There is much for women working at UPS to celebrate in the upcoming new year. The Supreme Court had agreed to hear a suit against UPS about the discrimination that pregnancy employees faced. UPS relented and "In a brief to the Supreme Court, UPS has announced that 'On a going-forward basis, UPS has voluntarily decided to provide additional accommodations for pregnancy-related physical limitations.’” The policy will go into effect on January 1,2015.
For more information visit: http://tdu.org/news/ups-hits-brakes-pregnancy-discrimination
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