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U.S. Lawsuit Accuses Walmart of Bias Against Pregnant Employees

Walmart is again being accused of violating federal law by failing to accommodate workers’ pregnancy-related medical restrictions. According to a lawsuit brought by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Alyssa Gilliam and a class of pregnant employees at Walmart’s …

AIG Defends Layoff of London Employee Alleging Pregnancy Discrimination

American International Group Inc. said it was not “unwelcoming to working mothers” as the insurer fought a discrimination lawsuit filed by a former London trader dismissed while on maternity leave. Jennifer Marlow, who until September 2016 was a senior foreign …

N.Y. Lawmakers Urge Passage of Pregnancy Accommodation Bill

A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the New York State Legislature is urging passage of a bill that would accommodate the needs of pregnant women in the workplace. The measure would require employers to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant women, …