Settlements - Employment

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and RTG Furniture Corp. $590,000 employee harassment settlement. (Jun-9-06)
Province of Nova Scotia $7.5 million settlement awarded to jail workers for unproven allegations. (Jun-8-06)
Utilities Commissioners $250,000 whistleblower and wrongful termination settlement. (Jun-7-06)
Waste Services Inc. $100,000 settlement for breach of contract and a non-competition agreement. (Jun-7-06)
Verizon Communications Inc. $49 million settlement for pregnancy discrimination. (Jun-5-06)
Thrush Construction and Suburban Elevator $8 million workers compensation and personal injury settlement awarded to an electrician. (May-31-06)
Wyoming State $250,000 wrongful termination settlement awarded to a former museum manager. (May-26-06)
City of Monticello, MN $98,000 wrongful termination settlement. (May-26-06)
Northwest Regional Education Service District $500,000 defamation settlement awarded to a former superintendent. (May-23-06)
City of Clarksville, TN $225,000 racial discrimination settlement awarded to a police officer. (May-23-06)
State of Massachusetts $1.2 million settlement for retirement system age discrimination. (May-22-06)
National Education Association $750,000 out of court settlement awarded to three female employees for gender harassment. (May-22-06)
Owens Corning $5.2 billion settlement awarded to people sickened by asbestos. (May-15-06)
George's Processing Inc. $1.24 million settlement for time spent donning and doffing work clothes. (May-14-06)
Highland Hospital $200,000 settlement for discriminating against Hispanic housekeepers. (May-10-06)
Town of Mount Olive Settlement reached in gender harassment workplace case. (May-8-06)
Home Depot Inc. $125,000 gender discrimination settlement awarded to a female former employee. (May-2-06)
Berlin Intermediate School $250,000 gender harassment settlement awarded to five female teachers. (Apr-28-06)
Meyer Material Inc. $6.15 million wrongful death settlement awarded after a construction worker was killed on site. (Apr-27-06)
Ciminelli Services Corp. and RBS Excavating $2.3 million wrongful death settlement after a demolition laborer was killed on site. (Apr-24-06)
City of Wilkes-Barre $35,000 awarded to a Fire Chief who was allegedly demoted for political reasons. (Apr-24-06)
Delaware County Female deputy receives $150, 000 in a wrongful dismissal gender discrimination settlement. (Apr-23-06)
HealthHelp Inc. $450,000 settlement for allegedly telling employee not to hire people of a specific race or religious background. (Apr-13-06)
Qwest Communications $400,000 settlement awarded to Hispanic employees alleging racial discrimination. (Apr-13-06)
U.S. Mint $9 million settlement awarded to female employees for gender harassment. (Apr-4-06)
Brite Lite Electrical Co. $1.8 million wrongful death settlement after an electrician fell from a cherry picker truck. (Apr-4-06)
Newfoundland and Labrador Government Newfoundland will compensate employees $24 million for past discriminatory practices. (Mar-31-06)
Commercial Coating Services $1 million racial abuse settlement awarded to an African American former employee. (Mar-23-06)
City of Cleveland $650,000 settlement awarded to African American firefighters alleging a promotion test was racially unfair. (Mar-20-06)
Lake County $500,000 wrongful termination settlement awarded to an employee who was fired after he refused to submit to a psychological examination. (Mar-20-06)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters $1.3 million settlement awarded to a former CEO for wrongful termination. (Mar-2-06)
Admanco Inc. $590,000 settlement awarded to former employees after being laid off without adequate notice. (Mar-1-06)
Newman University $182,500 gender discrimination settlement awarded to a female former employee. (Mar-1-06)
Ceres, Soares Dairy and Luis T. Bento Dairy $185,000 settlement awarded to workers for unpaid overtime and compensation for rest and meal breaks. (Feb-28-06)
Convergys Corp. $350,000 settlement awarded to employees for pre-shift work. (Feb-27-06)
Gallatin County $145,000 wrongful discharge settlement awarded to a Human Resources Department employee. (Feb-21-06)
Uniwest, J.T. Riley Inc. and Strober Haddonfield Group $17.5 million settlement after two workers fell down an elevator shaft, killing one and leaving the other with brain damage. (Feb-20-06)
Canadian Federal Government $417,780 settlement awarded to the former president of the Royal Canadian Mint for forced resignation. (Feb-16-06)
Pillowtex $13.5 million settlement awarded to former employees who suddenly lost their jobs after the company went bankrupt and closed its doors. (Feb-16-06)
Remy Inc. $5.25 million settlement awarded to former employees who were laid off due to the plant closure. (Feb-15-06)
Advanced Contracting Corp. $495,876 settlement awarded to demolition laborers for unpaid overtime. (Feb-13-06)
Audubon String Quartet $500,000 settlement awarded to a former violinist for wrongful dismissal. (Feb-9-06)
Birmingham City 330,000 pound settlement awarded to a teacher who was traumatized by an intruder. (Feb-2-06)
Royal Canadian Mounted Police $950,000 settlement awarded to a female RCMP constable who was harassed and fired after taking maternity leave. (Jan-30-06)
Rivergate Farms, Teton West and Inline Steel Erectors Inc. $1.1 million settlement awarded to a refrigerator technician who fractured his skull after falling into an unmarked access hole. (Jan-30-06)
University of South Carolina $101,000 settlement awarded to a former athletic coordinator for breach of contract. (Jan-23-06)
City of Newport $175,000 personal injury settlement awarded to a female police detective after she was attacked by the police captain. (Jan-19-06)
Nova Knits Inc. $500,000 settlement awarded to garment workers after being laid off without notice or severance pay. (Jan-17-06)
State of Iowa and Dr. William Campbell $480,000 settlement awarded to a female staff member who was attacked by a mentally retarded client. (Jan-16-06)
Will-Work, Inc. $260,000 settlement awarded to 34 employees for failure to make contributions to the employees' pension, health, and annuity funds. (Jan-9-06)

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