So far, this is as far as I’ve gotten....
“The women are suing under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which forbids businesses that employ 15 or more workers from denying reasonable accommodations to pregnant employees.”
Are women who work for a company with less than 15 employees less pregnant than those who do not? I guess their feet and back do not hurt, they don’t have to go to the restroom more frequently, and never have to go to the doctor.
[Now I’ll go read the remainder of the article.]
Several years ago, my younger daughter was a pharmacy tech at Walgreen. When she got pregnant, her doctor insisted she sit the majority of her work day, due to spotting. They had no choice but to accommodate her, but they sure didn’t want to. Which was silly, because her job was mostly to prepare compounded meds, which doesn’t require standing.
I've heard at least five incidences where Amazon fired people for taking too many or too long bathroom breaks.
Inversely, I understand they accommodate Muslim Prayer breaks but haven't seen that for myself. I DO know Dell did that for imported savag, er, Somalis when they had a factory in Lebanon Tennessee. It totally screwed up the "just in time" production setup so badly that Dell closed the whole place down - only to repeat the same mistake in another state.
With the profits Amazon pulls one would think they'd utilize robotics wherever possible and train humans to keep them supplied and moving. I saw that working beautifully at an auto parts manufacturer so know that can be done both profitably and humanely.