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IRS Agent Accused Of Using Tax Penalty Threat As A Coercion For Sex
Saturday February 02nd 2013, 10:51 pm Filed under Sexual harassment lawsuit

Eugene, OR – Vincent Burroughs, 40, filed a sexual harassment lawsuit with the US District Court in Eugene on January 25, 2013. The legal action is against Dora Abrahamson and the US Government, accusing the agent for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of attempting to coerce sex, using the threat of a tax penalty to [...] IRS Agent Accused Of Using Tax Penalty Threat As A Coercion For Sex is a ... [News Source]

Oprah hit with lawsuit: Carolyn Hommel cries discrimination vs. Winfrey’s OWN Network
Saturday February 02nd 2013, 10:47 pm Filed under Discrimination lawsuit

Oprah Winfrey Credit: Wikimedia commons Oprah Winfrey was hit with a lawsuit that accuses the celebrity television host of sexual discrimination, according to a TMZ report on Saturday, February 2, 2013. The celebrity gossip site reported that Carolyn Hommel, a former employee of OWN network, is claiming that she was a victim of sexual discrimination [...] [News Source]

Judge dismisses federal lawsuit against SPD in jaywalker arrest
Saturday February 02nd 2013, 9:12 pm Filed under Accident lawsuit

A judge threw out a civil-rights lawsuit filed by a developmentally disabled teenager who was roughly arrested by Seattle police during a 2009 jaywalking incident. [News Source]

Oprah's OWN Network Hit With Sex Discrimination Lawsuit
Saturday February 02nd 2013, 9:10 pm Filed under Discrimination lawsuit

Life isn't always sprinkled with favorite things and exclusive interviews for Oprah Winfrey. Queen O's TV network OWN was hit with a lawsuit for sex and pregnancy discriminati on this Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court. Former senior level employee Carolyn Hommel began working for the OWN network in 2010. She was hired as senior director of scheduling and acquisitions at the network. In 2011 ... [News Source]

Oprah's OWN Network Hit With Sex Discrimination Lawsuit
Saturday February 02nd 2013, 9:10 pm Filed under Discrimination lawsuit

Life isn't always sprinkled with favorite things and exclusive interviews for Oprah Winfrey. Queen O's TV network OWN was hit with a lawsuit for sex and pregnancy discriminati on this Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court. Former senior level employee Carolyn Hommel began working for the OWN network in 2010. She was hired as senior director of scheduling and acquisitions at the network. In 2011 ... [News Source]

Oprah's Network Hit with Sex Discrimination Lawsuit
Saturday February 02nd 2013, 6:30 pm Filed under Discrimination lawsuit

Oprah Winfrey's network OWN is being sued by a former employee on the grounds of sex and pregnancy discrimination, The Hollywood Reporter reports. [News Source]

Oprah Hit With Lawsuit: OWN Accused Of Sexual Discrimination
Saturday February 02nd 2013, 2:15 pm Filed under Discrimination lawsuit

Oprah Winfrey’s OWN Network has been hit with a lawsuit by a former employee. Carolyn Hommel, who was hired as the senior director of scheduling and acquisitions at the network in 2010, filed a lawsuit today claiming that she was the victim of sexual discrimination. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Hommel claims that she was [...] Oprah Hit With Lawsuit: OWN Accused Of Sexual Discrimination ... [News Source]