The Dragon Alfa Cement fine reached £1 million in July 2026. A court in Bristol fined the Gloucestershire company after a 35-year-old father was killed by a 1.6-tonne concrete weight at its cement bagging plant. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that a large section of fencing around the machinery had been routinely removed
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The Hamilton Zoo bullying case ended in August 2026 with an NZ$18,000 award. New Zealand’s Employment Relations Authority found that a zoo worker was unjustifiably disadvantaged by her manager’s behaviour. It also found that her concerns about him weren’t formally investigated through the bullying procedure, even though the zoo had taken other steps on culture.
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The UQ underpayments reached about A$11 million, and they ran between 2017 and 2026. In September 2026, the University of Queensland signed an Enforceable Undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman after underpaying 16,382 current and former staff. The university reported the problem itself. Nothing in the public record says this was deliberate. That’s what makes
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The HCA promotion case ended in 2026 with a $200,000 settlement. According to the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), a researcher at a division of HCA Healthcare was refused a promotion because of his age, race and national origin. The EEOC says the company then fired him after he complained about it. Four words
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The TCI Alabama settlement covers one of the longest hiring cases the EEOC has brought in years. In July 2026, Alabama recycler TCI of Alabama agreed to pay $2.6 million. According to the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the company hired only men for laborer jobs at its Pell City plant for about 16
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The American Airlines settlement is a story about waiting. A reservations agent lost her sight, asked for software that would let her keep working, and then waited. According to the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), she waited on unpaid leave for almost four years. Then she was fired. In August 2026, American Airlines agreed
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The South Austin Nissan settlement is about more than harassment. In July 2026, three affiliated Texas car dealerships agreed to pay $925,000 to settle a lawsuit from the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). According to the EEOC, managers harassed female staff, and anyone who complained was moved or fired. That included a male manager
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The Ford EEOC settlement began on the walls of a factory. In September 2026, Ford Motor Company agreed to pay $2.3 million to resolve a charge of race and national origin harassment at its Buffalo Stamping Plant in Hamburg, New York. Much of that harassment was written anonymously in break rooms and restrooms. That detail
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The Kroger EEOC settlement started with one of the smallest requests a worker can make. A cashier at a Kroger store in Atlanta asked if she could sit on a stool while she worked. According to the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the store’s answer was to stop giving her shifts. In August 2026,
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The Mile Hi Foods settlement is a story about one person who said no. In September 2026, Denver-based Mile Hi Companies agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle a federal lawsuit. According to the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the company’s HR manager refused to follow unlawful hiring orders. Then she lost her job.
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