Mealey's (October 5, 2015, 1:32 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 5 denied a petition for writ of certiorari filed by a welder who alleged that his former employer discriminated against him based on his nationality and his disability (Ferenc Fodor v. Eastern Shipbuilding Group, No. 14-10366, U.S. Sup.).

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Ferenc Fodor, a welder, worked for Eastern Shipbuilding Group, a shipbuilding and marine repair company. During his time with the company, an oil spill occurred in the Gulf of Mexico. This caused Eastern to lose business, which...