Home improvement retailer Lowe's has two stores in the Milwaukee metro: one serving the north side of the city and nearby suburbs, and another for the south side of town and its suburbs. The chain of big-box hardware stores says on its website that it's building a...
Study: Most who report sexual harassment face retaliation
It has been three years since the #MeToo movement drew back the curtain on sexual harassment in the workplace. While there's little doubt that the media attention on sexual misconduct by prominent men helped raise awareness of the problem, many have wondered if...
Wisconsin hotel settles disability discrimination lawsuit for $60,000
If you drive about 180 miles northwest of Milwaukee, you'll arrive at Fort McCoy. Primarily a training base, the 60,000-acre facility is home to the IHG Army Hotel that provides lodging to military personnel and their families, contractors and other visitors.The...
Famed movie studio accused of gender discrimination, retaliation
Some of the greatest films ever made bore the Warner Bros name, including "Citizen Kane," "Casablanca," "The Wizard of Oz," "Cool Hand Luke" and many others. The legendary studio was recently accused by a former marketing executive of gender discrimination, wrongful...
Google parent settles sexual harassment lawsuit for $310 million
It was a little over two years ago when more than 20,000 Google employees worldwide staged a walkout in protest of the company's handling of sexual harassment allegations and other workplace misconduct charges.Google's parent company Alphabet Inc. recently announced a...
Bad taste: Snack-maker accused of religious discrimination
At this time of year, one of the best ways to pass an afternoon is to hunker down in front of the TV to watch a Milwaukee Brewers or Packers game, with the remote in one hand and snacks within easy reach of the other. It's not uncommon for sports fan fingers across...
Walmart settles gender discrimination lawsuit for $20 million
The biggest of all U.S. companies has more than a dozen of its Supercenter stores in Milwaukee and around the metro area. Each area Walmart effectively functions as a clothing store, hardware store, shoe store, sporting goods store and grocery store.The giant retail...
IBM accused of age discrimination by former employee
Once America's preeminent high-tech company, IBM saw its decades-long dominance eclipsed by companies such as Google, Apple, Microsoft and Amazon, among others. A few years ago, Big Blue began an aggressive campaign to regain its position and profits by remaking...
Unhappy meal: McDonald’s is served another racial discrimination lawsuit
After George Floyd's death while in police custody, McDonald's issued a silent tribute video that said Floyd "was one of us," as were other victims of racial violence. The world's largest fast food chain said it saw those victims in its customers, in its employees and...
Are you eligible for paid pandemic-related sick leave?
The avalanche of news about the pandemic and fierce political disagreements over how to best deal with it has sometimes resulted in substantive news items being ignored by Milwaukee news outlets.The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) is an important piece...