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A National Labor Relations Board judge ruled that Starbucks illegally attempted to prevent its employees in several Manhattan coffee shops from organizing into a union.  The judge found that Starbucks managers fired three employees or their pro-union stances and talk, did not allow employees to talk about unions, and submitted negative evaluations for employees who […]

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Anucha Browne Sanders, former vice president of the New York Knicks was recently awarded $11.6 million in her sexual harassment and wrongful termination case. She alleged that Coach Isiah Thomas created a hostile work environment for her, and that when she reported it, she was fired by Chairman James L. Dolan.
The jury ruled in favor […]

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Publisher Judith Regan was fired from HarperCollins in 2006 for allegedly making anti-Semitic comments. This controversy arose around the time when she was planning to put out two books, including OJ Simpson’s If I Did It.
The wrongful termination lawsuit was settled, and Regan recieved $10.75 million in the case. However, more controversy arose shortly after […]

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When Jim Franks, a heavy equipment operator for the city of Hayden, Idaho was diagnosed with cancer, his co-workers tried to help him maintain the work schedule his health required. Some employees donated their sick leave to him so that he could take time off for treatments without losing his job, and public works director […]

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A sexual harassment suit that was first filed in 2004 may be finally wrapping up. The suit was originally filed by Kendra Lynn of Kansas City, Missouri, against  TNT Logistics of North America Inc. The suit claims that Lynn’s shift supervisor, Michael Gill, repeatedly made lewd an inappropriate comments to her. When Lynn filed […]

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Heather Kearney of Des Moines, Iowa, was hired by the state’s Department of Public Safety in March 2007. During her time working as a Criminal Intelligence Analyst, she claims that she was turned down for promotions given to men no more qualified than her. The final straw came in August 2007, when she was dismissed […]

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