Pregnancy discrimination is widespread in corporate America. Some employers deny expecting mothers raises, others fire them before they can take maternity leave. For women who work in physically demanding jobs, discrimination often comes with higher stakeshttps://nyti.ms/2CY1F50
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Ceeadria Walker is not alone. 5 other women at the warehouse have also had miscarriages. In 2014, Erica Hayes, a worker who was in the second trimester of her first pregnancy, bled through her jeans at the end of her shift. She had lost her pregnancy. http://nyti.ms/2CY1F50 pic.twitter.com/0u0q6SuwNY
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The only federal law protecting expecting mothers is the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. It says a company only has to accommodate pregnant women’s requests if it is already doing so for other employees who are “similar in their ability or inability to work” http://nyti.ms/2CY1F50 pic.twitter.com/9YtGjJTQ8l
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In every congressional session since 2012, a group of lawmakers has introduced a bill for pregnant workers that would require employers to accommodate those whose health depends on it. The legislation has never had a hearing.http://nyti.ms/2CY1F50
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Very sad, sue the boss and also these politicians whose job is to make public safeguards laws, rather then attacking poor countries
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My heart really goes out to Ms. Walker. Years ago, during my pregnancy with my only child (now in his late 20s) I packaged and shipped printers for a small, wholesale computer outfit. Placenta previa struck. I was lucky to have a supervisor that took on the lifting until term.
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That supervisor should be sued and held accountable for killing that child.
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Shameful on her employers part. I hope this is made public
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Did she get a lawyer and sue? Well, get to it then.
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What’s the supervisors name and what company
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If you can’t do the work then quit the job?
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I will not apologise for my anger but WTF is wrong with America??? Politicians get your asses in gear and protect pregnant working staff. This is absolutely disgusting
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Tumpmp is a racicist
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One word verb - UNIONIZE!
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Where will the next generation of workers, needed to make profit for the rotten system, come from if women are discouraged from reproducing? Hahaha Capitalist idiocy!
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Not cool at all
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