Workplace Discrimination

• Former Indiana CU Employee Suing for Discrimination

  Christina Cole | March 21, 2007 1:53 AM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  A former Teachers Credit Union employee is currently suing the South Bend, Indiana based credit union for discrimination.The woman, who worked for the Teachers Credit Union from 1993 to 2003, claims in the lawsuit that her former supervisor physically and verbally harassed her on many occasions by calling her names and throwing office supplies at her during various times of frustration. A mental...

• City Being Sued for Sex Discrimination

  Christina Cole | February 27, 2007 10:25 PM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  The City of Crawfordville, the police department in specific, is being sued by a Crawfordsville Police detective in a federal lawsuit. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court in Indianapolis last week.The complaint notes "employment discrimination based upon sex, a hostile work environment and retaliation by the defendant."A 17-year veteran of the department, detective of six years, said...

• Indiana Suing Automotive Glass Business

  Christina Cole | January 29, 2007 1:53 AM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  A local automotive shop is being sued by the Indiana Department of Labor for allegedly firing two employees for complaining about unsafe working conditions. Recently filed in St. Joseph Circuit Court, the lawsuit claims that Ziebart Speedy Auto Glass franchise owner Jeff Miller fired Debra Derbin and Deb Harvey on September 11 in retaliation for complaints that they filed with the Indiana...

• IBM Gender-Discrimination Lawsuit Settled

  Christina Cole | January 10, 2007 4:02 PM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  IBM has settled a federal discrimination lawsuit that was filed by a former employee who alleged she was fired because of her gender. Jodie Ross, worked at IBM for 23 years at its offices in Fishkill, New York and Essex Junction until managers in 2004 accused her of inappropriate conduct during an audit at the Vermont facility.Ross managed a department that oversaw $300 million in inventory,...