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Saipan
is the
largest island
and capital of
the United
States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
(CNMI), a chain of 15 tropical islands belonging to the Marianas
archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saipan
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Court Settles Pregnancy Discrimination Suit vs Four Garment Manufacturers
The court-approved consent decrees order the four manufacturers to pay a total of $120,000 to seven women claimants. Besides the monetary relief, the four-year decrees require policy revisions, training of supervisors, and monitoring by the EEOC.
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Saipan: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, in a media release, announced the final settlement of its pregnancy discrimination suit against Rifu Apparel Corp., Kyungseung (Saipan) Inc., Poong In (Saipan), Inc. and L&S Apparel Corporation.
The EEOC’s case alleged that Rifu Apparel and three affiliated manufacturers violated federal law by refusing to renew the employment contracts of female garment workers because of their pregnancies.
Pregnancy discrimination violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act.
The court-approved consent decrees order the four manufacturers to pay a total of $120,000 to seven women claimants. Besides the monetary relief, the four-year decrees require policy revisions, training of supervisors, and monitoring by the EEOC.
“Whether on the mainland or on an island, pregnancy discrimination strikes families when they are at their most vulnerable,” said Anna Y. Park, regional attorney for the EEOC’s Los Angeles District Office, which oversees the Northern Marianas. “The EEOC will continue to vigorously enforce the laws that protect women from this kind of discrimination.”
Timothy Riera, director of the EEOC’s Local Office in Honolulu, said: “The EEOC continues to receive cases alleging pregnancy discrimination against employers in the CNMI. It’s important that employers are proactive in ensuring that pregnant employees are not targeted for non-renewal, discharge or other forms of discrimination.”
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of sex, gender or pregnancy.
Further information about the EEOC is available on the agency’s Web site at http://www.eeoc.gov or by calling the
Honolulu office at 808-541-3120.
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