State College landlord settles lawsuit over withheld security deposits, unsafe housing
HARRISBURG, PA — A State College landlord accused of withholding security deposits and providing unsafe living conditions has reached a settlement with the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office. Rodney Hendricks, doing business as…
New Jersey settles $52.9 million court case with families of Murphy’s COVID-19 nursing home death outbreak
Governor Phil Murphy and the State of New Jersey are still under investigation by the Department of Justice after sending COVID-19 infected senior citizens and veterans into nursing homes, creating an outbreak…
Amazon Settles With Labor Board, Making It Easier For Workers To Organize
Amazon reached a nationwide settlement with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) late Wednesday, making it easier for Amazon employees to form a union. The agreement obligates Amazon to email its warehouse workers…
U.S. Attorney Files Civil Fraud Lawsuit Against Non-Profit And Settles Fraud Claims Against Its Founder For Inflating Medicaid Reimbursements By Falsely Reporting Millions In Costs
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Scott Lampert, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Department of Health…
Washington Florist Who Declined To Arrange Flowers For Same-Sex Wedding Settles Lengthy Lawsuit
A Christian florist in Washington settled a legal case Thursday centering around her refusal to provide custom floral arrangements for a same-sex wedding. “I have put to rest the last legal considerations…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Settles ADA Service Animal Dispute with Cedar Rapids Convenience Store
Midwest Petroleum & Convenience, Inc. (Midwest Petroleum), doing business as 7Star Liquor and Tobacco Outlet, a Cedar Rapids, Iowa, convenience store, has agreed to settle a dispute under the Americans with Disabilities…
U.S. SETTLES DISPUTE WITH LESSIE BATES DAVIS NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE OVER ITS AMERICORPS PROGRAM
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. – Non-profit Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House (“LBDNH”) has agreed to pay the United States $100,000 and enter into a compliance agreement to resolve a civil False Claims Act investigation…
Facebook Settles With DOJ Over Claims It Discriminated Against US Workers
Facebook reached separate settlement agreements with the Department of Justice and Department of Labor on Tuesday, resolving claims that the tech giant discriminated against U.S. workers in hiring and recruiting. The Department…
United States Settles with Private School to Resolve Allegations of Disability Discrimination
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The United States has reached a settlement with Sayre School (Sayre), a Lexington-based private school, resolving allegations of disability discrimination and taking steps to ensure that individuals with disabilities…
Justice Department Settles with State of New Jersey’s Student Lending Authority for Alleged Violations of Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
NEWARK, N.J. – The Department of Justice announced today that the New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA) has agreed to enter into a settlement and pay $50,000 to resolve allegations…
