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Ranking: 92
Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC
Brookhaven Science Associates, a limited-liability partnership formed between the Research Foundation of State University of New York (SUNY) on behalf of SUNY-Stony Brook and Battelle Memorial Institute, operates and manages the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York. One of ten national laboratories overseen and primarily funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, Brookhaven National Laboratory conducts research in the physical, biomedical, and environmental sciences, as well as in energy technologies and national security. SUNY-Stony Brook is Brookhaven's closest university neighbor and largest academic user of its facilities.
Federal Contract $: $ 661.6m
Total Number of Instances: 4
Total Misconduct dollar amount: $ 0.0m
Instances of Misconduct
1. Benjamin et al. v. Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC (Racial, Disability Discrimination)
Brookhaven National Laboratory employees Patrice Benjamin and Brenda Thomas sued the lab for discrimination and retaliation on the basis of race and disability. Both claimed their treatment by co-workers and supervisors considerably worsened as a result of helping Malry Tardd, another lab employee who was pursuing racial discrimination claims. The case settled in February 2006.... more»
2. Abdi v. Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC et al. (Racial, Religious Discrimination)
Sahara Abdi, a contractor working at the Brookhaven National Laboratory, filed a lawsuit claiming she was publicly taunted and harassed by her managers because she is Muslim and was laid off when she complained about it. The case settled in April 2007.... more»
3. Deficiencies in Radiological Protection and Work Processes
As a result of a number of radiological protection and work process controls deficiencies at the Brookhaven National Lab in 1998, the Department of Energy imposed a civil penalty of $27,500. The DOE found the following violations: "(1) apparent intentional violations of radiation protection requirements related to activities at the High Flux Beam Reactor (HFBR), (2) failure to maintain proper access controls at the Alternating Gradient Synchrotron (AGS) accelerator resulting in a person being left inside the AGS ring, and (3) the bypassing of a safety interlock during operation of the linear electron accelerator."... more»
4. Cox v. Brookhaven Science Associates LLC (Sexual Harassment, Employment Discrimination)
Barbara Cox, an employee at Brookhaven National Laboratory, sued the lab for failing to prevent another employee from stalking and sexually harassing her. The case settled in December 2004.... more»
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