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Teacher Sues California School District Over Breastfeeding

A former Carmel school teacher accuses school officials in a lawsuit of failing to accommodate her breastfeeding schedule. The Monterey Herald reported that Sarah Ann Lewis Boyle has sued the Carmelo School, where she worked, and the Carmel Unified School …

Father Files Northern California School District Discrimination Suit

The father of a black teenager has filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against a Northern California school district because an employee called his son a slave. N’Jai LeBlanc says he decided to sue the Redwood City School District after Selby …

Colorado Hotel Owner Settles Discrimination Suit

A Hampton Inn & Suites franchise in Colorado has agreed to pay $85,000 in back pay and compensatory damages to non-Hispanic employees who alleged they were fired because the owners believed non-Hispanics are lazy. The franchise in Craig is owned …

Lawsuit Accuses Calif. Company of Sex Harassment

Federal officials have filed a lawsuit against a California electric company alleging it allowed discrimination and sexual harassment of female employees. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed suit against the Bakersfield-based Braun Electric Company alleging that for the past …

EEOC Sues Colorado Company for Axing Employee with Bipolar Disorder

Dillon Cos., which does business in Colorado as King Soopers Inc., a large retail food company, refused to accommodate and unlawfully fired a receptionist at its company headquarters because of her bipolar condition, according to a lawsuit filed by the …

Kauai County, Hawaii Settles Racial Harassment Complaint

Kauai County, Hawaii will pay $120,000 to settle a federal case by a former assistant prosecuting attorney who claimed she was subjected to racial harassment because she’s white, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced . Shannon Weigel, 27, filed …

Lawsuit Claims Discrimination By In-N-Out Chain

A lawsuit filed on behalf of two black men in Oakland claims In-N-Out Burger didn’t hire them because of their race and age. The suit filed Tuesday in Alameda County Superior Court asks a judge to order the restaurant chain …

Police Lieutenant Claims Reverse Discrimination

An Albuquerque police lieutenant is accusing the department and top city leaders of passing over him and others in order to promote lesser-qualified officers. The reverse-discrimination claim filed by Lt. Gregory Callaghan says the department promoted unqualified minorities and women …

Former Idaho Undersheriff Files Discrimination Lawsuit

A former undersheriff in Twin Falls County, Idaho has filed a lawsuit in federal court claiming she suffered gender discrimination during her brief time on the job. Gerlyn “Sam” Walker filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court last week. The …

Idaho Man Wins $888K In Discrimination Lawsuit

A federal jury has awarded nearly $888,000 in damages to a man who said his Idaho employer discriminated against him because he is Hispanic. The Times-News reported Ricky Garcia began working for PSI Environmental Systems in Twin Falls in 2005. …