Federal, State, and Local Teams Continue Assessments in Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – In response to Hurricane Matthew, joint Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) teams continue to document damages to homes, businesses and public facilities that will be used to inform...
View ArticleRooms to Go To Pay $55,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - RTG Furniture Corp. of Georgia, a Florida corporation that operates a chain of Rooms to Go furniture stores and distribution centers nationwide, has agreed to pay $55,000 and provide...
View ArticleDiscovery of distinct cell subtypes around tumors helps explain why...
Cold Spring Harbor, NY — Researchers have moved an important step closer to understanding why pancreatic cancer is so hard to treat. With a median survival of only 6 months and a 5-year survival rate...
View ArticleCarolina Creek to Pay $70,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy and Disability...
HOUSTON - Carolina Creek Christian Camp, Inc., a Huntsville, Texas-area business offering summer camping and retreats, will pay $70,000 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy and disability...
View ArticleJoint Preliminary Damage Assessments Start Tomorrow in Memphis & Shelby County
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) will begin a joint Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) for federal Public Assistance this weekend in the City of Memphis and in...
View ArticleHalozyme Phase 2 Data In Advanced Pancreas Cancer Presented At European...
BARCELONA, Spain, June 28, 2017 / / -- Results from Halozyme Therapeutics (NASDAQ: HALO) Phase 2 randomized, multi-center clinical trial in pancreas cancer patients were shared today in two oral...
View ArticleVERMONT REQUESTS FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION
Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott has requested federal disaster funds to assist communities in up to seven Vermont counties in paying for repairs to public infrastructure damaged in severe storms...
View ArticleLong-sought mechanism of metastasis is discovered in pancreatic cancer
Cold Spring Harbor, NY — Cells, just like people, have memories. They retain molecular markers that at the beginning of their existence helped guide their development. read more
View ArticleVermont Granted Federal Disaster Declaration
Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott today announced the major disaster declaration he requested for Addison, Bennington, Caledonia, Orange, Rutland, Washington, and Windsor Counties has been signed...
View ArticleEEOC Sues Silverado for Pregnancy Discrimination
MILWAUKEE - Residential care provider Silverado violated federal law when it fired an employee rather than accommodate her pregnancy-related medical restrictions, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
View ArticleSIPTU calls for extensive fire risk audit in light of deficiencies in school...
SIPTU full-time and retained firefighter representatives have called for the urgent commencement of a comprehensive fire risk audit of recently built public and residential properties following the...
View ArticleToshiba Concludes Package Deal Agreement on Geothermal Power Generation...
TOKYO—Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) today announced that it has concluded a package deal agreement (PDA) with Zorlu Energy Group, an independent power producer and member of Turkey’s Zorlu...
View ArticleEEOC Sues Trinity Health for Pregnancy Discrimination
MINNEAPOLIS - Trinity Health, an integrated healthcare provider with 2,500 employees headquartered in Minot, N.D., violated federal law when it fired an employee rather than accommodate her pregnancy...
View ArticleContributions of Harvard Chan School postdocs, research associates celebrated
Postdoctoral researchers, research associates, and their faculty mentors celebrated together at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s “Postdoc Appreciation Day” on Sept. read more
View ArticleWencor Group Sued By EEOC for Pregnancy Discrimination
ATLANTA - Wencor Group, LLC, a manufacturer and supplier of aviation parts based in Peachtree City, Ga., violated federal law when it discharged a pregnant employee rather than accommodate her...
View ArticleEEOC Sues Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse For Pregnancy Discrimination
DETROIT -- Jackson, Mich., hibachi-style restaurant Ichiban Japanese Restaurant, LLC, dba Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse, violated federal law when it fired an employee because she was pregnant, the U.S....
View ArticleDash Dream Plant to Pay $110,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Lawsuit
FRESNO, Calif. - A Merced County orchid grower will pay $110,000 and provide other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),...
View ArticleDISASTER DECLARATION APPROVED FOR VERMONT
Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott today announced that President Donald Trump has signed a major disaster declaration for Addison, Chittenden, Essex, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orange,...
View ArticlePerdue Announces Emergency Funding for Spotted Lanternfly in Pennsylvania
Washington, D.C., February 7, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced $17.5 million in emergency funding to stop the spread of the spotted lanternfly in southeastern...
View ArticleGut Bacteria Determine Speed of Tumor Growth in Pancreatic Cancer
The population of bacteria in the pancreas increases more than a thousand fold in patients with pancreatic cancer, and becomes dominated by species that prevent the immune system from attacking tumor...
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