Amazon Stock Tumbles on Class-Action Lawsuit Over Pregnancy Discrimination

A new proposed nationwide class-action lawsuit against Amazon (AMZN) has sent its stock lower in after-hours trading on Tuesday.

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, alleges that Amazon discriminated against pregnant workers by denying them basic workplace accommodations such as chairs and bathroom breaks. The complaint also claims that Amazon required medical documents for some pregnancy-related accommodation requests.

One plaintiff, Willamina Barclay, says she was hospitalized after suffering a pregnancy-related emergency at an Amazon warehouse in Rochester, New York, and was later fired five days after being warned about termination.