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The state of U.S. workplace protections for pregnant people

Season 2024 Episode 280 | 7m 06s

Los Angeles Sparks forward Dearica Hamby’s lawsuit against the WBNA is highlighting the issue of how pregnant people are treated in the workplace. A 2022 survey found that 1 in 5 mothers reported experiencing pregnancy discrimination at work. Gillian Thomas, senior staff attorney for the ACLU Women's Rights Project, joins John Yang to discuss.

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