72 Women Accuse Bloomberg Of Discrimination
 Friday, October 3rd, 2008  by Connie T.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is changing the law so that he can run for a third four-year term. But now he may have more problems than just the critics of his latest legislative move.

ABC News is reporting that 72 current and former female employees of Bloomberg LP, the news and financial services company founded by the Mayor, are filing lawsuits against Bloomberg for pregnancy discrimination.

The women claim they were "transferred, displaced, and/or demoted" after becoming pregnant while working for Bloomberg. They say the company has a "top-down culture of discrimination" originating from Michael Bloomberg himself.

One complaint even states that a Senior Executive at Bloomberg responded to the news of a female employee expecting with, "I'm not having any pregnant b*tches working for me." He then allegedly instructed a colleague to fire her.

Could 72 times be a coincidence?

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