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    ACLU‏Verified account @ACLU Oct 31

    It's been illegal to discriminate on the basis of pregnancy for 40 years, but employers still do it. @GillianAtLaw takes us through how this still happens:https://www.forbes.com/sites/lizelting/2018/10/30/why-pregnancy-discrimination-still-matters/#1714982c63c1 …

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      2. Angie‏ @RubyGirl28 Oct 31
        Replying to @ACLU @GillianAtLaw

        Housing lenders do to. Unbeknownst to us at the time, my husband and I had to wait until I was back to work from maternity leave before the bank would close on our home. They take the risk that we don't know the law, and we didn't.

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      3. Gillian Thomas‏ @GillianAtLaw Oct 31
        Replying to @RubyGirl28 @ACLU

        This is a pervasive problem and a violation of the Fair Housing Act. HUD and the DOJ has successfully sued many banks that discriminate in this way. I'm very sorry that this happened to you. It shouldn't have.https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/pregnancy-a-disability-hud-finds-mortgage-lenders-deny-loans-to-new-expectant-moms/2014/09/16/13635560-3dab-11e4-b0ea-8141703bbf6f_story.html?utm_term=.cbdaf88cf166 …

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      2. Padraig P.‏ @padraigpierce Oct 31
        Replying to @ACLU @GillianAtLaw

        if you choose to get pregnant have a kid it will be less productive for the company so they find someone else you won't get pregnant. pregnancy is a privilege in the age of birth control Andover population

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      3. Mary The Patriot, votes #Democrats w/NRA F rating‏ @marypankiw Oct 31
        Replying to @padraigpierce @ACLU @GillianAtLaw

        Let me guess, you're also anti-choice?

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      4. Padraig P.‏ @padraigpierce Oct 31
        Replying to @marypankiw @ACLU @GillianAtLaw

        Nope, I'm pro choice 100%. I just don't understand why we're incentivizing having kids when there's 7 billion people, and not a sustainable supply of resources.

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      5. Mary The Patriot, votes #Democrats w/NRA F rating‏ @marypankiw Oct 31
        Replying to @padraigpierce @ACLU @GillianAtLaw

        There are many children who could use loving parents, adoption is a beautiful gift would be parents give to themselves.

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      2. Maia Ruby-Clemmons‏ @Mdrc76Maia Oct 31
        Replying to @ACLU @GillianAtLaw

        Nearly sixteen years ago I prepared to go back to work- and I was told my job was no longer available but I could work in an office. It was against the law- but what it would cost to fight- and working for a small business as a merchandiser my evaluations were subjective...

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      1. Cynblogger‏ @CynBlogger Oct 31
        Replying to @ACLU @GillianAtLaw

        I was FIRED from a long-term job for having (unexpected) twins. We can’t go back to those days...we just can’t.

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      2. Thomas Kyle‏ @dooks1008 Oct 31
        Replying to @ACLU @GillianAtLaw

        What employers are still doing it?

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      3. Gillian Thomas‏ @GillianAtLaw Oct 31
        Replying to @dooks1008 @ACLU

        Too many to list here. Our current pregnancy litigation docket includes AT&T Mobility, Frontier Airlines, the Pacific Maritime Association, and local police departments. A class action lawsuit is pending against Wal-Mart, and a jury just awarded $185m against AutoZone.

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      4. Gillian Thomas‏ @GillianAtLaw Oct 31
        Replying to @GillianAtLaw @dooks1008 @ACLU

        See also this exhaustive report from @nytimes:https://nyti.ms/2HOrFxH 

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      5. Gillian Thomas‏ @GillianAtLaw Oct 31
        Replying to @GillianAtLaw @dooks1008 and

        And this follow-up from @nytimes. Anyone who claims to be "pro-life" or "pro-family" should be outraged at this reality.https://nyti.ms/2AloJs1 

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      2. Don Sharp  🇺🇸‏ @TheDonnnieSharp Oct 31
        Replying to @ACLU @GillianAtLaw

        Employers have the right to decide who they hire and fire. Period.

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      3. Gillian Thomas‏ @GillianAtLaw Oct 31
        Replying to @TheDonnnieSharp @ACLU

        Not if those decisions are discriminatory, they don't. Even the most conservative members of SCOTUS don't dispute that.

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      4. Don Sharp  🇺🇸‏ @TheDonnnieSharp Oct 31
        Replying to @GillianAtLaw @ACLU

        What you call discrimination, I call discernment. The left hijacks terms to suit their agenda. It's not working anymore. Common sense is making a comeback. Buckle up. 😊

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      1. Rob‏ @DefendSpeech Oct 31
        Replying to @ACLU @GillianAtLaw

        You have to be able to prove that people are being fired for pregnancy. Employers know how to document poor performance to justify termination.

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      1. Erudite Donald‏ @Hi_IQ_Trump Oct 31
        Replying to @ACLU @GillianAtLaw

        There is no federal power to force anyone to hire a pregnant woman who then can't come to work.

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      1. Cindy‏ @Cindyheronhouse Oct 31
        Replying to @ACLU @GillianAtLaw

        #VoteBlueToSaveAmerica

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