http://www.themotherhood.com/ The Most Recent Items from Motherhood.com. en-us A Detroit police officer who says she and many other female officers are forced to hide their pregnancies is headed to federal court to fight a policy that she says forces pregnant cops to go on unpaid leave. http://www.themotherhood.com/stories/2697 Joined on Fri Apr 11 20:03:56 UTC 2008 http://www.themotherhood.com/profiles/821 Lilly Ledbetter got her 15 minutes of fame, but a little press won't cover the mortgage. The 59-year-old mother of two had spent 19 years working at the Goodyear tire factory in Gadsden, Alabama, as one of the few women in a supervisory position. In 1998, after learning she'd been getting paid far less than men doing similar jobs, she sued Goodyear under the 1964 Civil Rights Act, alleging gender discrimination in the performance evaluations that had resulted in her lower pay. Five years later, with the backing of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Ledbetter won a $3.8 million jury verdict against the company. But Goodyear appealed all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled against Ledbetter last June. The court's conservative faction concluded that Ledbetter was obliged to sue within 180 days of receiving her first discriminatory paycheck, and was therefore out of luck. http://www.themotherhood.com/stories/2149 Joined on Fri Feb 08 23:33:22 UTC 2008 http://www.themotherhood.com/profiles/749 You can help get the Fair Pay Restoration Act (S. 1843) passed by setting up a meeting with your U.S. Senator, or a key staff person, before they go back to Washington, D.C. at the end of January. Just fill out the easy form below to get started. http://www.themotherhood.com/stories/1987 Joined on Thu Jan 17 22:28:16 UTC 2008 http://www.themotherhood.com/profiles/695 Joined on Fri Jan 11 16:17:45 UTC 2008 http://www.themotherhood.com/profiles/687 http://www.themotherhood.com/forums/11/topics269 Joined on Sat Dec 08 23:45:44 UTC 2007 http://www.themotherhood.com/profiles/658 http://www.themotherhood.com/forums/11/topics236 Yeah California! "California Attorney General Jerry Brown on Monday sued 20 companies, including Mattel Inc. and Toys “R” Us, claiming they sold toys containing “unlawful quantities of lead.” "The suit, filed in Alameda County Superior Court, alleges the companies knowingly exposed children to lead and failed to provide warning of the risk, which is required under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, known as Proposition 65. "If the suit is successful, the companies could pay a $2,500 fine for each violation, according to the complaint." http://www.themotherhood.com/stories/1494 Ugh ... I hate to think how much over the past few days my kids have put Halloween fake teeth in their mouths. Here's the start to the article, "Hours before trick-or-treaters began going door to door, the government warned consumers Wednesday that fake Halloween teeth sold by the tens of thousands since last year contain excessive amounts of lead. The $2 packages of "Ugly Teeth" are the latest in a long line of Chinese-made toys and novelty items recalled because of lead. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced the recall in a news release. In an interview, the commission's acting head defended the last-minute action in notifying consumers about the teeth. Nancy Nord said the possible danger was not brought to the agency's attention until late last week. The agency estimates that since January 2006, retailers have sold 43,000 eight-piece packages of the party favors. There were no reports of injuries or illness. http://www.themotherhood.com/stories/1286 http://www.themotherhood.com/forums/11/topics101 http://www.themotherhood.com/forums/11/topics92 http://www.themotherhood.com/forums/11/topics69