A pair of former Walmart employees say the nation’s largest retailer illegally required pregnant workers around the country to perform heavy lifting and other ill-advised physical tasks.
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Former Walmart Workers Say Company Treated Thousands Of Pregnant Employees Unfairly
By 5.15.17
Report: Sara Lee Discriminated Against Black Workers At Texas Baking Facility
By 2.10.15
Attorneys for workers at a Sara Lee Texas baking facility announced yesterday that Sara Lee discriminated against black employees working in a Texas baking facility, by disproportionately assigning them to work in hazardous areas in the building. [More]
EEOC Lawsuit Accuses Papa John’s Pizza Of Firing Worker With Down Syndrome
By 9.29.14
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says it’s filed a lawsuit against Papa John’s Pizza, accusing the company of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act after firing a worker in Utah with Down syndrome. [More]
DSW Will Pay $900,000 Former Workers To Settle Age Discrimination Lawsuit
By 9.22.14
Shoe retailer DSW is on the line for $900,000 after agreeing to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought by former employees, who said the company fired older workers just because of their ages. And if other employees refused to fire workers based on their age, the plaintiffs claimed DWS retaliated against them as well. [More]
