Racial Discrimination Cases
January 23rd, 2014
Written by The Associated Press in Discrimination Cases with 3 Comments
A long-standing case of discrimination against the large meat processing company, Cargill, has ended, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The discrimination settlement will be used to pay back wages to thousand of applicants who were denied jobs at three of Cargill's facilities based on race and ethnicity.
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. will pay $2.2 million as part of settlement with the...
January 21st, 2014
Written by Rob Harris - AP Sports Writer in Discrimination Cases with 0 Comments
West Bromwich Albion striker, Nicolas Anelka, was charged by the English Football Association on Tuesday for performing a racially aggravated gesture considered to be anti-Semitic while celebrating a Premier League goal.
The former France international, who faces a minimum five-game ban under the FA's anti-discrimination sanctions, has until 1800 GMT Thursday to respond to the charge.
The gesture...
January 17th, 2014
Written by Jacques Billeaud - Associated in Discrimination Cases with 0 Comments
Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio called on the Feds to pick up the tab for fines levied against the Maricopa County Sheriff's office because of his aggressive policies towards illegal immigrants. Facing huge compliance costs from a court ruling that found his office had racially profiled Latinos, Arpaio has demanded that the federal government fork over nearly $38 million, saying Washington is to blame...
January 14th, 2014
Written by The Associated Press in Discrimination Cases with 0 Comments
Predatory lending practices against black customers is the focus of a lawsuit being filed by the U.S. Department of Justice. Federal and state prosecutors are suing the owners and operators of "buy-here, pay here" used-car dealerships in Charlotte, saying they engaged in predatory lending practices against black customers.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday that the lawsuit was filed...
January 7th, 2014
Written by Pat Eaton-Robb in Discrimination Cases with 0 Comments
A white former police officer accused of being part of a conspiracy to harass Latinos has been sentenced to two years in prison on an obstruction charge.
Jason Zullo was sentenced Monday in federal court in Hartford. Prosecutors had sought the two-year sentence, while Zullo's lawyer had asked a judge for no more than a year.
Zullo and three other white officers were charged last year with abusing...
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