MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee construction company will pay $85,000 to settle charges that it fired a black employee after he filed a charge of racial discrimination. CG Schmidt Inc. also agreed Thursday to provide anti-discrimination training for certain managers. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed the lawsuit last year on behalf of the [...]
Published: April 29, 2009
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Wisconsin employers who discriminate will be met with pay penalties Madison (AP) — Wisconsin employers who discriminate against their workers will face stiffer penalties under a plan state lawmakers approved Wednesday. The state Assembly approved a bill that requires companies that discriminate against their workers to pay compensatory and punitive damages. That’s a step beyond [...]