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

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Improved eDNA Primer Enhances Rockfish Species Identification in Alaska A new rockfish-specific genetic tool supports more detailed monitoring of rockfish assemblages. * A groundbreaking new environmental DNA (eDNA) tool is set to transform how scientists monitor rockfish populations. Rockfish are important to both commercial and recreational fisheries in Alaska. By analyzing DNA coll  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Offers Relief to Alaska Businesses and Private Nonprofits Economically Affected by the Bear Creek Fire Group and Nenana Ridge Complex Fire * WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans for small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Alaska who sustained economic   more