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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Monday that it has filed employment discrimination suits against the Atlanta Bread Co. restaurant chain, BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. and auto parts retailer AutoZone Inc.
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Six New England steel-working firms have filed an antitrust lawsuit against one of Boston's most powerful and politically connected unions, alleging that the labor group has conspired to shut out nonunion companies from major construction projects in the region.
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California sued the E.P.A. on Wednesday, challenging its recent decision to block California rules curbing greenhouse-gas emissions from new cars and trucks.
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The largest sexual discrimination  lawsuit in U.S. history moved forward against Wal-Mart Stores  Inc.  on Tuesday when a federal appeals court approved  class-action status for women who claim the retailer was biased  in pay and promotion.
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Walgreen, the largest chemist in the US, is sued for allegedly discriminating against black workers.
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The Supreme Court is meeting to issue decisions and hear arguments in a case involving allegations of retaliation against a worker who complained of racial discrimination.
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A group of blacks sued the Waffle House chain Tuesday, claiming they were discriminated against at restaurants in three Georgia cities.
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A group of 44 former IT employees at Best Buy has filed a class-action lawsuit charging the retailer with age discrimination in connection with the termination of their jobs during layoffs last spring and in 2003. Best Buy said the claims "are without merit."
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The lawsuit against the financial services company accuses it of discriminating against women.
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The biggest sexual discrimination case in U.S. history advanced against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Tuesday when a top court ruled that more than a million women could join a suit charging bias in pay and promotions.
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Retailer Sears, Roebuck & Co has been hit with a lawsuit seeking class-action status that alleges a company Web site compromises customers' private information.
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Microsoft Corp. has filed class action lawsuits against vendors of sexually explicit commercial e-mail, the Seattle Post-Intelligence said Friday.
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The United Steelworkers union on   Wednesday filed an unfair labor practice complaint on behalf of   a non-union employee who was fired, in part, for calling   replacement workers "scabs."
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The Supreme Court limited workers' ability to sue for pay discrimination Tuesday, ruling against a Goodyear employee who earned thousands of dollars less than her male counterparts but waited too long to complain
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A sexual-discrimination lawsuit against EMC could be opened up to other female workers.
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A union representing workers at six Swift &amp; Co. meatpacking plants sued federal immigration authorities Wednesday, alleging agents violated the workers' rights during raids by roughly handling even those not suspected of crimes.
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The lawsuit against the financial services company founded by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg accused the company of discriminating against women.