http://www.civiljusticecenter.com/Articles In the fight for justice, WE never rest Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:24:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) of 1988 applies to most private employers, prohibiting most private employers from using lie detector tests, either for pre-employment screening or during the course of employment, and providing civil money penalties for violations as well as the ability to bring a lawsuit, so employees ... http://www.civiljusticecenter.com/Articles/employee-lie-detector-test-lawsuit According to the Atlanta Business Chronicle, Cincinatti based Kroger Co. recently announced that the company settled a federal race discrimination lawsuit involving black employees in six states, including Georgia, for $16 million.  See, "Kroger Settles Discrimination Suit for $16M," Atlanta Business Chronicle, http://www.bizjournals.com , 6/19/08.  Kroger is the No. 1 ... http://www.civiljusticecenter.com/Articles/grocery-store-chain-settles-racial-discrimination-lawsuit A construction company has settled a housing discrimination case for allegedly refusing to rent a house to a family of eight, including an agreement to pay damages and take fair housing training, add "Equal Housing Opportunity" to advertisement logos and formulate a written tenant selection plan, according to Business First ... http://www.civiljusticecenter.com/Articles/housing-discrimination-lawsuit-settlement American women working overseas in Iraq for contractors have reported sexual assaults by co-workers but are finding themselves in legal limbo, unable to seek justice or even a significant amount of compensation, as result of employer required arbitration clauses that force claims of sexual assault and harassment, as well as ... http://www.civiljusticecenter.com/Articles/employment-related-sexual-assault Sexual harassment can happen at any business regardless of size and is not reserved for high profile scandals, and, in 2007, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received 12,510 charges of sexual harassment, according to a Laredo newspaper, The Laredo Morning Times.  See, Richards, Ashley, and Christina Rosales, "Sexual ... http://www.civiljusticecenter.com/Articles/laredo-sexual-harassment On June 24, 2008, the Department of Justice issued a press release announcing that it had filed a federal court complaint against the City of Dallas, alleging that Dallas subjected an African American employee and former general laborer for the City to racial discrimination and retaliatory termination after the laborer reported to ... http://www.civiljusticecenter.com/Articles/race-discrimination-lawsuit-in-dallas Citizens exposed to excessive Taser use or police misconduct can report excessive force use to the police officer's employer and consult an attorney whether the abusive conduct occurs in Dallas, Houston, Galveston or elsewhere since excessive force by police could give rise to a claim for civil damages. An Ohio woman repeatedly ... http://www.civiljusticecenter.com/Articles/taser-victim-lawsuit Sexual misconduct by law enforcement officers, including jail, prison and corrections officers, violates civil rights and may give rise to a sexual misconduct lawsuit whether the sexual abuse occurs in Texas or elsewhere, and victims of law enforcement sexual misconduct may report the abusive conduct to the officer's employer and contact ... http://www.civiljusticecenter.com/Articles/sexual-misconduct-lawsuits-allege-abuse-by-law-enforcement According to the Associated Press, the National Park Service is investigating whether a park ranger used excessive force in breaking up a party at Acadia National Park's Day Mountain where the park ranger allegedly threw a man to the ground after the man had been handcuffed, knocking the man out ... http://www.civiljusticecenter.com/Articles/ranger-accused-of-excessive-force According to an article in the Fort Bend Herald, former Houston Texans fullback Jameel Cook's attorney wonders whether the athlete's arrest last week on a marijuana charge is cooked up and whether Mr. Cook has been victimized by racial profiling.  See, Munsch, Don, "Attorney Says Sheriff Is Profiling," Fort Bend ... http://www.civiljusticecenter.com/Articles/attorney-wonders-whether-sheriff-is-racial-profiling