St. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison on Tuesday denied a former Anheuser-Busch executive’s request for a new trial after the executive lost a lawsuit against the company for discrimination.

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A federal judge ruled that a Springfield-based trucking company discriminated against female applicants by forcing them to be trained by someone of the same gender.

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A Jackson County jury on Wednesday awarded $1.27 million to a woman whose attorney said she was railroaded out of her career as a train forewoman because of gender discrimination. The decision came on the heels of Tuesday's favorable verdict for Serena Eickhoff, to whom the jury also awarded $120,000 in compensatory damages in her discrimination and retaliation lawsuit against Union Pacific Railroad. Eickhoff, of Oak Grove, claimed that the railroad's male management began harassing her shortly after she was promoted to the position of forewoman in spring 2007.

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A federal judge has dismissed a discrimination claim against KMBC-TV’s president and general manager, but the lawsuit against the TV station is still proceeding. Three female newscasters – Kelly Eckerman, Peggy Breit and Maria Albisu-Twyman (known on air as Maria ...

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The former interim general manager of Fleishman-Hillard’s Kansas City office says he suffered age and gender discrimination when he was fired last year. Warren Dudley claimed the younger woman who was selected over him for the permanent general manager position ...

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A former producer for KCTV has sued the station, alleging race, age and gender discrimination. Francelle R. Watson was fired from the Kansas City CBS affiliate a year ago this month, after more than 20 years with the station, according ...

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