NARAL Pro-Choice America
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[ [link removed] ]Being pregnant shouldn't mean being punished at work.
This Labor Day, help protect pregnant workers. Act now.
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John—
From the warehouses of Amazon, the aisles of Walmart, the boardrooms of
Google, and many, many other businesses, working people who become
pregnant face a shameful amount of discrimination.^1,2,3
They’re forced to perform physical tasks to the point of injury.^4
They’re unfairly fired and passed over for promotions and raises.^5
They’re mocked, denigrated, and forced out of their career trajectories.^6
And intersections with racial, ethnic, and economic discrimination can
make pregnancy discrimination worse for women of color and low-wage
workers, allowing employers to take advantage of attitudes that diminish
their need for protections.^7
[ [link removed] ]Call on your representative to co-sponsor H.R. 2694, the Pregnant
Workers Fairness Act to help ensure that pregnant workers are treated
fairly and equally before the law. Act now! →
Simply put, when we allow pregnant people to be mistreated, shoved out of
the workforce, and systematically discriminated against, we fail women and
families.
Today, you can choose not to.
[ [link removed] ]Take action now.
Kate Ryan
Legislative Director, NARAL Pro-Choice America
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Sources:
1. [ [link removed] ]Amazon Faces Multiple Lawsuits Alleging Pregnancy Discrimination,
Bay Area Employment Lawyers, May 17, 2019.
2. [ [link removed] ]EEOC Sues Wal-Mart For Pregnancy Discrimination, U.S. Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission, Sep. 21, 2018.
3. [ [link removed] ]This Viral Google Memo Alleging Pregnancy Discrimination Proves
the Struggle for Equality Is Still Very Real, Inc.com, Aug. 7, 2019.
4. [ [link removed] ]Miscarrying at Work: The Physical Toll of Pregnancy
Discrimination, New York Times, Oct. 21, 2018.
5. [ [link removed] ]Pregnancy discrimination is rampant inside America's biggest
companies, New York Times, Jun. 15, 2018.
6. [ [link removed] ]Pregnancy Discrimination, National Partnership for Women &
Families, accessed: Aug. 23, 2019.
7. [ [link removed] ]Efforts to Combat Pregnancy Discrimination, Center for American
Progress, Nov. 2, 2018.
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