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Nick's Patio settles pregnancy discrimination lawsuit
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND -- A popular 24-hour restaurant must change the way it treats its employees, especially women, after a discrimination lawsuit. Nick's Patio recently agreed to pay a former employee thousands of dollars to make up for what happened when her...Tags: Discrimination, Social Issues, Laws, Labor Legislation, Crime, Law and Justice
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Nick's Patio settles lawsuit that alleged pregnancy discrimination
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — A local restaurant has agreed to settle a lawsuit the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed on behalf of two women who said they were discriminated against when they told management they were pregnant. Nick’s Patio, a...Tags: Lawyers, Discrimination, Justice System, Social Issues, Laws
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NW Ind. mental health center settles worker claim
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A northwestern Indiana mental health center that operates more than a dozen emergency mental health services and substance abuse treatment facilities will pay a former employee $200,000 to settle a discrimination lawsuit. The...Tags: Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Employees, Breast Cancer, Health
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Rare form of macular degeneration dims man's sight but not his work ethic
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Driving to his company's Granger office one day, Niel Makielski noticed the telephone poles along the road seemed to be warping as he passed them. The chief of his company's small maintenance department and a "fix-it" guy all his life,...Tags: Blindness, Hospitals and Clinics, Retraining, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Veterans Affairs
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Burger King Franchisee pays $2.5M in bias case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The largest franchisee of Burger King restaurants is paying $2.5 million to settle federal claims of sexual harassment. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says the agreement with Carrols Corp. covers 89 female...
Tags: Washington, DC, Foods and Beverages, Hamburgers, Lifestyle and Leisure, Burger King
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Goshen Hospital employees fired for refusing flu shot
WSBT TVGOSHEN – Sue Schrock’s personal and religious beliefs are strong. “They are biblical and they are God-led and they are who I am,” she said. Ultimately, those beliefs that she should be able to control what goes into her own...Tags: Religion and Belief, Allergies, Shootings, Employment Opportunities, Belief and Faith
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Court: Who counts as a supervisor?
WASHINGTON (AP) — When does your co-worker also count as your supervisor? The Supreme Court may make a final decision on whether to draw a legal line between work colleagues and work managers, at least when it comes to harassment and retaliation...
Tags: Lawyers, Justice System, Washington, DC, Health and Safety at School, Music
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Indy hotel to pay $355,000 to settle race lawsuit
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The operators of an Indianapolis hotel have agreed to pay $355,000 to settle allegations they underpaid and fired African-American housekeepers because of their race. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Employment Opportunities
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South Bend facing discrimination charges, 8 possible lawsuits
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND – The fallout from a federal wiretapping investigation into the South Bend Police department continues to grow. South Bend’s former police chief Darryl Boykins has filed a Charge of Discrimination complaint with the Equal...Tags: Lawyers, Justice System, Social Issues, Laws, Brian Young
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Teacher says Catholic school fired her over IVF
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana teacher who says she was fired from a Roman Catholic school for using in vitro fertilization to try to get pregnant is suing in a case that could set up a legal showdown over reproductive and religious rights. Emily...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Justice System, Discrimination, Vincent de Paul, Social Issues
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Diocese wants fertilization suit dismissed
Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS -- An Indiana diocese asked a federal court on Monday to reject a lawsuit by a former parochial schoolteacher who claims she was fired for violating Roman Catholic doctrine by using in vitro fertilization to try to get pregnant. The...Tags: Religion and Belief, Minority Groups, Justice System, Vincent de Paul, Laws
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South Bend Housing Authority chief resigns
SOUTH BEND TRIBUNESOUTH BEND — Marva Leonard-Dent said that she’s resigning today after nearly 10 years as director of the South Bend Housing Authority. It comes as the agency’s board continues to look for answers to a series of allegations about the...Tags: Sex Crimes, Rentals, Interior Policy, Housing and Urban Planning, Chicago Housing Authority
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