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8th Circuit Vacates Injunction Against NFL Lockout Of Players

ST. LOUIS - The Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on July 8 in a divided opinion vacated a district court's order granting a preliminary injunction enjoining the National Football League and the 32 member NFL teams from continuing a lockout that was

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8th Circuit: EEOC's Gender Bias Suit Against Frozen Food Company May Proceed

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on July 13 rejected a frozen food company's request to toss a gender bias complaint filed against it by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v.

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Tennessee City Worker Awarded More Than $500,000 For Age Bias, Retaliation

JACKSON, Tenn. - A former Lexington, Tenn., employee is owed back pay, front pay and liquidated damages totaling more than half a million, a Tennessee federal judge ruled July 27 (Anthony Earl Brunt v. City of Lexington, Tennessee, et al., No. 09-1231

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10th Circuit Upholds Ruling For Blue Cross In Director's Age Bias Suit

DENVER - While an insurance provider promoted the younger of two qualified candidates to a vice president position, age bias was not shown to be a factor in the decision, the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled July 29, upholding a trial court's

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EEOC: Verizon To Pay Largest Disability Bias Settlement In Agency's History

BALTIMORE - Verizon Communications has agreed to pay $20 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of a nationwide class of employees claiming that they were terminated or disciplined based on the company

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2nd Circuit Orders Reconsideration Of Worker's FMLA Retaliation Claim

NEW YORK - A railroad worker is entitled to a retrial on his Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) retaliation claim after a Connecticut federal judge gave the jury erroneous instructions, the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Aug. 8 (Christopher

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Former UPS Driver's Retaliation Claim Reinstated By 6th Circuit

CINCINNATI - A United Parcel Service (UPS) driver who was terminated several times over after engaging in protected activity has sufficient proof to proceed with his retaliation claim against his former employer, the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals

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3rd Circuit Adopts Bright-Line Res Judicata Rule

PHILADELPHIA - A police officer's second lawsuit against his former employer can't be dismissed based on res judicata when the basis for the second suit occurred after the filing of his first suit, the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Aug. 2

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Missouri Appeals Panel: $500,000 Punitive Award In Retaliation Suit Cannot Stand

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Punitive damages cannot be awarded without an award of nominal damages, a Missouri appeals court panel held Aug. 2, remanding an employment retaliation case for a new trial because of an inconsistent jury verdict (Donna J. Lindahl v

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Judge: Punitive Award Did Not Violate Due Process, But It Must Meet Statutory Cap

PHOENIX - A punitive damages award to a woman whose employer was found liable for sexual harassment was not unconstitutionally excessive, a federal judge in Arizona held July 13, denying the employer's motion for judgment as a matter of law but reducing

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$54M Award In Sexual Harassment Suit Reduced To $400,000 Under Statutory Cap

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A federal judge in Illinois on July 7 reduced a $4 million compensatory damages award in a woman's sexual harassment suit against her employer to $300,000 and vacated a $50 million punitive damages award, as required under the statutory

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4th Circuit: Correctional Officials Immune From Suit By Strip-Searched Employees

RICHMOND, Va. - Officials at the Maryland Correction Training Center (MCTC) who ordered and carried out a drug detection scan of employees that included strip-searching some employees are entitled to qualified immunity from a suit filed by the searched

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Split 9th Circuit: Correctional Official Must Exhaust Administrative Remedies

HONOLULU - A correctional facility official was justifiably demoted and failed to exhaust his administrative remedies with regard to more than 50 complaints he alleged he lodged with his employer that were never investigated, a split Ninth Circuit U.S

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Judge Vacates $3.5 Million Punitive Award In Auto Worker's Discrimination Suit

ROCKFORD, Ill. - A federal judge in Illinois on July 7 vacated a $3.5 million punitive award in an employment discrimination suit, holding that the evidence presented at trial did not demonstrate the "requisite level of callousness or intentional disregard

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7th Circuit Reinstates Worker's Retaliatory Discharge Claim

CHICAGO - A former rubber company worker failed to prove that his race caused his termination; however, he may proceed with his retaliatory discharge claim, the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled July 27, partially reversing a trial court (Eddie

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8th Circuit Vacates Injunction Against NFL Lockout Of Players

8th Circuit: EEOC's Gender Bias Suit Against Frozen Food Company May Proceed

Tennessee City Worker Awarded More Than $500,000 For Age Bias, Retaliation

10th Circuit Upholds Ruling For Blue Cross In Director's Age Bias Suit

EEOC: Verizon To Pay Largest Disability Bias Settlement In Agency's History

2nd Circuit Orders Reconsideration Of Worker's FMLA Retaliation Claim

Former UPS Driver's Retaliation Claim Reinstated By 6th Circuit

3rd Circuit Adopts Bright-Line Res Judicata Rule

Missouri Appeals Panel: $500,000 Punitive Award In Retaliation Suit Cannot Stand

Judge: Punitive Award Did Not Violate Due Process, But It Must Meet Statutory Cap

$54M Award In Sexual Harassment Suit Reduced To $400,000 Under Statutory Cap

4th Circuit: Correctional Officials Immune From Suit By Strip-Searched Employees

Split 9th Circuit: Correctional Official Must Exhaust Administrative Remedies

Judge Vacates $3.5 Million Punitive Award In Auto Worker's Discrimination Suit

7th Circuit Reinstates Worker's Retaliatory Discharge Claim