A pharmacist who says she was fired from a California Walmart for praying with a customer has filed a lawsuit alleging workplace discrimination. The pharmacist, who had worked for Walmart in Bakersfield since 2006, admitted she had prayed with customers and told them,...
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Former health plan employees sue for wrongful termination
The Ventura County Medi-Cal system is facing a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by two former employees of the Gold Coast Health Plan. The lawsuit alleges an antagonistic work environment where financial mismanagement, harassment and retaliation were widespread....
Workplace affair costs taxpayers
A long-time affair between a San Luis Obispo county supervisor and his legislative assistant will cost taxpayers thousands. When news of the affair became public, the county administrator announced plans to move the woman to a new county position at the same rate of...
‘The Price Is Right’ producers owe for wrongful termination
A California jury has awarded a former model on "The Price Is Right" game show punitive damages of $7.7 million for pregnancy discrimination and wrongful termination. The woman, who appeared on the show for seven years prior to the birth of her twins, already had been...