Proctor & Gamble is being sued by a former cosmetics salesperson who worked for the company at a Dolce and Gabana makeup shop at Saks Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. The employee is claiming she was fired after becoming pregnant. According to her lawsuit, before becoming pregnant, management told the fired employee “pregnancy is not part of the uniform”. After becoming pregnant, the plaintiff asked to be allowed to sit down while working with customers. Instead of providing accommodations for the employee, Proctor & Gamble forced her to use Family and Medical Leave Act hours to take resting breaks.
Proctor & Gamble justified its firing of the pregnant woman by accusing her of taking ‘tester’ cosmetics home, a practice that is usually acceptable and even encouraged by the company.
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