LOS ANGELES (AP) _ A former nanny for Rob Lowe claims she was sexually abused by the actor but continued working for him because she loved his two boys and needed the job.
Jessica Gibson says in legal papers filed Monday in Santa Barbara, Calif., that Lowe touched her inappropriately several times between September 2005 and [...]

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By JASON DEAREN Associated Press Writer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ When Michela Alioto-Pier was an aide to Vice President Al Gore in 1992, she couldn’t navigate her wheelchair in some areas of the West Wing.
So she threatened to sue, and the White House improved wheelchair access.
Now a San Francisco supervisor, Alioto-Pier is running into similar trouble [...]

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By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Supreme Court decided Wednesday that employees who claim job discrimination should not suffer because of mistakes made by the federal agency charged with investigating their allegations.
The 7-2 ruling allows an age discrimination lawsuit to proceed against FedEx Corp.
The majority opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy is critical [...]

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By SAMUEL MAULL Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK (AP) _ A judge said Wednesday that he was leaning toward allowing Dan Rather’s $70 million lawsuit over his being fired by CBS to proceed.
”I concluded there was enough in the complaint (by Rather) to continue with discovery (pretrial research),” state Judicial Hearing Officer Ira Gammerman said at [...]

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By LOUISE CHU Associated Press Writer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ The San Francisco Zoo was closed to visitors Wednesday as investigators tried to determine how a tiger escaped from its enclosure and attacked three visitors, killing one of the men and mauling two others.
Officials planned to conduct a thorough sweep of the zoo grounds during daylight. [...]

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ A federal judge says Stonewall Jackson may pursue claims of age discrimination against the Grand Ole Opry.
The 75-year-old country singer filed a federal lawsuit in January against Gaylord Entertainment Co. and Opry General Manager Pete Fisher, claiming age discrimination, breach of contract and retaliation.
He’s seeking $10 million in compensatory damages and [...]

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ A judge has sided with a man who was fired for posting a ”Dilbert” comic strip that made fun of managers on an office bulletin board.
David Steward was fired from the Catfish Bend Casino because management found the cartoon ”very offensive,” human resources director Steve Morley testified at a recent [...]

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By FRANK ELTMAN Associated Press Writer
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) _ A jury on Monday convicted a millionaire couple of enslaving two Indonesian women they brought to their mansion to work as housekeepers.
Mahender Murlidhar Sabhnani, 51, and his wife, Varsha Mahender Sabhnani, 45, were each convicted of all charges in a 12-count federal indictment that included [...]

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LOS ANGELES (AP) _ A woman who worked on ”The Price Is Right” for two decades has sued Bob Barker and the game show’s producers, alleging they retaliated against her and forced her to quit after she testified against Barker.
Deborah Curling claimed she was in a ”pleasant working environment” for many years screening contestants for [...]

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By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press Writer
PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Wal-Mart workers in Pennsylvania who previously won a $78.5 million class-action award for working off the clock will share an additional $62.3 million in damages, a judge ruled Wednesday.
About 125,000 people will receive $500 each in damages under a state law invoked when a company, without cause, [...]

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