Posted On: April 7, 2010
Major Pharmaceutical Company Allegedly Told Female Employee to have an Abortion
Employees of a major international pharmaceutical company were in federal court in New York City this week for the trial of their class action sexual discrimination case filed on behalf of 5,600 employees.
It is anticipated that employee testimony will reveal how management pressured one employee to get an abortion, and that during training sessions, management encouraged women not to become pregnant while working for the company.
Plaintiffs have requested damages of $54 million in back pay, based on evidence that women in sales positions have been receiving an average of $105 less per month than men in comparable jobs.
