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Wal-Mart Employees in Florida Claim Gender Bias in Lawsuit

Three female Wal-Mart Stores Inc. employees have filed a lawsuit in South Florida claiming the retail giant discriminates against women in areas such as wages and promotion opportunities The potential class-action lawsuit filed last week in federal court is at …

Supreme Court Lets Black Brokers’ Bias Case Against Merrill Proceed

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to consider an appeal by Bank of America Corp.’s Merrill Lynch unit of a ruling that allowed black brokers who accused it of bias to pursue their lawsuit as a class action. Without comment, the …

Court Certifies Gender Bias Class Action Against Costco

A U.S. judge has certified a class action lawsuit against Costco Wholesale Corp. over allegations of gender discrimination in the store’s promotion practices. Three women plaintiffs say Costco’s promotion system has a disparate impact on women employees who seek advancement …

Court Revives Ex-Chrysler Executives’ Age Bias Claims

Hundreds of former Chrysler LLC executives claiming they lost retirement benefits because of age bias can sue the company’s former parent Daimler AG, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday. More than 450 former auto executives have said they lost …

Man Sues Nebraska Claiming Gender Discrimination

A federal court in Nebraska will take up a lawsuit that accuses the Nebraska Department of Administrative Services of allowing a supervisor to demean and discriminate against men in her department. The lawsuit, filed last year by Mike Hoover against …

Corpus Christi Leaders Approve Settlement in Police Hiring Case

Leader of a South Texas city have approved a $700,000 settlement for female police applicants who failed a physical ability test. The Corpus Christi City Council accepted terms of a federal consent decree. The Justice Department in July sued alleging …

Settlement Reached in Atlanta Police HIV Employment Case

A man with HIV who said he was denied a position with the police force has reached a settlement with the city of Atlanta, his lawyers said. The city would pay $250,000 under terms of the agreement, Lambda Legal said. …

Federal Government’s Employment Discrimination Complaints, Payments Fall

Federal employees and applicants filed 16,974 complaints of employment discrimination in fiscal year 2011, down about 3.5 percent from 2010. The U.S. government paid monetary benefits to complainants totaling $43.5 million in FY 2011, down 7.3 percent from the $46.9 …

Former Topeka, Kansas, Deputy Fire Chief Files Discrimination Lawsuit

A former Topeka deputy fire chief is seeking more than $1.3 million in a federal discrimination lawsuit filed against Topeka and a firefighters union. The lawsuit was filed by Kathy Petty, a former deputy chief of the fire department, against …

Ex-Michigan Police Officer Getting $1M Settlement in Bias Case

A former Saginaw, Mich., police officer who claimed he was fired in 2006 and discriminated against because of his race is expected to get more than $1 million in a settlement. The Saginaw News reports City Council recently approved the …