Lawsuit: Tiffany pushed out employee with cancer mutation

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  • Author(s): By:MICHELLE R. SMITH Associated Press
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    Associated Press: Financial News, February 16, 2017 Business, 3pp
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      PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A former employee of Tiffany & Co. says the jewelry maker pushed her out after she had her breasts and ovaries removed to avoid getting cancer. Lisa O'Rourke alleges in a federal lawsuit that the New York-based company discriminated against her because she carries a gene mutation that put her at high risk for developing cancer, and she was compelled to have surgeries that her lawyer says were life-saving...