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Zillow Faces Another Lawsuit for Age Discrimination | | Real estate company Zillow is facing another lawsuit by an employee who alleges she suffered wrongful termination and age discrimination. The 41-year-old woman is the fourth former employee who has filed suit against the company in recent weeks. She alleges in her lawsuit that she was fired after a six-day stint in the hospital and prior to that, she faced harassment about her age. The lawsuit contends that while the plaintiff was continuing to recover from a car crash in July, her accounts were given to other employees. The plaintiff was fired while she was in the hospital for "job abandonment." The other three lawsuits accuse the company of "failing to pay for overtime, harassing a whistleblower and firing a female employee who complained she was sexually harassed by supervisors." Jeff Collins, Orange County Register 12/04/2014 | Read Article: Orange County Register |
Lawsuit: Woman Fired for Restroom Breaks During Pregnancy | | An Oregon woman has filed a lawsuit after she was fired from her job at a cellphone chip manufacturing plant for taking frequent restroom breaks during her pregnancy. According to the lawsuit, the woman was told by her supervisors during her first pregnancy in 2011 that she did not need to clock out for restroom breaks. However, during her second pregnancy in 2013, in which she had a more serious bladder issue, the woman was scolded and fired for not clocking out for frequent restroom breaks. The woman's supervisors said that she could have been watching movies during her restroom breaks and that "not clocking out to use the restroom is stealing from the company." The plaintiff had previously filed a gender bias complaint against her supervisor in April 2013. She is seeking $406,000 in lost wages and damages and her former position at the company. Elizabeth Armstrong Moore, USA Today 12/05/2014 | Read Article: USA Today |
GM Replaces Ignition Keys on New Trucks | | General Motors is replacing ignition keys in its newest trucks because it's possible for the gearshift lever to bump the key out of position. The move isn't a recall, though, so GM doesn't provide a number of vehicles affected. Instead, the issue is outlined in a TSB, or technical service bulletin, that went to dealers last month. , USA Today 12/05/2014 | Read Article: USA Today |
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