Poetry NewsRights for pregnant women
On the job should be of interest
Laws now protect them
#pregnantworkers #womenrights #fairness #haiku #poetry
https://www.vox.com/technology/2023/6/28/23777215/pregnant-workers-fairness-act-law-work-postpartum
Equal Rights AdvocatesCountless #PregnantWorkers unfairly lost their jobs over the course of the last decade, & overall family structures suffered a devastating loss of income during that time. Time that could've allowed families to build #GenerationalWealth pay #StudentLoans afford #Childcare ad infinitum
While some states adopted protections for pregnant workers (simple things! like water breaks, a stool to sit on, a bigger uniform), many did not
But guess what? That all changes in June 🙃
Nonilex“With it, lawmakers appended a wide array of other long-stalled legislative proposals — banning #TikTok on government devices, helping Americans save for #retirement, protecting #PregnantWorkers from #discrimination & rethinking the way the country counts #ElectoralVotes in the presidential election.”
Ebano News NetworkClaim Journal News: Amazon Discriminates Against Pregnant and Disabled Workers, New York Alleges https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/east/2022/05/18/310529.htm #employmentpracticesliability #reasonableaccomodation #disabledworkers #pregnantworkers #discrimination #Amazoncom #EastNews