Monthly Newsletter - 2008 Focus Editions
December 2008- Topic: LA Weight Loss settles sex discriminsation lawsuit for $20 million, Gold'N Plump and The Work Connection settle a religious disriminsation sute for a total of $365,000
November 2008-
October 2008- The ADA Amendments Act is released and signed into law, US DOL secures more than $5 million in overtime back wages from Houston-based CEMEX
September 2008 - Topic: Boeing's Mesa AZ plant Sexual Harassment case, Tobacco Superstores, Inc. to pay $425,000 in race discrimination against black employees
August 2008 - Topic: OSHA issues thrid largest fine in history ($8.77 mil), DOL promoting new program aimed at prmoting hiring veterans and applicants with disabilities, July 24th Federal minimum wage increased to $6.55
July 2008 - Topic: Landmark Restaurant settles job discrimination lawsuit with femals, black and hispanic employees. Wal-Mart to pay $250,000 for ADA disability case
June 2008 - Topic: EEOC settles sex bias case in New York State corrections department for almost $1 million, Razzoo's to pay $1 million for sex bias against men (EEOC said cajun eateries refused to hire or promote males to bartender jobs
May 2008 - Topic: Employer cover-ups fools Dept of Labor, but not the jury. An 8 employee heating contractor ordered to pay out $542,000 to an employee under USERRA law, New Jersey employer forced to pay back wages of $688,000
April 2008 - Topic: EEOC Case-Allied Aviation to pay $2 mil, EEOC 2007 Statistics on Job Bias Charges
March 2008 - Topic: Sheet Metal Workers Local 28 come to a partial settlement for $6.2 mil in discrimination case dealing with black and hispanic workers
February 2008 - Topic: Supreme Northwest to pay $427K in National Origin suit, CVS Pharmacy to pay $264K in penalty and back ages
January 2008 - Topic: OSHA fines increase in 2007 by 21% over past two years to 88,846 violations, U.S. Dept. of Labor announces a record wage recovery in 2007 of $220,613,703, up 67% since 2001, Lockhead Martin to pay $2.5 mil in racial harassment case