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Oklahoma Drilling Contractor to Pay $650K in Age, Disability Discrimination Suit

An Oklahoma-based oil and gas drilling contractor will pay $650,000 to settle a federal age and disability discrimination lawsuit. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said Horizontal Well Drillers LLC (HWD), based a Purcell, Okla.-based oil and gas drilling …

Chicago State U. to Pay $650K in Faculty Free Speech Lawsuit

Chicago State University has agreed to pay two professors $650,000 to end a lawsuit over their blog that criticized school leadership. The Chicago Tribune reports that professors Robert Bionaz and Phillip Beverly sued the university in 2014 for allegedly violating …