House to Investigate XPO After Reports of Workers' Miscarriages

The House of Representatives is calling for a congressional investigation into working conditions at XPO Logistics after several women reported suffering from miscarriages due to alleged pregnancy discrimination, The New York Times reports.  The Times previously reported a string of women who packaged Verizon products at the warehouse had miscarriages after XPO managers refused their requests for light duty and ignored doctors' notes. A letter was sent to the top two members of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and was organized by Representatives Steve Cohen of Tennessee and Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut. The Times reports that lawmakers urged the committee to consider the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act as under current law, employers have to provide light duty or extra rest breaks for pregnant workers only if they are doing so for other workers.