Magnolia NA, LLC, which owns and operates Magnolia Place Personal Care Home, an assisted-living facility located in New Albany, Miss., will pay $20,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the EEOC.

According to the EEOC's suit, Magnolia hired an employee to work as a kitchen assistant. On her first day of work, the employee informed her supervisor that she was pregnant. Three hours later, Magnolia's administrator terminated the employee and later replaced her with a non-pregnant employee. Magnolia's administrator told the employee that she could re-apply only after giving birth.

Besides the $20,000 in monetary relief, the two-year consent decree settling the lawsuit enjoins Magnolia from subjecting employees to pregnancy discrimination or retaliating against any employee who lodges a discrimination complaint. The consent decree also requires Magnolia to provide training on pregnancy discrimination, maintain records of any complaints of discrimination, and provide annual reports to the EEOC.