By DINA BAKS Op-Ed Contributor Published: January 30, 2012
FEW people realize that getting pregnant can mean losing your job.
Imagine a woman who, seven months into her pregnancy, is fired from her
position as a cashier because she needed a few extra bathroom breaks. Or
imagine another pregnant employee who was fired from her retail job
after giving her supervisors a doctor’s note requesting she be allowed
to refrain from heavy lifting and climbing ladders during the month and a
half before her maternity leave: that’s what happened to Patricia
Leahy. In 2008 a federal judge in Brooklyn ruled that her firing was
fair because her employers were not obligated to accommodate her needs.If you would like to read more please click HERE to go to the New York Times.