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BMO Harris Bank is accused of disability discrimination by the EEOC

BMO Harris Bank, one of the largest banks in the Midwest serving personal, commercial and affluent customers will pay $400,000 to 14 former employees under ...

Student Loans, Debt Collectors and You

Many desperate debt collectors threaten debtors with immediate wage or bank account garnishment as a tactic to intimidate them into payment.  However, it is important to know ...

Rawlins & Rivera caught violating the FDCPA by the FTC

Collection agencies, Rawlins & Rivera, Inc., Ryan & Reed, Inc. and their lawyer has been permanently prohibited from falsely representing the character, amount, or legal status of ...

A Manager May Still Be Entitled To Overtime Pay

If your employer has give you the title of  “Manager,” but you spend almost no time managing people, you may be eligible for overtime pay. As ...

Merck has been slapped with a $100 million discrimination lawsuit

Merck & Co., one of the world’s seven largest pharmaceutical companies, is being sued by Kelli Smith, a  Merck sales representative for at approximately $100 million. In her ...

A $7.5 million racial discrimination settlement is reached with Wet Seal

A three-year investigation conducted by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) determined that clothing retailer, Wet Seal Inc.,  favored a caucasian workforce.  Additionally, the EEOC found that Wet Seal’s upper ...