Organist Joel Pierce played a collection of traditional hymns and selections in remembrance of 9/11 Saturday afternoon at Wiscasset’s First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ. The recital followed by a gathering in the Fellowship Hall.
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Construction Co. Can t Sink Laid-Off Exec s Sex Bias Suit
Law360 (March 11, 2021, 6:51 PM EST) A construction firm can t escape a suit by a laid-off executive who claimed higher-ups were motivated by old-school anti-woman animus when they eliminated her job, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Thursday, saying she could convince a jury she d faced sex discrimination.
U.S. District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan denied American Bridge Co. s summary judgment bid on former employee Jeanne Cotter s Title VII claim, saying her evidence was substantial enough to keep the case in court.
While American Bridge had said Cotter was let go amid a reduction in force, she claimed two higher-ups had biases against female executives and that her job.