New Providence, NJ (July 10, 2019) — Employers are learning the hard way that those that violate pregnancy discrimination and accommodation laws may be hit with lawsuits which could end up extremely costly in terms of time, money and resources, and cause tremendous damage to employee morale and the employer’s public image, according to a new XpertHR report.
Making negative comments, involuntarily reassigning an employee based on health and safety concerns, refusing to hire a pregnant employee and failing to provide a reasonable pregnancy or lactation accommodation all may constitute unlawful conduct for which an employer may be held liable.
