AARP Could Face Trial in Fired Temp Worker’s Pregnancy Bias Suit

AARP and staffing agency Aquent LLC face a possible trial on a fired contractor’s pregnancy bias claims, because a reasonable jury could find that AARP’s reasons for ending her assignment were pretextual and that Aquent knew of the alleged discrimination and didn’t attempt to correct it, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia said.

Lisa Singh is also entitled to a trial on her claims that AARP retaliated against her for complaining about a previous alleged pregnancy-bias termination, in violation of D.C. human rights law, the court said April 17.

Singh told her managers in February 2018 she ...