U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission June 29, 2012 View the original piece Class of Black Employees Suffered Hangman's Nooses, Racist Graffiti and Epithets, Harsher Discipline, and Tougher Work Assignments, Federal Agency Charged CHICAGO – An $11 million consent decree entered here today in federal court has ended the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) race harassment and discrimination lawsuit against a major transportation company. Magistrate Judge Susan E. Cox granted preliminary approval of the decree....

June 28, 2012: The Central States Pension Fund's 2011 Financial and Analytical Reports show that the fund was down to $17.7 billion at the end of 2011. Fund assets dipped from $19.9 billion at the start of 2011, to $17.7 at the end of the year. The fund made zero on investments during the year; in fact there was a loss of .28%, attributed to poor stock market performance. The reports—which were received by Teamsters...

Street Insider June 14, 2012 View the original piece Arkansas Best Corporation (Nasdaq: ABFS), announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Panther Expedited Services, Inc. ("Panther"), from Fenway Partners LLC, a leading middle market private equity firm. The total transaction value is approximately $180 million, subject to post-closing adjustments, with all of Panther's outstanding debt being repaid as part of the transaction. The acquisition is scheduled to close on or about June 15,...