The number of women claiming they've been discriminated against on the job because they're pregnant is soaring even as the birth rate declines...The charges are coming from a range of women, from those in entry-level jobs as well as those in executive suites. Well-known employers that have faced pregnancy-discrimination lawsuits include Wal-Mart, Hooters and Cincinnati Bell. [also refers to Berge Ford, Gitto/Global Corp. (now S&E Specialty Polymers)]