الأربعاء، 3 ديسمبر 2014

The US is still the only developed country that doesn’t guarantee paid maternity leave

The US supreme court is hearing a pregnancy discrimination case that could have far-reaching effects for American women who work through their pregnancies


The US supreme court on Wednesday is hearing the case of 42-year-old Peggy Young, who sued her employer, UPS, for pregnancy discrimination. Young claims the shipping company refused to accommodate her pregnancy by giving her a temporary assignment to avoid lifting heavy packages.


But as the case unfolds, the US continues to shirk an even more basic pregnancy accommodation: maternity leave.


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from Pregnancy | The Guardian http://ift.tt/1ziS5hj

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