E.E.O.C. v. SERVICE NEWS CO.

No. 89-2956.

898 F.2d 958 (1990)

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SERVICE NEWS COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided March 23, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Murchison, Murchison, Taylor, Kendrick, Gibson & Davenport, Wilmington, N.C., for defendant-appellant.

John Boling Meuser, Sr. Trial Atty., E.E. O.C., Raleigh, N.C. (Charles A. Shanor, Gen. Counsel, Gwendolyn Young Reams, Associate Gen. Counsel, Lorraine Davis, Asst. Gen. Counsel, E.E.O.C., Raleigh, N.C., on brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WIDENER and CHAPMAN, Circuit Judges, and HOFFMAN, Senior District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, sitting by designation.


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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