Hospital ordered to pay damages over demotion due to pregnancy

Hospital ordered to pay damages over demotion due to pregnancy

Nami Shimonaka, a lawyer for a physical therapist who filed a damages suit against a hospital for being demoted after seeking a lighter workload due to pregnancy, speaks at a news conference in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Nov. 17, 2015, after the Hiroshima High Court ordered the hospital to pay some 1.75 million yen ($14,180). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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