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U.S. Civil Service — Independent Agencies — Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Novadoz Pharmaceuticals to Pay $116,666 to Resolve EEOC Charge Alleging National Origin and Other Employment Discrimination

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NEWARK, N.J. — Piscataway, New Jersey-based Novadoz Pharmaceuticals agreed to pay $166,666 to settle a 2025 charge alleging it denied an assistant manager’s request to work remotely because of her race, her American national origin and her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.

U.S. Civil Service — Independent Agencies — Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

EEOC Sues Walmart for Disability Discrimination

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FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Wal-Mart Stores East, LP, the largest operator of discount department stores in the country, violated federal law by failing to provide a reasonable accommodation to a deaf employee at a Fredericksburg Walmart, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

U.S. Government — GAO — Reports & Decisions

Tobacco Products: FDA Should Monitor Timeliness of Application Reviews

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What GAO Found In 2016, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded its authority to oversee all tobacco products, including millions of e-cigarettes that were already on the market. In response, it received a surge of applications from manufacturers in 2020 for products seeking authorization to remain on the market legally. Specifically, it received over…

U.S. Government — GAO — Reports & Decisions

Public Health Preparedness: Action Needed to Address National and Biosecurity Risks Associated with Disposal of Federal Laboratory Equipment

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What GAO Found The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) sold 1,316 pieces of unneeded laboratory equipment in fiscal years 2022 through 2025. Of that 1,316, GAO identified nine pieces of equipment–freeze dryers and mass spectrometers–that were on the Commerce Control List and sold to individuals and…

Washington

Wolves in SE Washington pack to be killed ‘incrementally’ by state officials after livestock attacks

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The director of the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife this week authorized the “incremental” killing of wolves in southeastern Washington with a goal to stop attacks on livestock.  Agency officials could not say how many wolves would be killed, but said other nonlethal measures would not be appropriate for the situation.  The order is…