The number of pregnancy-discrimination claims brought to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has climbed nearly 31 percent since 2005, outpacing the almost 24 percent rise in all job-bias claims brought to the federal agency during that span, according to the EEOC.
Several factors account for the sharp rise in Pregnancy Discrimination Act claims. These include greater employee awareness of their rights, managers not always respectful of the wishes of expectant employees, and a failing economy that has made employers quicker to fire and employees more willing to sue.
