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Google laid her off on maternity leave. Now she's suing. (www.sfgate.com)
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[–] mesamunefire 28 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Wow and its not even the first time:

It isn’t the first accusation Google’s seen regarding treatment of pregnancy; a high-profile story in 2019 saw a memo go viral within the company alleging discrimination against a pregnant employee and retaliation when she brought the issue to HR.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/google-employee-alleges-discrimination-against-pregnant-women-in-viral-memo/