Disney Pays $43M to End Gender Discrimination Class Action
The Walt Disney Company and several affiliates (collectively, “Disney”) have agreed to pay $43.25M to settle a class action that alleged [...]
About Laura Garofalo
Laura Garofalo has been an employment lawyer in Chicago since 2005. She has worked both as an outside attorney for one of the country’s largest law firms, where she represented management in all facets of employment litigation and counseled management on a wide range of employment law issues, and as an in-house employment attorney for a Fortune 500 company. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Laura gained her initial experience in workplace compliance and harmony working as a Human Resources professional. Laura joined Fair Measures in 2018.EEOC Discrimination Charges Up 9% In FY 2024
In fiscal year 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) received 88,531 charges of discrimination, up 9.2% from the previous [...]
$1M For Failing to Provide Accommodations and Terminating Employees Who Request Leaves of Absence
Didlake, Inc., which provides janitorial and maintenance employees to federal worksites in Virginia, Maryland and D.C., will pay $1,017,500 to settle [...]
Racial Slurs, Insults, and Threats Still Occur in the Workplace, Cost Employer $125k
In October 2024, LM Wind Power, Inc., a company that makes wind turbine blades, agreed to pay $125k to settle a [...]
Staffing Support Firm Pays $1.25M After Failing to Refer or Place Visually-Impaired Applicants
National Telecommuting Institute, Inc. (“NTI”), a staffing support firm based out of Massachusetts, recently agreed to a $1.25M settlement with the U.S. [...]
“Layoff” Was Pretext for Disability Discrimination
Pilot Air Freight, LLC, an international freight shipping and logistics company in Atlanta, has agreed to pay $400k to settle a [...]
Federal Financial Services Provider Agrees to Pay $4.2M to Settle Claims of Wage Discrimination Against Women
State Street Corp., a federal financial services provider, will pay $4.2M to resolve claims that it pays female employees in multiple [...]
Gallup Poll Finds that “Coaching Habit” is Managers’ Greatest Weakness and Biggest Driver of Employee Engagement
According to a Gallup report published on May 28, 2024 – “The Strengths, Weaknesses and Blind Spots of Managers” – $8.8 [...]
Delivery Company Agrees to Pay $8.7M To Settle Class Race Discrimination Lawsuit
DHL, a global shipping and delivery company, agreed to settle a race discrimination class action filed by the U.S. Equal Employment [...]
School District Settles Age Discrimination Claims Even Though It Was Following CBA
A school district in Illinois will pay more than $200k to settle age discrimination claims based on a discriminatory collective bargaining [...]