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News Tipoffs - Montana Editors Newsletter for Friday August 22, 2025 ( 3 items )  

Logic Staffing to Pay $217,500 in EEOC Religious Discrimination, Retaliation Lawsuit
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Logic Staffing to Pay $217,500 in EEOC Religious Discrimination, Retaliation Lawsuit * Staffing agency refused to hire Muslim applicant asking to attend Friday prayer SEATTLE - Logic Staffing, a Washington-based staffing and recruiting agency, agreed to pay $217,500 after failing to hire a Muslim job applicant after he asked about a religious accommodation to attend Friday prayer. Th  more

NRC Event Notification: Damaged Moisture Density Gauge Reported in Bozeman
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (TNSoth) -- The Montana Department of Transportation has filed an event notification with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission after a moisture density gauge was damaged in an incident near Bozeman. The incident occurred on August 12, 2025, when a Troxler model 3440 Plus gauge fell from the back of a pickup truck. The fall dislodged the source from its shielded position and damaged the source rod and track. The gauge contains 8 millicuries of cesium-137 and 40 millicuries of am  more

NRC Event Notification: Montana DOT Reports Damage to Radioactive Material Gauge
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (TNSoth) -- The Montana Department of Transportation has notified the Nuclear Regulatory Commission about damage to a moisture density gauge containing radioactive materials. The incident, detailed in an event notification report, occurred on August 12, 2025. According to the report, a Troxler model 3440 Plus gauge, serial number 85009, was damaged when it fell out of the back of a pickup truck. The gauge contains an 8 millicurie (mCi) Cesium-137 (Cs-137) source and a 40 mCi  more