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Article

14 May 2006

Author:
Russ Mitchell, CBS News [USA]

Bias Because Baby Is On The Way - Discrimination Complaints Increase; One Mom Tells CBS Her Story [USA]

When a promotion she'd been promised went to a man, Sarah Babb filed a pregnancy discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission [against her employer, Merisant]. The number of reported pregnancy bias cases since 1992 has risen 31 percent, even though the birthrate has dropped...In recent years Google, Novartis, Kohl's — even maternity apparel retailer "Mothers Work Inc" — have all been accused of pregnancy bias... In a statement Merisant told CBS News "...the company has had a very successful track record of employing pregnant employees..." adding "Sarah Babb was terminated for performance and business reasons." [also refers to ABC (part of Walt Disney)]