout for Race & Gender Discrimination

Berkshire Associates

The agreement aims to resolve alleged pay discrimination of Black, American Indian, and Female employees. The findings were found to affect over 2200 employees over a period of two years, from November 2012 through November 2014, at a New York City location.

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Is Withdrawing a Discrimination Claim Protected Activity?

HR Daily Advisor

We all understand that filing a discrimination charge with a government agency is protected activity, but one employee recently claimed that withdrawing such a charge is also protected. On August 3, 2012, the EEOC dismissed her charge without finding evidence to support her allegations of discrimination. Background.

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OFCCP and LandCare USA Settle Hiring Discrimination Claims

Berkshire Associates

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has entered into a conciliation agreement with LandCare USA, LLC, formerly known as TruGreen LandCare to settle allegations of hiring discrimination at its Austin, TX location.

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Dell EMC to Pay Millions in Back Wages Due to Alleged Gender Discrimination

Berkshire Associates

The pay inequities allegedly began in 2012 in their Pleasanton and Santa Clara, CA locations and in two North Carolina locations beginning in 2014. Some areas of the alleged discrimination are: In late April, Computer giant Dell EMC, headquartered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, was ordered to pay more than $2.9

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If at first, you don’t succeed, try, try, try, try again. Then, file an age discrimination lawsuit. Then try again.

The Employer Handbook

From 2004 through 2012, she volunteered in her children’s schools, substitute taught, and observed various classes as part of her post-graduate coursework. And in the Winter of 2014, the woman did land a job in the school district as a full-time substitute teacher. So, she gave up applying and just sued for age discrimination.

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Age discrimination verdict: Jury awards former employee a whopping $51 million

HR Morning

Yet another example of how painful getting caught for discrimination law violations can be for employers: A New Jersey jury has just awarded a Lockheed Martin engineer an astonishing $51 million for discriminating against him because of his age. . It’s thought to be the largest award ever in an age discrimination case.

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South Africa attempts Compliance, Cracks Down on Illegal Employment

Global People Strategist

The report, which summarized research conducted by the Johannesburg-based higher education institution between 2012 and 2014, established that many of the employed undocumented foreigners are hired to do menial tasks. On the other, they are violating the labor rights of foreign employees by discriminating against them.