A medical diagnostics provider in Georgia violated federal law when it fired a molecular laboratory technician after she missed work for pregnancy-related health issues, the EEOC said in a new lawsuit.
The worker’s discharge also amounted to unlawful retaliation because it occurred after she complained about pregnancy discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged in its complaint against Bakotic Pathology Associates LLC, which does business as Bako Diagnostics.
The agency filed the Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act suit in the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. It said it is seeking back pay, compensatory ...
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