US Agency Agrees to $45 Million Settlement After Alleged Discrimination Against Pregnant Workers

U.S. Customs and Border Protection reached the settlement.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists inspect flowers in a file image. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency has agreed to pay $45 million to settle a lawsuit brought by pregnant employees, according to lawyers for the workers.

Attorneys representing more than 1,000 pregnant CBP employees hammered out the settlement, which includes the presumption going forward that a pregnant worker can keep serving in their position, lawyers with Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll said.