ANALYSIS: Bump in Pregnancy Filings Continues in 2021

July 9, 2021, 9:01 AM UTC

Six months ago, we looked into federal pregnancy discrimination lawsuits and found that the number of filings rose steadily between 2016 and the end of 2020, and accelerated last year, despite the pandemic and declining birth rates.

Halfway through 2021, we’ve checked back in on the data, and the number of filings keeps rising.

Filings Rise, Charges Fall

This time around, we split the analysis into first-half/second-half periods to gauge any uptick in the number of federal pregnancy discrimination filings so far in 2021.

According to Bloomberg Law Dockets, 2021 edged out last year to set a new record ...

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