Philadelphia PA December 23 2018 A chief ranger for the National Park Service in Philadelphia, thought to be the highest-ranking female law enforcement official in the department, sued the Park Service in federal court Friday, alleging sexual discrimination in its treatment of her and retaliation against her when she complained that less-qualified men were being promoted […]
ST LOUIS, MO December 2 2018 A Kansas City, Kansas security contractor named Simmons Security & Protection Services, Inc. has agreed to pay $15,000 and furnish other relief to settle an employment discrimination lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed in May of 2018 by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which charged Simmons Security with discrimination […]
Southfield MI June 6 2018 Target fired a security guard at a Michigan store on Monday, two weeks after a black customer was falsely accused of stealing a bikini and then forced to remove her clothing to prove her innocence, according to her attorney. The development was the latest in a string of discrimination allegations that […]
Roanoke VA May 18 2018 Five security officers at LewisGale Medical Center seek $2 million in compensation for what they say was race-based job discrimination. In a suit brought Wednesday against the Salem hospital, the five also seek wages and overtime pay allegedly withheld. This part of the case should be opened to past and present […]
Kansas City, Kan., May 5 2018 The federal government has sued a Kansas City, Kan., security company, saying its owner fired an employee upon learning that she was pregnant. Simmons Security and Protective Services Inc. had hired Lakisha Cole in December 2016 and began training her for a part-time job as an unarmed security guard, according […]
ESCONDIDO, Calif. April 25 2018 A young San Diego security officer says she faced retaliation after reporting sexual harassment to her employer, Escondido’s Palomar Medical Center. She spoke exclusively with 10News about her experience. The hospital will not discuss the details with 10News, but reports it takes matters like this seriously. The woman and her attorneys are […]
New York NY Oct 12 2017 A female former security supervisor for the company that protects John F. Kennedy International Airport has filed a federal complaint alleging the outfit was “overrun with misogyny, racism and harassment.” LaDonna Powell worked for four years at Allied Universal Security Services, which is contracted by the Port Authority of New […]
Atlanta GA July 8 2017 Lawyers for a lesbian security guard who claims she was discriminated against because of her failure to adhere to gender norms will appeal their case to the U.S. Supreme Court. The move comes after the full 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to rehear the case. Jameka Evans, a security […]
Houston TX July 8 2017 A decision by Shell Oil Co. to reject the hiring recommendation of its former head of U.S. security has led to another discrimination lawsuit against the company, a subsidiary of the international oil major Royal Dutch Shell. Earlier this year, Crockett Oaks III sued Shell for allegedly firing him after he […]
Atlanta GA July 7 2017 Drake, Kanye West, Migos and Tyler Perry got put through the ringer before being allowed to perform at Philips Arena in ATL … while Amy Schumer and Bon Jovi got the VIP treatment. And why?? Blackness … allegedly. A former Atlanta Hawks security manager — who also ran event security at […]