HAZLETON, Pa. Aug 4 2017 A former Pennsylvania security guard who claimed school officials made degrading racial and sexual comments has received a $100,000 settlement from the district. The Standard-Speaker reports (http://bit.ly/2u3rhcQ ) Sir Hayes settled with the Hazleton Area School District in October 2016 without the district acknowledging wrongdoing. Hayes had previously contacted the U.S. […]
Rutland, VT July 20 2017 Two former U.S. District Court security officers who say they were fired in retaliation for making reports about another employee’s misconduct have filed a lawsuit against their former employer, Inter-Con Security Systems Inc. Duane Dingler of Colchester and James Dempsey of Lincoln were both fired in 2015 on allegations of misconduct […]
Reno NV July 14 2017 The family of a Reno man who died after being bound in a hogtied position and fighting against police have filed a wrongful death lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed by the father of Thomas Purdy who died in October 2015, is the third wrongful death claim against the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office […]
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 […]
SAN DIEGO CA June 17 2017 – A California man employed as a security guard alleges he is owed unpaid wages. Demario McMillian filed a complaint on behalf of all others similarly situated on June 9 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Overton Security Services Inc. alleging violation of […]
Portland OR May 2 2017 The family of a woman who intentionally killed herself by jumping off of a 27-story building in downtown Portland filed a $505,000 lawsuit last week against a building security guard for allegedly enabling the woman to access the roof. According to police reports released a few days after 46-year-old Juana […]