NY Agency Must Face Worker Claims Over Pregnancy Leave, Pumping

A New York state emergency relief employee can pursue discrimination claims against her employer and her supervisor over allegedly being made to return to work early from pregnancy leave and ensuing mistreatment.

The ruling addresses the right to breast-feeding accommodations in the workplace and when a series of seemingly discrete acts can add up to a hostile work environment.

Erin Van Denburgh sufficiently alleged that the state Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services and Deputy Commissioner Rayana Gonzales subjected her to a harassing pattern of gender bias and retaliation, including not being provided proper breast-pumping arrangements when she was ...