A Baltimore County restaurant has agreed to pay $200,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation class action lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency has announced. The EEOC alleged the owner of the Windsor Inn sexually ...
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A former Maryland State Police sergeant has filed a federal lawsuit against the agency, alleging she lost benefits when she was forced to retire early after complaining of gender discrimination and harassment. Sheila Breck began working for the state police ...
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A former Talbot County school manager has filed a discrimination and retaliation lawsuit against the county school system, alleging he was fired after he complained that his supervisor frequently harassed him and used “racially derogatory” language to intimidate him. Barry ...
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Read More »A former Bowie State University assistant professor has filed a $300,000 lawsuit against the school, alleging her superiors tried to deny her tenure and ultimately led her to resign in retaliation for her advocacy on behalf of women and minority ...
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Read More »The state’s intermediate appellate court has overturned an $830,000 jury verdict awarded to a former Lockheed Martin employee who sued the company for retaliation, alleging he was fired because he had complained about a poor performance review. The Court of ...
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A Bethesda law firm is facing a $650,000 lawsuit by a former employee hired to develop the firm’s fledgling mortgage foreclosure practice who alleges he was fired after questioning the firm’s illegal over-billing of a hedge fund client. The O’Neil ...
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A former school librarian's lawsuit alleging a Baltimore Catholic high school fired her because she reported allegations of a teacher's sexual abuse of a student can move forward, a federal judge has ruled.
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A Prince George’s County middle school teacher has filed a $300,000 lawsuit against the county board of education, alleging she was retaliated against after complaining that her supervisor routinely harassed her and discriminated against her because she was born in ...
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Read More »A former Prince George’s County police officer claims his supervisor retaliated against him for reporting misconduct by instructing members of his squad to ignore the officer’s calls for backup, potentially endangering his life. The alleged retaliation against Officer Kevin Butterworth ...
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Read More »A single incident of on-the-job harassment – if “extremely serious” – can leave an employer liable for having a hostile work environment, a federal appeals court has ruled in reviving a lawsuit brought by a black Ocean City waitress who claims she was fired after complaining of being called a “porch monkey” by a white supervisor.
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