Employment

Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner paid the black, femalechief information officer of the USDA's information technology division less money than the four white men who had previously held the position, Mary Thomas claims in DC Federal Court.

Class-action complaints alleging Labor Code violations have been filed against these defendants: Modtech Holdings, for a mass layoff, in Riverside Superior Court, Calif.; 21st Century Insurance Co., and Chuck E. Cheese, in Los Angeles Superior Court; LandAmerica Financial Group, and Solvay Pharmaceuticals, in Richmond, Va., Federal Court; Laredo Spices and Herbs, and CompuCom Systems, in Chicago Federal Court; HL-A Co., in Selma, Ala., Federal Court; and Wells Fargo Insurance Services Southeast, and Madahcom Inc., in Tampa Federal Court.

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