1.   Andrus said the pressure to reduce the citizenship backlog had forced the agency to reassign employees in immigration offices all over the country.

2.   But the court said no such defense is available when harassment culminates in firing, demoting or undesirably reassigning the employee.

3.   Disney would reassign employees who are displaced rather than fire them, he said.

4.   He decried the technological shortcomings of the INS, reassigned four employees, and pledged reforms.

5.   In the meantime, employees have been reassigned to other libraries.

6.   Most employees will be reassigned, the company said, and the contractors involved will have the chance to work on other projects.

7.   PDVSA President Luis Giusti said earlier that many employees will be reassigned as the changes take effect.

8.   The employees were reassigned Thursday to work in nonradioactive areas, and the area where the exposure occurred was sealed and closed until officials determine how the contamination occurred.