Pamela Kruger

April 19, 2007

Pregnancy Discrimination on the Rise: The Solution

In the face of a record number of pregnancy discrimination complaints, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EECO) is talking about providing "guidance" for employers on how to treat working mothers.
I thought we already had guidelines--they're called laws. Perhaps the EEOC is seeing a 45% increase in pregnancy discrimination complaints because employers are feeling free to ignore the law. In that case, stepped up enforcement--from the EEOC--is what's needed. Not more talk about balance.