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• Wrongful Termination Results in Settlement for Teacher and Principal - A federal trial regarding a fired Massachusetts school principal Stavroula Bouris and teacher Charles Coughlin's wrongful termination claim. The two had filed the lawsuit stating that they were fired for allegedly having an affair.

• Family Restaurant Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit - A sexual harassment lawsuit within a family restaurant by the name of Angelo's Pizza and Grill will be resolved in the form of a $35,000 settlement to be split between seven female victims.

• Armstrong Coal Cannot Sue Employee Who Filed Employment Law Violation Complaint - Armstrong Coal has been denied the chance to sue an employee who had filed employment law and mining safety violation complaints against the company.


• EEOC Lawsuits Claim Employment Law Violations Under Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has, for the first time in its history, filed employment law violation lawsuits against two employers who they claim have violated the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) passed by Congress in 2008.


• Hooters Waitress Files Discrimination Lawsuit Under MO Employment Law - Sandra Lupo, a former Hooters waitress, has filed a lawsuit against her employer and the company for violations of employment law regarding disability discrimination.


• Fired Coach Who Leaked Rutgers Abuse Video Files Employment Law Violation Lawsuit - Eric Murdock, former director of player development for the Rutgers basketball team, has filed a lawsuit alleging employment law violations and other illegal conduct at the university.


• Endwell, NY School District Settles Employment Law Dispute for $250k - The Maine-Endwell Central School District in Endwell, NY has settled an employment law violation lawsuit filed by an ex-assistant superintendent.


• University of Pennsylvania Charged With Employment Law Violations in Federal Lawsuit - The University of Pennsylvania is facing charges of employment law violations in a federal discrimination lawsuit filed by Ya-Chuan Yu, a former student and lecturer.


• Lakewood Faces Employment Law Violation Lawsuit by Alcoholic Employee - The City of Lakewood finds itself in the rather unique position of having to defend itself against employment law violations in an “alcoholism discrimination” lawsuit filed by a former employee.


• Fired Employee Claims Employment Law Violation by Gaston College - Peggy Oates, a former financial aid director for Dallas, NC-based Gaston College, has filed an employment law violation lawsuit against her former employer.


• Dillard's Agrees on $2M Settlement for Employment Law Violation - National retailer Dillard's has agreed to settle a class-action employment law violation lawsuit for $2 million.


• Senior Executive of Mobile Tech Firm Files $6M for Employment Law Violations - Until recently, Susan Vinci-Lucero was a senior vice president at Sunnyvale, CA-based Good Technology, Inc. Now she is no longer at the firm and has filed a lawsuit, which alleges employment law violations that led her to quit, and reportedly seeks more than $6 million in damages.


• Sierra Pacific Settles Employment Law Violation Lawsuit for $95,000 - Redding, CA-based forestry giant Sierra Pacific Industries has agreed to settle an employment law violation lawsuit filed by the EEOC on behalf of Ahmed Elshenawy.


• Fry’s Electronics Agrees to $2.3M Settlement for Employment Law Violations - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) scored one of its biggest settlements on a per claimant basis when it secured $2.3 million from Fry’s Electronics for employment law violations on behalf of two claimants who had charged sexual discrimination and retaliatory termination.


• DC Cop Files $6M Lawsuit For Employment Law Violation - Hilton Burton, the Washington DC police officer who escorted actor Charlie Sheen with flashing lights, has filed an employment law violation and retaliation lawsuit. He is asking for $6 million in damages.


• Wet Seal Sued For Employment Law Violations - Wet Seal Inc. has been sued by three former employees who charge the retail giant with violations of employment law regarding race-based discrimination.


• Discrimination and Whistleblower Claim - An Investigator with the District of Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) Felicia Martin, through her lawyers filed a discrimination and whistleblower claim.


• Department of Justice Files Lawsuit Against UCSD Medical Center for Employee Discrimination - The Department of Justice filed a claim against UCSD Medical Center for discrimination against workers who are not citizens of the United States.


• Worker Sues For Benefits and Monetary Compensation - A third law enforcement official in Fair Lawn this year has recently filed a lawsuit for supposed "unlawful employment practices."


• Hawaii to Receive Grants To Help Workers with Disabilities - The state of Hawaii will receive $2,923,674 to develop services at two one-stop career centers that offer training, job opportunities, and education for unemployed individuals with disabilities


• Employee Discriminated Against For Weighing 600 Pounds - The United States federal government has filed a lawsuit against BAE Systems Inc. claiming that the corporation terminated a worker for being extremely overweight.


• Employment Experience is Key to Changes Pitched for Central Louisiana Tech - On Friday, Louisiana higher education officials announced more details of the plan created to offer regional employers with employees that are more knowledgeable.

Have you been harassed and discriminated by an employer, or wrongfully terminated from your job? If so, contact an employment attorney in your area to discuss your legal options to protect your rights today.