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April 2007
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Allegations of Pregnancy Discrimination Increasing Nationwide
By Sarah Houdek, Asehville Global Report
Recently released statistics from the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission indicate that pregnancy discrimination in the workplace may be on the rise. Women are being denied employment, unduly demoted, or even fired for becoming pregnant. The federal agency received 4,901 complaints of pregnancy discrimination in fiscal year 2006, a 23 percent increase since 1997. -- Bennett Gordon
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Psst! Corporations Don't Pay Taxes!
By Dollars & Sense
Every April, workers across the country scrape together the cash to pay their taxes. Many US corporations, on the other hand, don't have to. Researchers from the nonprofit Institute for Wisconsin's Future recently found that more than 60 percent of the corporations in Wisconsin that pull in more than $100 million in revenue paid no state income tax at all. Once the findings were released, some state pro-business groups tried to discredit the nonprofit as 'very left-leaning,' while others embraced the findings as a testament to Wisconsin's business-friendly outlook. -- Bennett Gordon
http://www.dollarsandsense.org/blog/2007/02/psst-corporations-dont-pay-taxes.html

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