http://www.civiljusticecenter.com/Articles Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:49:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A Houston based concrete company will pay $135,000 to settle a national origin, age and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against its Memphis subsidiary, according to an EEOC press release at http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/3-11-10b.cfm .  As stated in the press release, EEOC lawyers charged in the employment ... http://www.civiljusticecenter.com/Articles/thai-american-workplace-harassment-lawsuit/ The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is a federal agency which enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination, including workplace religious discrimination.  In this regard, an EEOC press release at http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/3-10-10a.cfm states that a contract security company has been sued by the federal agency for alleged unlawful discrimination against an employee ... http://www.civiljusticecenter.com/Articles/eeoc-religious-discrimination-lawsuit-2/ The March issue of Trial reports that a jury has awarded three men $175,000 in a lawsuit against the City of Portland where the plaintiffs alleged that police officers used excessive force.  See, Trial, 3/10, p. 14.  More specifically, the plaintiffs, each of whom is African American, contended that they were subjected to ... http://www.civiljusticecenter.com/Articles/excessive-force-false-arrest-lawsuit/ In a January 29, 2010 press release at http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/12-18-09.cfm , the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that an assisted living company will pay $43,000 and furnish other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the federal agency.  According to the press release, EEOC attorneys charged in ... http://www.civiljusticecenter.com/Articles/muslim-employment-discrimination-case/ African-American News & Issues reporter Tuala Williams wrote recently that Pastor Kyev Tatum, president of the Fort Worth SCLC, is leading the charge amid cries of wrongful death in the matter of Michael Patrick Jacobs, Jr., 24.  See, Tuala, Williams, "Getting Away With Murder!" African-American News & Issues, Vol. 15, ... http://www.civiljusticecenter.com/Articles/taser-death-questioned/ The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is a federal agency which enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination, including workplace racial harassment and retaliation for complaining about it.  On December 31, 2009, EEOC lawyers announced that a Memphis radioactive waste processing company will pay $650,000 to 23 African American ... http://www.civiljusticecenter.com/Articles/racial-harassment-case-2/ Chron.com reported in a January 4, 2010 article by Matthew Tresaugue that a Houston company with a history of neighborhood and official complaints has been fined nearly $1.5 million for alleged safety violations after an investigation into a death at an industrial waste facility.  In the article posted at http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hotstories/6798145.html ... http://www.civiljusticecenter.com/Articles/houston-industrial-waste-company-death-probe/ WSOCTV.com posted a February 15, 2010 article regarding a North Carolina lawsuit filed on behalf of 12 current and former AAA Carolinas employees. According to WSCOTV.com, the plaintiffs allege that they were denied promotions and subjected to racial and sexual slurs by managers at AAA.  See, http://www.wsoctv.com , "Lawsuit Alleges Racial, ... http://www.civiljusticecenter.com/Articles/racial-discrimination-case/ Health Leaders Media reports that state and national nurses associations are applauding a jury's quick verdict to acquit a Texas nurse of felony charges for reporting a physician to a state oversight board for allegedly providing unsafe patient care.  In the February 12, 2010 posting at www.healthleadersmedia.com , the online ... http://www.civiljusticecenter.com/Articles/texas-nurse-whistleblower-case/ A Yahoo News posting at http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100210/health/health_rollator_recall states that Dana Douglas Inc. has renewed its recall of selected models of certain rollator models to address potential safety issues.  Depending on the model and date of manufacture, the lower rear frame, front forks, front fork bearings or lower brake rod of the ... http://www.civiljusticecenter.com/Articles/rollator-injury/