SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California civil rights agency has ordered a Wisconsin company to pay $846,000 for firing a sales manager who had to limit work travel as he was recovering from cancer surgery.
The Fair Employment and Housing Commission's award in the case of Charles Wideman is the largest payment it has ever ordered in a discrimination case, the San Francisco Chronicle (http://bit.ly/pQaI71) reported Wednesday.
Most of the money is compensation for Wideman's losses. It also includes a $25,000 state fine.
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