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New Mom Fired After Boss Tells Her Pumping Is "Gross"

Dec 4 2014 - 8:34am

We've heard plenty of stories about employers not being as supportive of breastfeeding moms [1] as they should, but this boss takes the cake. Ashley Provino, a former employee of Big League Haircuts in Denver, said that Kyle Reed, the owner of the business, "adamantly refused" her request to take breaks to breast-pump [2] every four hours and told her that the concept was "gross." Reed proceeded to cut Provino's hours so that she never worked for more than four at a time, and then fired her.

While Reed claims the accusations are false, a complaint pertaining to the case filed by lawyers with the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado includes both Provino's story and that of a second worker who says she had a similar experience. Maybe this guy was hoping for a cameo in Horrible Bosses 2?


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