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Entries from June 2008

Employers’ Health Insurance Costs Set to Rise

June 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

The cost to employers who provide health insurance to their employees is increasing at an alarming rate, according to a recent study conducted by PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP, an industry research firm.
A number of factors, including rising hospital fees, underfunding of public health programs, a growing number of uninsured Americans, and high prescription drug prices, are set […]

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Disney Sued for Alleged Religious Discrimination

June 17th, 2008 · No Comments

The Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund has filed a class-action suit on behalf of a practicing Sikh musician whose job application was rejected by Walt Disney World Co. in 2006.
According to the lawsuit, Sukhbir Channa, a Sikh American, was told by Disney officials that he was not the right applicant for the job […]

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Restaurant Pays to Settle Racial Discrimination Lawsuit

June 4th, 2008 · No Comments

A restaurant in Winder, Ga., agreed to pay out $135,000 to settle a discrimination lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of several black employees who were allegedly treated unfairly because of race. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the general manager of Krystal Restaurant, owned by New Capital Dimensions, allegedly ordered three […]

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