Latest News, United StatesNew rules protect pregnant workers, but red states sue over abortion provisions AnnetteJune 1, 2024 Natasha Jackson was four months pregnant when she told her supervisor she was expecting. It was 2008, and Jackson was an account executive at a rental furniture store in Charleston, South Carolina — the only female employee there. “I actually hid my pregnancy as long as I could because I was scared about what could happen,” she said. When her doctor recommended that she not lift more than 25 pounds, her employer wouldn’t let her move temporarily to a role where she didn’t need to lift furniture, even though those roles were available, she said. She was forced to go on leave and then lost her job. Her marriage unraveled and she spent time after the birth in emergency housing. Abortion BanAbortion CareAbortion PillsAbortion Provisions for workersAbortion RightsBiden AdminstrationlegislationmifepristonePregnant workersRed StatesUnited States
