Acadia Hospital, a nonprofit psychiatric facility in Bangor, Maine, paid its female psychologists nearly half the hourly rate of their male colleagues for comparable work. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a ruling finding the hospital…
TL;DR:The Broadway Group, LLC, a development firm based in Alabama, unlawfully filled more than an acre of federally protected wetlands to build a new retail Dollar General store, without obtaining the required Clean Water Act permit. The EPA found that…
TL;DR:Pregis Innovative Packaging LLC violated its Clean Air Act Title V permit by failing to maintain required incinerator temperatures, risking the release of harmful volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into the air. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found repeated compliance lapses…
TL;DR aka What Crown Chemical Did Crown Chemical Inc., based in Crestwood, Illinois, distributed and sold unregistered and cancelled disinfectant products, including the “Ready Quat Ready-to-Use Sanitizer” and “Blue Lagoon Acid Bowl Cleaner,” in violation of federal pesticide laws. The…
TL;DR:Gulfport Energy Corporation was found to have repeatedly failed to repair methane and volatile organic compound leaks at 33 oil and gas well pads across four Ohio counties, violating federal Clean Air Act standards and state permit conditions. Over a…
TL;DR Spectrum Machine, a bronze casting foundry in Ravenna, Ohio, operated for more than a decade without the federally required air pollution monitoring system meant to protect workers and nearby residents from hazardous metal emissions. The evil company was caught…
Elite Staffing, along with Metro Staff and Midway Staffing, allegedly conspired to suppress wages and block job mobility among temporary workers at Colony Display, a major Illinois employer. According to the Illinois Supreme Court, these staffing agencies entered into agreements…
TL;DR Black workers at Harley-Davidson’s Kansas City plant alleged years of unchecked racism, physical segregation, and retaliation. Court filings describe nooses, swastikas, and racial slurs inside a factory that symbolized the American motorcycle dream. Supervisors ignored complaints. Management discarded reports…
TL;DR Summary The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found that both Joshua Dipzinski and the housing company Greg LLC violated multiple sections of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), a cornerstone federal law meant to prevent harmful chemical exposure to…
TL;DR A BNSF Railway foreman suffered catastrophic injuries after a bridge rail exploded under unsafe working conditions. A jury found BNSF entirely responsible, awarding over $6.2 million in damages. The company’s negligence centered on inadequate worker training and unsafe operational…