Amazon Sued Over Destroyed Meds, Leave And Bias Claims
Amazon Web Services Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. have been sued in Georgia federal court by a disabled veteran who alleged Amazon "took and destroyed" his prescription medication and then forced him onto reduced-pay leave for six months and placed him on an unjustified performance plan for reporting what happened.
Ga. County Can't Halt Discovery In Ex-Firefighter's Bias Suit
A federal judge refused to stay a lawsuit in which a former firefighter and EMT sued a Georgia county after he said he was so ruthlessly bullied for having Asperger's syndrome that he ultimately had to leave his job.
Foreign Workers Ask Ga. Judge To Back $2.7M RICO Suit Deal
Foreign workers asked a Georgia federal judge to approve a $2.7 million settlement to resolve class action claims that an Atlanta-area building materials supplier and staffing and recruiting agencies violated the Fair Labor Standards Act and a state racketeering law.
Energy Co., Worker Settle Overtime Misclassification Suit
A Georgia energy company and a former technician reached a settlement Monday in a Georgia federal court in a proposed collective action alleging the company misclassified maintenance workers as independent contractors to avoid paying overtime.
Amazon Wraps Up Ex-Worker's Race Bias, Retaliation Suit
Amazon has reached an agreement to end a suit from a former executive assistant who claimed he was fired for complaining that he'd missed out on promotions and faced unwarranted criticism because he's Black, according to a filing in Georgia federal court.
Kia, Hyundai Workers' Attys Get $3.45M Fee Award In Visa Suit
A Georgia federal court on Monday awarded $3.45 million in attorney fees and costs to lawyers for workers who reached an $11.5 million settlement over claims that a Hyundai supplier, a Kia plant and staffing agencies recruited skilled Mexican engineers for production work and underpaid them.
Pepsi Bottler Settles Ex-Worker's Race Bias Suit
A Black former line supervisor and a Georgia Pepsi bottler told a federal court Wednesday they have settled his race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit, which alleged the company fired him weeks after he filed a charge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Ex-Firefighter Says He Was Bullied Over Autism Until He Quit
A former firefighter and EMT has slapped a Georgia county with a federal lawsuit claiming he was ruthlessly bullied because he has Asperger's syndrome and ultimately had to leave his job to escape the abuse.
Golf Foundation Fired Worker Over Sex Assault Report, Suit Says
Bobby Jones Golf Course Foundation Inc. and Affiniti Golf Partners LLC were sued in Georgia federal court by a former worker at one of the restaurants on the golf course, who alleged she was fired after reporting that a manager sexually assaulted her.
Energy Co. Misclassified Workers As OT-Exempt, Suit Says
A Georgia-based oil and gas infrastructure firm was hit with a proposed collective action Thursday by a former employee who said the company deliberately misclassified maintenance workers as independent contractors to avoid paying them overtime rates.
Ex-Pepsi Worker Says Co. Fired Him For Reporting Race Bias
Pepsi Beverage Co. fired a Black employee three weeks after he filed a race discrimination charge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the worker alleged in a lawsuit filed in Georgia federal court.
Ex-Kia, Hyundai Workers Score $11.5M Deal In Wage Suit
A Hyundai supplier, a Kia plant and two staffing agencies have reached an $11.5 million deal to resolve a suit by production line workers who accused the companies of a scheme to obtain cheap labor from skilled Mexican engineers and underpay them, according to filings in Georgia federal court.
Logistics Cos. Can't Escape Worker Visa Misuse Class Action
Two logistics companies have failed to escape a proposed class action accusing them of misusing a professional worker visa program to lure workers from Mexico, with a Georgia federal judge trimming out some discrimination and fair labor claims, but allowing several others to proceed.
PruittHealth Ends Gay Ex-Nursing Director's Harassment Suit
A Georgia PruittHealth location and a former nursing director have resolved his suit accusing the facility of failing to step in when he was harassed for being gay and then firing him after he complained about it, the parties told a Georgia federal court.
Foreign Workers' RICO Claims Should Advance, Judge Says
A Georgia federal judge has said a proposed class action by Mexican engineers who say they were duped into doing manual labor in the U.S. should largely proceed, finding they have sufficiently backed their state racketeering claims.
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