Sam Skolnik

2 days ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Sam Skolnik

A Connecticut town has settled claims from a former fire battalion chief who alleged that sex bias caused her to be skipped over for an assistant chief opening. Judge Sarala V. Nagala of the US District Court for the District of Connecticut dismissed Eileen Parlato’s lawsuit against East Haven, Conn., without prejudice in an unpublished May 9 order. Nagala wrote that the dismissal will automatically convert to one with prejudice if no motion to reopen is filed by June 9.

2 days ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Sam Skolnik

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2 days ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Sam Skolnik

Apple Inc. and one of its former “genius bar” managers have settled her claims that the company discriminated against her based on sex and disability, and retaliated against her after she requested a modified work schedule. Judge Dale E. Ho of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed the case without prejudice on May 9, after being advised by Magistrate Judge Sarah L.

5 days ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Sam Skolnik

Job candidates who alleged they were denied employment opportunities based on credit reports they weren’t allowed to see have settled their case over $2.2 million, which includes a $955 award to each settlement class member. Judge Michael H. Simon of the US District Court for the District of Oregon granted final approval of the class settlement with the 2,363-member class over allegations that Robert Half International, a recruiting and job placement firm, violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

5 days ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Sam Skolnik

Google LLC has agreed to pay $50 million to settle race discrimination allegations by a proposed class of Black workers who said the tech giant pushed them into dead-end jobs while denying them advancement. The proposed deal would benefit approximately 4,000 Black and other minority workers, according to a motion filed Thursday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. Paul Hastings LLP represents Google.