No woman should have to choose between a job and a healthy pregnancy. Yet 35 years after passage of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), this happens all the time.
Yesterday, A Better Balance was on Capitol Hill, along with physicians, business leaders, and other women’s rights advocates with the same message: support the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. In 2013, it’s unacceptable that pregnancy discrimination continues to jeopardize families’ financial security and health at a critical time. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act is common-sense legislation that would prevent employers from forcing pregnant women off the job.
Please show your support by joining our tweet chat today at 2pm ET (use the hashtag #PWFA & follow @ABetterBalance)
“When I pulled a muscle at six months pregnant, my doctor advised that I temporarily avoid heavy lifting while working for a trucking company on Long Island. My boss took one look at the note and sent me home without pay indefinitely; the result was devastating.” –Armanda Legros
As Armanda says, “no woman should have to go through what I did. Millions of women across the state are waiting for these protections.” We will continue to fight in New York State and across the country so that all pregnant women and mothers are afforded the fair and equal treatment they deserve.
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