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Windsor Inn to pay $200,000 after allegations of sexual harassment, retaliation
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced R.V. Associates Limited, doing business as Windsor Inn, will pay $200,000 after allegations of violating federal sexual harassment and retaliation laws.
EEOC targets Wayne Farms for alleged discrimination against disabled employees
DECATUR, Ala. (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced a lawsuit against Wayne Farms LLC, alleging illegal discrimination against a class of employees because of their disabilities.
Two Florida medical clinics to pay $17 million to settle deceptive marketing allegations
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has announced that two Florida companies will pay $17 million after allegations of deceptive marketing related to erectile dysfunction medications and services.
Harley-Davidson agrees to settlement after allegations of Clean Air Act violations
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — Harley-Davidson Inc., Harley-Davidson
Motor Company Group LLC, Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company Inc., and Harley-Davidson Motor Company Operations Inc. (collectively Harley-Davidson) have agreed to settle allegations of Clean Air Act violations, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have announced.
EEOC targets KASCO for allegedly discriminating against employee who practices Islam
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced a lawsuit against KASCO LLC, a St. Louis company that manufactures and sells butcher supplies and meat processing equipment, for allegations of discriminating against an employee, Latifa Sidiqi, her adherence to Islam and her Afghan descent.
Wal-Mart pays former employee $90,000 after alleged disability discrimination
ROCKFORD, Ill. (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will pay a former, long-term employee $90,000 to settle allegations of disability discrimination.
New York attorney general joins coalition backing EPA greenhouse gas regulations
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has released a statement supporting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the oil and gas industry.
Southwest Kia allegedly violated FTC administrative order, must pay $85,000
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that three Dallas area auto dealers collectively known as Southwest Kia will pay $85,000 in civil penalties after allegations of violating an FTC administrative order barring them from deceptive advertising.
My Pillow to pay New York $1.1 million after allegations of failing to collect, remit taxes
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — My Pillow Inc. will pay $1.1 million after allegations of knowingly failing to collect and remit New York sales taxes on sales made to New York consumers through its website and over the phone, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has announced.
Washington attorney general targets port of Tacoma officials for alleged campaign finance violations
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) — Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson has announced his office has filed a complaint against the Economic Development Board of Tacoma-Pierce County (the EDB) and the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce (the chamber) over allegations of campaign finance violations. These defendants are port of Tacoma officials.
EPA reaches settlement with Missouri city after Clean Water Act allegations
LENEXA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a proposed settlement with the city of Columbia, Missouri, that resolves allegations the city violated the Clean Water Act by discharging pollutants from the Columbia Landfill and Yard Waste Composting Facility.
FTC withdraws consent order in Energy Transfer Equity case
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced the withdrawal of its acceptance of a proposed consent order that would have required Energy Transfer Equity L.P. (ETE) to divest assets.
Complete Maintenance to pay $45,600 after sexual harassment allegations
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that Complete Maintenance will pay $45,600 after allegations of sexual harassment.
New York settles with developers who allegedly violated Long Island Pine Barrens Protection Act
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and John Pacevic, executive director of the Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commission, have announced a settlement with the owners of the Hampton Hills Golf and Country Cub over allegations of violating state laws protecting the Long Island Pine Barrens.
Eight-state coalition urges EPA to reconsider regional haze rules
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) — Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge is leading a coalition of eight attorneys general in pleading with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to consider the effects and costs of its proposed changes to regional haze rules.
Plaintiffs drop suit against constitutionality of Kansas' school funding system
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) — Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has announced a 6-year-old federal lawsuit that challenged the constitutionality of the Kansas school funding system has been dismissed by its plaintiffs.
California attorney general supports EPA's New Source Performance Standards
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris has joined eight other states and the city of Chicago in a motion to intervene in support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New Source Performance Standards.
Citrus and Allied to pay $59,472 after allegations of hazardous waste violations
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced Citrus and Allied Essences Ltd. will pay $59,472 to resolve allegations of hazardous waste regulations at a facility in Belcamp, Maryland.
EPA announces decision in Bayer CropScience facility explosion case
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced Bayer CropScience LP will pay $5.6 million for penalty and safety improvements after allegations it violated federal chemical accident prevention laws. The alleged violations occurred in 2008 at Bayer’s facility in Institute, W. Va., where an explosion killed two people.
Federal court rejects proposed class action settlement in Similasan case
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) — The Office of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that a federal court agreed with the state’s brief, rejecting the proposed class action settlement in the Similasan Corporation case.