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- Hertz $8,500 racial discrimination settlement awarded to an African American employee. (Aug-9-05)
- San Francisco City $400,000 gender harassment settlement awarded to a female firefighter who alleged on duty drinking fostered harassment. (Aug-1-05)
- Aer Lingus 500,000 settlement awarded to a manager who claimed the company failed to investigate his grievance. (Aug-1-05)
- Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. et al. $2.3 million workers compensation settlement awarded to Javier Solis after an explosion left him with a complete amputation of his left leg above the knee. (Jul-28-05)
- Duluth City $500,000 wrongful termination settlement after reporting racial discrimination. (Jul-25-05)
- Moss Point School Board $250,000 wrongful termination settlement awarded to a former superintendent who was forced to resign or face termination. (Jul-25-05)
- International Flavors and Fragrances Inc. $2.7 million settlement awarded to an employee who contracted a lung disease from working with diacetyl at a popcorn factory. (Jul-22-05)
- University of Oregon $375,000 gender harassment and wrongful termination settlement awarded to a female track coach. (Jul-21-05)
- Venango County Sheriff's Department $30,000 workers compensation settlement awarded to a deputy who was injured in a car crash while on duty. (Jul-21-05)
- Olean City School District $40,000 settlement awarded to a district music director after he was denied tenure. (Jul-21-05)
- Fred Fuller of Fred Fuller Oil Company $875,000 gender harassment settlement awarded to 5 female former employees. (Jul-19-05)
- T-Mobile USA $40,000 disability discrimination settlement awarded to a blind job applicant. (Jul-12-05)
- Clifford B. Finkle Jr. Inc. $250,000 settlement for gender harassment awarded to a female truck driver. (Jun-27-05)
- San Diego School District $1.03 million settlement for demoting educators without due process. (Jun-27-05)
- City of Laurel A $15,000 settlement for the wrongful discharge of a city attorney. (Jun-24-05)
- Qwest Communications International Inc. A $100,000 pension settlement. (Jun-13-05)
- Infinity Broadcasting Inc. A $10.6 million settlement for perfume allergy. (May-31-05)
- Cedarburg High School A $10,000 wrongful termination settlement. (May-31-05)
- EntreMetrix, Inc. A $350,000 wrongful termination settlement. (May-23-05)
- Marsh Supermarkets A $1.5 million executive benefits settlement. (May-23-05)
- Eureka Co. et al. A $3.25 million wrongful death settlement. (May-16-05)
- Brenham City A $36,944 severance pay settlement. (May-5-05)
- Angelina County A $65,000 settlement for unpaid wages. (Apr-18-05)
- Tokheim Corp. A $950,000 settlement to compensate union employees. (Apr-4-05)
- Luzerne County A $130,000 wrongful termination settlement. (Apr-4-05)
- McDonald's Corp. A $5 million female employee sexual harassment settlement. (Mar-29-05)
- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. An $11 million settlement for hiring illegal immigrants. (Mar-28-05)
- US Samica Inc. A $700,000 wrongful termination settlement for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act. (Mar-27-05)
- CIGNA Corp. A $1.04 million settlement for ERISA pension plan violations. (Mar-25-05)
- University of Washington and the NCAA A $3 million settlement for wrongful termination. (Mar-20-05)
- New Zealand District Health Board A $413 million settlement for nurse pay raises. (Mar-20-05)
- Brimfield Police Department A $30,000 settlement for dismissal. (Mar-18-05)
- Critical Care Specialists Inc., Nurse Associates and Advance Nursing Institute An $18,000 settlement for gender based wage discrimination. (Mar-14-05)
- Jersey City Parking Authority A $12,000 settlement to leave job on good standards. (Feb-25-05)
- The Ehrlich A $100,000 settlement for wrongful termination. (Feb-18-05)
- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. A $135,540 fine was paid to the Federal Labor Department. (Feb-18-05)
- West Yorkshire Police A 600,000 pound settlement awarded to police. (Feb-17-05)
- Abercrombie & Fitch $40 million discrimination settlement (Feb-13-05)
- Safeway, Vons, Albertsons, and Ralph's A $22.4 million settlement awarded to janitors for unpaid overtime. (Jan-31-05)
- US Corrections Corp. ESOP A $21,669,927 settlement awarded to plaintiffs for breach of fiduciary duty and prohibited transactions under ERISA. (Jan-27-05)
- GlaxoSmithKline A $5.2 million settlment was awarded to employees. (Jan-24-05)
- Ford Motor Company A $4.8 million settlement awarded to S. Himmel for wrongful termination. (Jan-18-05)
- M & T Pretzel Inc. A $450,000 settlment awared to New York Pretzel vendors for overtime. (Jan-10-05)
- T-Mobile A $4.7 million settlement was awarded to customer service representatives. (Jan-7-05)
- Computer Sciences settlement for alleged sexual harassment on the job site. (Jan-5-05)
- Neiman Marcus. A $2.64 million jury verdict has been found in the racial profi.. (Oct-25-04)
- City of Houston, Texas. A $72 million settlement has been reached in the over.. (Oct-5-04)
- Pueblo Country Club. A $1.5 million verdict has been reached in the age discri.. (Sep-14-04)
- East Chicago Judge Lonnie Randolph. A $4.5 million verdict has been reached in.. (Jul-29-04)
- First American Bank Corp. A settlement has been reached and is pending approva.. (Jul-28-04)