In what has to be one of the most bizarre cases I've heard lately, Motherhood Maternity (which also owns Mimi Maternity and Pea in the Pod) settled a lawsuit filed by the EEOC that claimed the company failed to hire women because they were pregnant and retaliated against a woman who complained about it.
In addition to monetary relief ($375,000 total), the company must adopt an anti-discrimination policy, provide training, post a notice regarding the lawsuit, and report to the EEOC twice annually regarding pregnancy discrimination complaints.
Discriminating against qualified job applicants because of pregnancy status is a violation of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act and complaints about violations of this law have risen in recent years, along with the monetary benefits awarded to plaintiffs.
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