Pregnancy Discrimination: A Growing Workplace Issue

6/19/17:  Discrimination against pregnant women and new mothers is a growing problem according to an article posted by Steven Mintz (the Ethics Sage) on Workplace Ethics Advice at the request of New Hampshire law firm Sherman Law PLLC.  Mintz quotes numbers from Citizens Advice showing an increase of 25% in the number of people “… seeking workplace advice on pregnancy and maternity issues in the past year.”  The post is a good one, identifying the range of actions that may be discriminatory and noting a recent update from the EEOC about its expectations and guidelines regarding pregnant employees, medical conditions and the ADA.