Article: Fired worker claims gender bias ; Woman took unscheduled restroom breaks to pump breast milk.

The Ohio Supreme Court is to hear oral arguments, Wednesday, March 11, on whether a Butler County company discriminated against an employee by firing her for taking unscheduled restroom breaks to pump breast milk.

LaNisa Allen, a former general laborer at a Totes/ Isotoner Corp. warehouse in West Chester, is suing the company, saying it engaged in gender discrimination by denying her extra restroom breaks to relieve pain caused by breast milk engorgement. She said other Totes workers weren't required to seek permission for extra restroom breaks to relieve discomfort from menstrual symptoms or the need for frequent urination.

Allen's attorneys say it's gender discrimination because she was ...

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