Hubbard vs USPS

Jul 8th

USPS case makes Top 10 list of ‘most expensive discrimination settlements’ in 2013

Privately initiated discrimination lawsuits are not uncommon in the United States, and while they were down year-over-year, the number of filings in 2013 was still significant and costly for businesses. Inside Counsel,  a monthly magazine exclusively serving general counsel and other top in-house legal professionals has created a list of the top ten “most expensive […]

Jul 31st

USPS $4.6M Settlement in Deaf and Hard Of Hearing EEO Case Gets Final Approval

New York (July 31, 2013) — A Washington federal judge on Thursday gave final approval to a settlement agreement requiring the U.S. Postal Service to fork over $4.5 million to end a decade long class action alleging that the agency did not provide reasonable accommodations to its deaf and hearing-impaired employees.