Tag: Inc.

Supreme Court Makes Pivotal ADEA Decision

By Diversity Insight Oct 18, 2009 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: Oct 18, 2009

By Natalie Ramsey In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court recently rejected the mixed-motive framework for disparate treatment claims filed under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). In reaching this pivotal decision, the Court made it clear that the analysis for age discrimination isn’t subject to the one-size-fits-all mixed-motive analysis applied in Title […]

AT&T Pays $1.3 Million for Religious Discrimination

By Celeste Duke Sep 20, 2009 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: Sep 20, 2009

On July 31, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas entered a judgment against communications giant AT&T, Inc. The lawsuit was filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of two male customer service technicians who were suspended and fired for attending a Jehovah’s Witness convention. AT&T paid $1,307,597 to […]

Trucking Company Must Pay $2.4 Million for Discrimination

By Diversity Insight Mar 15, 2009 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: Mar 15, 2009

An interstate trucking firm has agreed to pay $2.4 million and provide other remedial relief to a class of women to settle a major sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). According to the EEOC, beginning in 1997, PittOhio Express, Inc., denied a class of qualified female applicants employment as truck […]