NEW YORK (AP) - When Lisa Parker was new to corporate coaching, a senior-level colleague she respected brought her in as his No. 2 for a series of training seminars. Time and time again, he introduced her as smart, capable and beautiful.

...lawsuit, his attorney said. Michael Brodkorb registered a gender discrimination complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a necessary step before pursuing an action in court, attorney Philip Villaume said. Brodkorb...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - With light-rail construction engulfing the University of Minnesota, campus is covered in hard hats and neon vests. But few of those are worn by female workers.

WASHINGTON - Rep. Austin Scott of Georgia, a Tea Party favorite and president of the House Republicans' freshman class, got off to a slow start as a legislator but finally introduced his first bill last week. His draftsmanship should please the people who chant "read the bill" at political rallies, because H.R. 2774 is only one sentence long. In its entirety: "Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Legal Services Corporation Act is repealed."

...organizing drive. The settlement was reached Thursday between Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the National Labor Relations Board. Jaye Rykunyk, secretary-treasurer and principal officer...

...discrimination and retaliation. At least five complaints against the school have been filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. In February, the EEOC issued a report saying, in part, that faculty and staff believed the school...

...session last week to discuss arbitration of the educational assistants' contract and mediation of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The committee took no action. Heard a building update from John Luce of Widseth Smith Nolting architecture...

...LITTLE FALLS -- The Little Falls Community Schools received notice the district has been named in a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint alleging age discrimination in the severance pay process, according to a news release...

A U.S. District Judge last week ruled against the Pine River-Backus School District because an early retirement incentive plan for teachers was determined to be in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.

...come back before the board at its Dec. 19 meeting. In other district news, the board learned the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Nov. 2 announced litigation settlements totaling $465,727, resulting from five age-discrimination...