A Florida-based dental restoration product manufacturer accused of violating U.S. law by firing a recently hired employee because she was pregnant has agreed to settle a lawsuit the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed against the company.
iPro Dental Laboratory in Fort Lauderdale, FL, agreed to pay $30,000 to an office assistant, who has not been identified. iPro Dental reportedly terminated the woman a few days after learning she was pregnant, according to the EEOC press release dated April 7.
In addition to paying the damages to the terminated employee, iPro Dental Laboratory will hire a third-party equal employment opportunity coordinator to conduct investigations into complaints of discrimination and shadow the company’s interviews to provide feedback on best practices…