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Re:Amazon fired these 7 pregnant workers. Then came the laws... by thrower123 on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @02:30AM (#19847083)
We probably should encourage pregnancy, with TFR below replacement in most of North America and Europe.

But on the other hand, if someone broke their leg in an off-work skiing accident, how many employers would accommodate and put someone on light duty, or even just hold their job until the person recovered?

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Re:Amazon fired these 7 pregnant workers. Then came the laws... by AstralStorm on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @03:44AM (#19847351)
Welcome to end stage capitalism, where being a human is punished.

There are enough companies that would eat this cost happily as training a new employee is much more expensive, not to mention hiring an acceptable one in the first place.

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