Tag: Lawsuits
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Walmart sued by EEOC for firing employee with Crohn’s disease
The Walmart logo is displayed outside their store near Bloomsburg. Paul Weaver | Rocket | Getty Images The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Walmart for firing a North Carolina employee with Crohn’s disease after the retail giant reportedly refused to grant her disability-related leave. The EEOC’s complaint, filed in federal court in Charlotte, accuses […]
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Chipotle pays workers after closing store that tried to unionize
Chipotle restaurant in Teterboro, New Jersey. SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to pay $240,000 to the former employees of an Augusta, Maine, location as part of a settlement for closing the restaurant when workers tried to unionize. Chipotle restaurant employees petitioned in late June to unite under Chipotle […]
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SoFi Bank is suing to block Biden’s student loan payment pause
WASHINGTON (AP) — A private bank is trying to force the Biden administration to end the break in federal student loan paymentsarguing that the moratorium has no legal basis and has cost the bank, known for its refinancing activities, millions of dollars in profits. In a federal lawsuit filed Friday in Washington, SoFi Bank NA […]