## 78-Year-Old Receptionist Was an Employee of the Year Before Getting Fired. Now Ex-Employer Is Paying Her $78K

Authored by people.com

Shirley Noble, who was fired from her receptionist job at age 78 in 2022, will receive $78,000 from her former employer as part of an age and disability discrimination lawsuit settlement.

The Georgia woman was fired in February 2022 after a brief hospitalization and replaced "replaced by substantially younger employees, according to court documents.

A Georgia woman is set to receive $78,000 after filing an age and disability discrimination lawsuit against her former employer, claiming that she was illegally fired two years ago.

After she returned to work, "despite having never previously raised substantial performance concerns to the receptionist," she was allegedly told the company "had lost confidence in her ability to work."

"Covenant Woods and BrightSpace Senior Living remain committed to compliance with all discrimination and labor and employment laws," Hendricks added.

But when she arrived for work, “a newly hired employee nearly 30 years her junior was performing receptionist duties” at her desk, per the lawsuit.

Instead, she was allegedly told the offer of working as a receptionist was no longer an option, per the documents. »

### Texas sues Biden administration to limit teenage access to birth control

Authored by theguardian.com

Texas is among a handful of states that require parental consent before a teenager can get birth control – but Title X-funded contraception was the exception.

Texas has the highest repeat teen birth rate and one of strictest abortion bans in the US.

Texas now stands as the only state that requires Title X-funded clinics to mandate parental consent before granting teens birth control. »

### Paradox CEO admits it "made the wrong calls in several projects", following cancellation of Life By You

Authored by eurogamer.net

CEO of Paradox Fredrik Wester has admitted the publisher "made the wrong calls in several projects", following the cancellation of its The Sims competitor Life By You.

The game was cancelled back in June, and the internal studio behind the project, Paradox Tectonic, was closed.

Along with the cancellation of Life by You, Paradox previously received criticism for the launch of Cities: Skylines 2 due to its poor performance. »

### Kamala Harris Erases Donald Trump's Gains With Hispanic Voters in New Poll

Authored by newsweek.com

Vice President Kamala Harris is erasing former President Donald Trump's gains with Hispanic voters, according to a poll.

New polling shows Harris is eliminating Donald Trump's gains among Hispanic voters. »

### Naked woman in IRC jail tries violently jamming sandwich into cellmate's mouth: IRCSO

Authored by cbs12.com

According to the Sheriff’s Office, Gallagher grew violent when the victim refused and started to try jamming the food into the woman’s mouth.

She is accused of cornering the cellmate, grabbing her hair, and again trying to force the victim to swallow the sandwich.

When asked if she was hurt, the woman said she suffered no serious injuries, but the soft palette of her mouth was scratched by the sandwich being driven into her mouth. »

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