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Wal-Mart updates policy to accommodate pregnant workers
Wal-Mart Stores tweaked its pregnancy policy in March following a proposed shareholder resolution and separate…charge filed with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of a woman [Liz Watson] who claimed she was not offered accommodations (lighter duty options) during her pregnancy…Wal-Mart’s policy already provided managers across its network the authority to make accommodations for any pregnant employee…[T]he new revision now allows for additional accommodations for all pregnant workers. “This includes, but isn’t limited to moving an associate to another job so she can continue working…” [said Randy Hargrove, Walmart’s spokesman]… [Liz Watson] said the company has a history of denying accommodations at the store level. It is important that the corporation make this new policy clear from the top down [she] said…