Pregnancy Discrimination In The Workplace Target Of New EEOC Crackdown

WASHINGTON -- During the past week, the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) has filed four pregnancy discrimination related lawsuits and settled a fifth -- just weeks after the government's workplace discrimination law enforcement arm announced a plan to target employers who illegally discriminate against pregnant women.On Sept. 20, a California security guard company, Quest Intelligence Group, was sued after a female employee, Abitha Feeney, was fired from her job during her maternit...