The much-publicized case can serve to highlight the issues of work and motherhood for other employers.
Earlier this month, it was reported that a lawsuit had been filed against Los Angeles-based clothing retailer Nasty Gal by a former employee alleging that last year, the company illegally fired three pregnant employees and a man about to take paternity leave. The terminations were all around the time of a company restructuring and layoffs of up to 10% of staffers, and the company denies that the pregnancies in any way motivated the firings.