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Miscarrying at Work: The Physical Toll of Pregnancy Discrimination
brent lewis
Oct 31, 2018
This is one of my first big pieces at the NYT as editor. I got the chance to work with the brilliant Miranda Barnes again, but this is a heartbreaking story about employers not being understanding of their pregnant employees causing numerous women to have miscarriages due to their jobs. The lead alone will break your heart.

 
 
     Miscarrying at Work: The Physical Toll of Pregnancy Discrimination
          Women in strenuous jobs lost their pregnancies after employers denied their requests for light duty, even ignoring doctors’ notes, an investigation by The New York Times has found.
        

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Brent Lewis, Photo Editor at The New York Times and Co-founder of Diversify Photo. Former Photojournalist at The Denver Post.
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