The recent performance by singer Rhianna during the Superbowl halftime show created a lot of conversation around women working while pregnant. A multitude of comments leaned towards her pregnancy having an affect on her performance. In this episode I discuss pregnancy discrimination, which according to a study by the Pew Research Center, nearly 1 in 4 working mothers say they have faced discrimination on the job because of their pregnancy or parental status.

00:00 Intro 02:21 Pregnancy Discrimination 08:50 Defining Pregnancy Discrimination 10:50 Laws Against Pregnancy Discrimination 23:30 Dearica Hamby Pregnancy Discrimination Claims 28:10 Pregnancy Discrimination Court Cases 33:00 Contact Us


Below are links to info discussed during this episode.
https://www.eeoc.gov/pregnancy-discrimination
https://www.eeoc.gov/fact-sheet-recent-eeoc-pregnancy-discrimination-litigation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pregnancy_discrimination
https://sports.yahoo.com/dearica-hamby-on-aces-alleged-pregnancy- https://www.aauw.org/resources/legal/7-things-pregnancy-discrimination/discrimination-if-that-can-happen-to-me-that-can-happen-to-anybody-003340999.html



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