Settlements - Employment

Global Medical Systems and its Dr. Jarris $750,000 wrongful death settlement awarded to a widow whose husband died aboard a fishing vessel from treatable diabetes complications. (Jan-9-06)
Exel Inc. $145,000 racial discrimination settlement awarded to a former employee. (Jan-4-06)
Carl Karcher Enterprises $255,000 settlement awarded to former African American employees for racial discrimination. (Jan-3-06)
Micro Pacific Development Inc. $175,000 settlement awarded to 4 female employees alleging harassment. (Jan-2-06)
Austrian Airlines $500,000 age discrimination settlement awarded to the former director of sales. (Jan-2-06)
Iron City Constructors and the Boldt Company $275,000 settlement for allowing a racially hostile work environment awarded to two African American former employees. (Dec-20-05)
PrivatAir Inc. $53.8 million settlement awarded to a pilot for wrongful termination based on age. (Dec-13-05)
City of Chicago $3 million proposed settlement to be awarded to a female construction worker who was left paralyzed after a concrete block crushed her back. (Dec-13-05)
University of Colorado $3 million settlement awarded to the former head football coach in exchange for stepping down out of his position. (Dec-12-05)
Beaver Water District $250,000 wrongful termination awarded to a former lab supervisor who was fired after reporting violations of Arkansas Clean Water Act. (Dec-8-05)
Maytag Corp. $334,500 settlement in back pay awarded to former managers who were allegedly demoted based on age. (Dec-8-05)
Envirosource Management Corporation $11 million settlement awarded to the family of a steel worker who died after falling into an unprotected pit of scalding water and molten metal. (Dec-6-05)
The Boldt Co. $175,000 class action settlement awarded to African American employees alleging racial discrimination and hostile work environment. (Dec-1-05)
Morgan Stanley $17.4 million settlement awarded to former president after he was ousted from his position. (Nov-29-05)
Merrill Lynch & Co. $2 million gender discrimination settlement awarded to a female employee who is now retired. (Nov-28-05)
Liebherr-America $4 million racial discrimination settlement awarded to African American employees. (Nov-22-05)
City of Hannibal et al. $125,000 settlement awarded to construction workers who were paid less than prevailing wage while building the River Bend Shopping Center. (Nov-21-05)
Deere & Company $300,000 settlement awarded to three children after their father was killed in a construction site accident. (Nov-10-05)
Cambridge Company $250,000 settlement awarded to a paraplegic engineer who was wrongfully fired. (Nov-9-05)
Polk County School Board $300,000 settlement awarded to the former assistant principal for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. (Nov-8-05)
City of Allen Park $2.9 million awarded to four city employees after being harassed by the former chief of police. (Nov-8-05)
City of El Paso $500,000 employee age discrimination awarded to a former city attorney. (Nov-8-05)
City of Boston $200,000 worker's compensation settlement paid to a meter maid who suffered first degree burns after an irate motorist threw hot coffee in her face. (Nov-7-05)
Mike Zafirovski $11.5 million settlement for separation pay repaid to Motorola. (Nov-2-05)
FedEx Freight East $500,000 racial discrimination settlement awarded to African American's who were allegedly denied promotions. (Nov-1-05)
Boston Market Corp. $150,000 gender harassment settlement awarded to a former employee with learning disabilities. (Nov-1-05)
City of Walnut Creek $1.1 million settlement awarded to six former employees who alleged managerial harassment. (Oct-27-05)
Buscone Management $126,000 settlement for firing an employee after she disputed the calculations of her pension benefits. (Oct-27-05)
Bloomington and Rosemount School Districts $682,000 age discrimination settlement awarded to retired teachers. (Oct-24-05)
Gwinnett County Public Schools $175,000 settlement awarded to a bus driver after she was demoted for trying to recruit others into the United School Employees Association union. (Oct-22-05)
Lincoln County $252,000 paid to a former Social Service director for forced resignation and severance pay. (Oct-18-05)
Clackamas County $1.5 million settlement awarded to a police sergeant who was shot in the face while on duty. (Oct-17-05)
Columbia Hotels Inc. $175,000 gender harassment settlement awarded to a former female employee. (Oct-17-05)
Global Horizons $230,000 settlement for unfair immigrant worker treatment in the state of Washington. (Oct-5-05)
NHL Players Association $70,000 forced retirement settlement awarded to former hockey player Rod Ray. (Oct-5-05)
Carmike Cinemas Inc. $765,000 settlement for harassing ten teenage male employees. (Oct-4-05)
Monterey County, California $80,000 gender discrimination and wrongful termination lawsuit settled. (Sep-27-05)
City of East St. Louis $100,000 sexual harassment settlement against East St. Louis police officers. (Sep-27-05)
San Joaquin County Juvenile Detention Center $146,000 settlement for employee sexual harassment case. (Sep-27-05)
Water Mill Restaurant, Fox Hollow, Chateau Briand, and Westbury Manor $1 million settlement for allegedly failing to pay current and former workers minimum wage and overtime. (Sep-12-05)
Union Foundry Co. $4.25 million in federal fines for OSHA safety violations after the death of an employee. (Sep-11-05)
Cheesecake Factory $4.5 million settlement awarded to California employees for denying breaks and abusive management practices. (Sep-6-05)
Evanston-Skokie School District 65 $250,000 settlement awarded to a former teacher for violating her free speech rights. (Sep-5-05)
Safety Systems $2 million wrongful death settlement awarded to the family of a man killed in a car accident while working on the H-1 freeway. (Aug-29-05)
Schlegel Builders Inc. and Deck & Sons $1.55 million workers compensation settlement awarded to a construction soil inspector whose leg was severed in a bulldozer accident. (Aug-29-05)
Bancroft NeuroHealth $100,000 settlement for employee age and racial discrimination. (Aug-23-05)
State Farm Insurance $20 million settlement for the wrongful termination of five insurance agents who criticized the company's treatment of policyholders. (Aug-15-05)
Chicago Botanic Garden $95,000 wrongful termination and disability discrimination settlement awarded to an employee with multiple sclerosis. (Aug-12-05)
HSBC Holdings $164 million pay package and a three year contract awarded to 23,000 United Kingdom clerical staff members. (Aug-12-05)
Universal Engineering A former boiler repairman with mesothelioma has been awarded a $10 million settlement. (Aug-11-05)

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