Cato Settles EEOC Investigation for $3.5 Million Payable to Employees
Cato Settled EEOC Investigation for $3.5 Million Payable to Employees
Lawsuits & Litigation
Airmont Village Hit with Second Religious Discrimination Suit This Month
A federal lawsuit was recently filed by a group of Orthodox and Hasidic Jews over accusations that Airmont village officials are using “systemic discrimination by using their zoning and inspection powers to prevent the residents from practicing their religion.” According to the lawsuit, the village has a history of being “hostile toward religious Jews and tries to prevent residents from praying and holding services in their homes by delaying approvals for residential houses of worship, and by issuing building and zoning violations with daily fines of up to $1,000 and threats of jail.”
Jefferson County Public Schools Principal Files Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
A principal who works for Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) filed a lawsuit against the school district after she endured years of “degrading behavior from a JCPS official as she worked to fix a nightmare of a school situation.” The suit was filed by Lawanda Hazard, the principal of Kerrick Elementary. In her lawsuit, Hazard alleges she endured “racial, gender, disability discrimination, and retaliation.” JCPS is listed as the sole defendant, though many of the allegations included in the suit involve Glenn Baete, “Hazard’s former assistant superintendent.”
Aurora Health Care Pays $12M to Settle Allegations that It Violated Federal Law
A $12 million settlement agreement was recently reached between Aurora Health Care and the federal and state governments. The settlement hopes to quell allegations that the healthcare facility “violated the federal anti-kickback law by paying excessive compensation to two cardiologists.” The federal anti-kickback law in question is known as the Stark Law and it “prohibits physicians from having a financial relationship with hospitals and other health care providers to whom they refer patients.” The law was designed with the hope that a “doctor’s referral is based on a medical judgment, not to make money.”
Kansas Settles with Richard Anthony Jones in ‘Doppelganger’ Case
Kansas has agreed to pay more than $1 million to Richard Anthony Jones, who spent 17 years behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit. Jones’ lawsuit, recounts the Kansas City Star, eventually became known as the doppelganger case. Both Jones and the man who may have committed the crime share an unusually similar appearance.
Judge: School, Sheriff’s Office had no Constitutional Duty to Protect Parkland Students
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by survivors of February’s Parkland school shooting, saying neither the school district nor the local sheriff’s office had a constitutional duty to protect students from being massacred. The decision, writes the New York Times, ends a suit filed by 15 students who claim to have been traumatized by
Trump’s Personal Charity Ordered Closed
Wednesday was fraught with frustration for President Donald Trump, whose personal charity was ordered closed in the midst of a long-standing lawsuit. The decision, reports POLITICO, came about through a lawsuit filed by former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. Schneiderman resigned earlier this year after being accused of sexual misconduct. Venting over Twitter, Trump
$450,000 Settlement Reached in Dispute Between Former Westport Auto Dealership and AG’s Office
A lawsuit filed by Attorney General Maura Healey’s office was recently settled against F&R Auto Sales and Francis Correiro. According to the suit, the auto dealership and Correiro “sold unsafe and defective vehicles between August 2012 and December 2016 when the business closed.” It also alleged that, in doing so, both parties violated “Massachusetts laws relating to used auto sales.” As a result of the settlement, the defendants will have to pay “$450,000 in restitution and penalties to resolve” the allegations.
Did Oakland Mall Profile and Discriminate Against Shoppers? One Lawsuit Thinks So.
Oakland Mall in Troy, Michigan, recently found itself at the center of a lawsuit. The suit was filed by a former security worker, David Niewolak, after he was allegedly “fired for refusing to enforce discriminatory policies, including racially profiling customers.” Niewolak was hired on as a lead dispatcher with Prudential Security for the mall back in 2015. Prior to being terminated in June, he had no “negative write-ups” or anything else on his record that would result in his sudden termination, according to the suit.
Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) Abolishes Free Speech Zones in Lawsuit Settlement
A college student in Los Angeles filed a lawsuit against his school, arguing that it limited his “ right to free speech after it prevented him from passing out copies of the U.S. Constitution.” Fortunately for the student, Kevin Shaw, a court sided with him earlier last week when the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) agreed to settle the suit.