September 29, 2007 9:19 AM

Bloomberg (the company) accused of sex bias
Posted by Diane Danielsonat 9:19 AM

From the International Herald Tribune:

NEW YORK: The U.S. government is suing Bloomberg, the financial services and media giant, saying the company engaged in a pattern of discrimination against women after they became pregnant and took maternity leave.

In the suit, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges that female employees at Bloomberg were demoted and that their pay was cut after they disclosed that they were pregnant. In some cases, managers questioned the women's ability to carry out their work because of family responsibilities, according to the suit, which was filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan.

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