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Pregnancy Discrimination in the Workplace. Elizabeth Grade. Case Overview.
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Pregnancy Discrimination in the Workplace Elizabeth Grade
Case Overview • Mailyn Pickler (Arizona) was working for an auto dealership when she told a manager that she was pregnant. About a week later her supervisors told her she was being fired. The EEOC filed a lawsuit on Pickler's behalf, and the case was settled out of court for $70,000.
Stakeholder Analysis • Direct Stakeholders: • Mailyn Pickler • Children and family of Mailyn Pickler • Ford • EEOC • Manager
Stakeholder Analysis • Indirect Stakeholders: • Other women working • Pregnant women • Co-workers • Men • Spouses and family of working pregnant women • Customers • Women’s rights activists
Ethical Reasoning Principles • Rights and Justice • Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 • An employer may not single out pregnancy-related conditions to determine an employee's ability to work. • In Fiscal Year 2007, EEOC received 5,587 charges of pregnancy-based discrimination.