“Weight” Of Authority Leads To Denial Of Employer’s Summary Judgment Motion In Hotly Contested EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit

In case wrought with discovery battles – as previously discussed here – Judge Paul D. Borman of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan denied Weight Watchers’ motion for summary judgment in EEOC v. The WW Group, Inc., d/b/a Weight Watchers, Case No 12-CV-11124, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 169134 (E.D. Mich. Dec. 2, 2013). The case is a window into the Commission’s emphasis on pregnancy discrimination issues.

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