Please summarize and analyze the below case in 350 words or more. No plagiarism, please. HR in Small Business Company Fa

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Please summarize and analyze the below case in 350 words or
more.
No plagiarism, please.
HR in Small Business Company Fails Fair-Employment Test
Companies have to comply with federal as well as state and local
laws. One company that didn't was Professional Neurological
Services (PNS), which was cited by the Chicago Commission on Human
Relations when it discriminated against an employee because she is
a parent. Chicago is one of a few cities that prohibit this type of
discrimination. The difficulties began with employee Dena Lockwood
as soon as she was interviewing for a sales position with PNS. The
interviewer noticed that Lockwood made a reference to her children,
and he asked her if her responsibilities as a parent would “prevent
her from working 70 hours a week.” Lockwood said no, but the job
offer she received suggests that the interviewer had his doubts.
According to Lockwood's later complaint, female sales reps without
children routinely were paid a $45,000 base salary plus a 10%
commission. Lockwood was offered $25,000 plus the 10% commission.
Lockwood negotiated and eventually accepted $45,000 plus 5%, with a
promise to increase the commission rate to 10% when she reached
sales of $300,000. She was also offered five vacation days a year;
when she objected, she was told not to worry. Lockwood worked hard
and eventually reached her sales goal. Then the company raised the
requirement for the higher commission rate, and the situation took
a turn for the worse. Lockwood's daughter woke up one morning with
pink-eye, a highly contagious ailment. Lockwood called in to
reschedule a meeting for that day, but her manager told her not to
bother; she was being fired. When Lockwood asked why, the manager
said “it just wasn't working out.” She went to the Chicago Human
Relations Commission for help. The commission investigated and
could find no evidence of performance-related problems that would
justify her dismissal. Instead, the commission found that Lockwood
was a victim of “blatant” discrimination against employees with
children and awarded her $213,000 plus attorney's fees—a hefty fine
for a company with fewer than 50 employees. PNS stated that it
would appeal the decision.