Robert Klingler

Robert Klingler: The case is seen as a barometer on the degree to which religious organizations in the U.S. can regulate employees' lives, according to CBC. Dias was fired by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati in October 2010 after informing two schools of her pregnancy, according to her attorney, Robert Klingler. He argued that she was fired simply because she was pregnant and unmarried and A Catholic archdiocese in the U.S. violated anti-discrimination laws when it fired a teacher who became pregnant via artificial insemination, a federal jury said Monday, and it awarded her more than $170,000. Christa Dias said she was "very happy and relieved" with the verdict. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.