Credit: Brad Gregg
Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission, which recently announced the settlement of a
lawsuit against Kids R Us. The EEOC pursued litigation after the
company, which owns and operates several daycare facilities in Oklahoma,
demoted an employee who a Kids R Us owner allegedly said “decided to
get pregnant.” Shawna Capps went from full-time assistant facility
director to part-time cook.
Under
the settlement, Kids R Us will pay $75,000 and furnish other relief.
Perhaps that money can go toward helping Capps find good child care.
This article appears in Aug 1-7, 2012.