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| Permalink View Article Stats Promoted to Headline (H4) on 2/15/12: Pregnancy bias is alive and well in America among employers - even though it is ILLEGAL Quicklink submitted by Amanda Lang (Add your own quicklinks easily with the OpEdNews Quick Link Browser bookmark) |
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It's hard to imagine we still have to tell employers this today, but here goes: Pregnancy discrimination is illegal. While it may sound obvious to some, blatant pregnancy bias is still alive and well in the workplace. A pregnant woman who applied for a job at a Subway franchise in Phoenix was told by a manager 'we can't hire you because you're pregnant.' Last month, she won punitive damages against the employer. It's just one example of the types of flagrant pregnancy discrimination that the federal government is trying to stop. |
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