“The U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission must pay more than $1 million to a Pasadena law firm that it sued unsuccessfully last year for sexual harassment and pregnancy discrimination, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Dickran Tevrizian…. found that the EEOC filed a ‘frivolous’ lawsuit against Robert L. Reeves & Associates, which practices immigration law.” (AP/San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 25). There’s a discussion at WorkplaceProfBlog (Jan. 26).
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