Legal Opinion
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Service News Company
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 23, 1990No. 89-2956PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHAPMAN, Circuit Judge:
Service News Company appeals the district court's judgment that it unlawfully discharged an employee because of her pregnancy, and also appeals the award of back pay, medical expenses, and attorney’s fees to the employee. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for a recalculation of damages consistent with this opinion and for a reconsideration of the attorney’s fee.
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Service News Company is a distributor of periodicals and books in Wilmington, North Carolina. Its general manager, Leslie D. Heck, hired Nancy K. Phillips as a scanner operator on July 3, 1985.…
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