February 12, 2024
Amazon.com Inc. allegedly retaliated against three female employees — including firing one and placing another on a performance plan — after they sued the company for discrimination, the plaintiffs said in new court papers. In an amended complaint filed Friday, …
April 23, 2021
A Black Kansas City firefighter was subjected to racial discrimination then fired in retaliation for his complaints, a federal jury found in a trial that highlighted systemic racism in the department. The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, …
December 19, 2017
A South Dakota jury has awarded $1.2 million to a former state law enforcement agent who claimed discrimination and retaliation. The American News reports the jury sided Friday with past Division of Criminal Investigation agent Laura Zylstra Kaiser, who sued …
July 26, 2017
Federal employment officials say Springfield, Mo.-based Bass Pro Outdoor World LLC, a national retailer of fishing, camping, and hunting equipment and apparel, has agreed to pay $10.5 million to settle a hiring discrimination and retaliation lawsuit The U.S. Equal Employment …
March 16, 2017
The city of Hot Springs, Ark., has settled a $300,000 federal discrimination lawsuit filed by a former employee of the city’s solid waste department. The Sentinel-Record reports the settlement was reached on March 13. Margaret Hillistad filed the lawsuit against …