Wednesday, August 17, 2011

News Alert: Discrimination Suit Against Bloomberg L.P. Is Dismissed

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The New York Times
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 -- 2:35 PM EDT
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Discrimination Suit Against Bloomberg L.P. Is Dismissed

In a major victory for Bloomberg L.P., the financial and media services giant founded by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, a federal judge has dismissed claims that the company engaged in a pattern of discrimination against pregnant women who took maternity leaves.

Judge Loretta A. Preska of United States District Court in Manhattan ruled Wednesday that the plaintiffs had failed to present sufficient evidence that discrimination was Bloomberg L.P.'s "standard operating procedure, even if there were several isolated instances of individual discrimination."

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/18/nyregion/discrimination-suit-against-bloomberg-lp-is-dismissed.html?emc=na

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