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- International Business Machines Corp. Financial settlement undisclosed for gender discrimination. (Jan-12-07)
- Hewlett-Packard and Bruce Dahlgren Breach of employment agreement settlement. (Jan-10-07)
- New Castle County, DE $690,000 settlement for workplace retaliation. (Jan-9-07)
- Standish-Sterling Community Schools $130,000 settlement awarded to a former principal for contract violations. (Dec-1-06)
- Richard Scrushy $31 million settlement paid to HealthSouth for inflated bonuses and legal fees. (Nov-30-06)
- Plantation, FL $100,000 unpaid overtime settlement awarded to paramedics. (Nov-28-06)
- Bank One Corporation $2.2 million settlement for employees on long term disability leave. (Nov-27-06)
- Montana Corrections Department $48,500 verbal abuse and gender discrimination settlement. (Nov-27-06)
- Los Angeles, CA $2.7 million racial harassment settlement awarded after a firefighter was fed dog food. (Nov-14-06)
- Washington Mutual Inc. $47 million settlement after Comerica employees resigned and joined Commercial Capital. (Nov-13-06)
- Cablevision Systems Corp. $18.5 million breach of contract settlement paid to the former New York Knicks coach. (Nov-10-06)
- Tyson Foods Inc. $871,000 racial discrimination settlement awarded to black employees. (Nov-9-06)
- Kansas City $85,000 racial discrimination settlement for a former aviation director. (Nov-6-06)
- Western Michigan University $810,000 wrongful termination settlement awarded to the former school president. (Oct-29-06)
- Source Magazine Jury awards $14.5 million to the former Editor-in-Chief for gender discrimination. (Oct-25-06)
- Medegen $634,595 paid to eight former employees for age discrimination. (Oct-24-06)
- Green Bay Packers $1.1 million breach of contract settlement. (Oct-23-06)
- Los Angeles City, CA $220,000 settlement approved for a firefighter for workplace harassment. (Oct-12-06)
- City of Houston, TX $875,000 paid to a veterinarian for wrongful termination. (Oct-6-06)
- Harman-Chiu Inc. $349,800 settlement paid to three female employees for gender discrimination and harassment. (Oct-2-06)
- Pizza Inn $2.8 million wrongful termination settlement. (Sep-26-06)
- East Baton Rouge, LA Proposed $75,000 settlement for age discrimination and wrongful termination. (Sep-22-06)
- Commissioner Bill Memory $195,000 settlement paid to an employee who was suspended. (Sep-21-06)
- City of O'Fallon, MO $250,000 settlement awarded to former Police Chief for wrongful termination. (Sep-19-06)
- Fremont Unified School District Proposed $450,000 settlement for vandal watcher's back pay. (Sep-18-06)
- Belfor USA Group Inc. $223,000 settlement awarded to migrant workers who were denied overtime. (Sep-9-06)
- Hartlepool Borough Council £1 million settlement awarded to female employees for gender discrimination. (Sep-9-06)
- S & Z Tool & Die Co. $940,000 settlement awarded for racial and gender discrimination. (Aug-30-06)
- Delaware State Police $80,000 gender discrimination settlement awarded to a female trooper. (Aug-29-06)
- U.S. Postal Service $162,500 settlement awarded to a postal employee for racial harassment. (Aug-29-06)
- Anthony Crane Rental $3.1 million settlement awarded after a man was killed by falling crane. (Aug-25-06)
- Karl Leo, Herb Hester, Phil Hunniford, Arm, Ltd., and Caye Home Furnishings $2.3 million ERISA settlement. (Aug-24-06)
- Stillwater School District $1.1 million settlement awarded to former employees for age discrimination. (Aug-24-06)
- City of Huntington $125,000 gender harassment settlement awarded to a female police officer. (Aug-23-06)
- Ford County Attorney John Sauer $137,500 settlement for harassment, discrimination and wrongful termination. (Aug-23-06)
- Arizona Diamondbacks $504,000 settlement awarded to pitcher Jason Grimsley for early contract termination. (Aug-17-06)
- Government of Libya $30 million settlement awarded to former Pan Am employees. (Aug-16-06)
- Barton County Community College $130,000 wrongful termination settlement awarded to a journalism instructor. (Aug-14-06)
- Alcoa City, TN $92,000 racial discrimination settlement awarded to two African American police officers. (Aug-9-06)
- AGE Refining Inc. $9 million settlement for falsely certifying compliance with government contracts. (Aug-8-06)
- Toyota Motor Corporation Undisclosed settlement awarded to a female employee for gender harassment. (Aug-8-06)
- Fox News Network $225,000 tentative gender discrimination and harassment settlement awarded to four women in Fox News advertising and promotion department. (Aug-2-06)
- The San Jose Mercury News $150,000 sexual harassment settlement awarded to Mark Newton. (Jul-24-06)
- Outboard Marine Corp. $243,811 tentative settlement reached for 166 former employees. (Jul-11-06)
- Ralphs Grocery Co. $70 million fraud and conspiracy settlement awarded to Ralphs employees and the Social Security Administration and Internal Revenue Service. (Jul-11-06)
- James Cape & Sons $950,000 wage settlement awarded to former James Cape & Sons employees. (Jul-11-06)
- Kmart Corporation $11.75 pension settlement awarded to former employees and retirees. (Jun-30-06)
- Bell Canada $104 million labor settlement reached for almost 5,000 Bell Canada current and former employees. (Jun-20-06)
- Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. $8.4 million settlement awarded to the former chief financial officer. (Jun-13-06)
- Camden County, NJ $350,000 settlement for employment discrimination awarded to Camden County Sheriff's officer Michael Barr (Jun-12-06)