News from March 2019
L.A. charter school settles allegations of paying female math tutor less than male counterpart
LOS ANGELES — The federal government has reached a settlement with a Los Angeles charter school it says paid a female employee less than a male co-worker in the same job, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
USA Parking Services settles EEOC allegations it refused to hire deaf applicant
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) — A national valet and parking services company has agreed to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), alleging the company refused to hire a deaf valet applicant due to her disability.
Nursing home chain to pay more than $18 million to settle billing controversy
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — A Tennessee nursing home chain will pay more than $18 million to resolve allegations of billing Medicare and Medicaid for substandard services and marking Tennessee's largest "worthless services" resolution in the state's history, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Feb. 27.
INDIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE: AG Curtis Hill announces start of Wells Fargo consumer redress review program
On Dec. 28, 2018, Attorney General Curtis Hill announced that Wells Fargo Bank N.A. will pay $575 million to resolve claims that the bank violated state consumer protection laws.
GEORGIA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Chris Carr Celebrates National Consumer Protection Week
In preparation for National Consumer Protection Week, which is March 3-9, Attorney General Chris Carr encourages all Georgia consumers to take some time to stay up to date on the latest scams and learn about resources that can be used to educate themselves.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION: SEC Names Gabriel Benincasa As Its First Chief Risk Officer
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that Gabriel Benincasa has been named the Commission’s first Chief Risk Officer.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION: SEC Celebrates African American History Month with Presentation by Award-Winning Filmmaker
The Securities and Exchange Commission celebrated African American History Month with events in its Regional Offices and a presentation by scholar and award-winning filmmaker Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to discuss his latest documentary series, “Reconstruction: America After the Civil War,” at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, D.C.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results in Colorado Company Paying $77,238 in Back Wages to Resolve Flsa Violations
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Burnco Colorado LLC - doing business as Bestway Concrete and Aggregates - has paid $77,238 in back wages to 406 employees to resolve violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA) overtime requirements at the company's facilities in Milliken, Colorado, and Irvin, Texas.
Class action lawyer sweet on white chocolate; Starbucks, Clif Bars ask courts to toss cases
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Several well-known companies are facing lawsuits over allegations that they misrepresented that their products contain white chocolate, with one company claiming these cases follow in the tradition of lawyers who sued over the lack of fruit in Froot Loops.
J&J's decision to stick with talc instead of switching to corn starch discussed at N.J. meso trial
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A salesman for Johnson & Johnson proposed in the early 2000s abandoning talc powder in favor of corn starch but also warned it would hit the company financially, according to evidence presented in a case against the consumer products company in the fourth day of a trial.