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Bloomberg agency faces discrimination lawsuit

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  • Number of women accusing Bloomberg LP of discrimination has risen to 58
  • EEOC lawsuit claims discrimination against women who take maternity leave
  • The financial data and news service firm was founded by Mayor Michael Bloomberg
  • Michael Bloomberg is not a defendant in the lawsuit
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NEW YORK (AP) -- A U.S. lawyer has told a judge the number of women accusing the financial data and news service company founded by Mayor Michael Bloomberg of discrimination has risen from three to 58, with more likely to be added.

The disclosure widens the scope of a lawsuit against Bloomberg LP that became a distraction for the mayor during his second term.

Bloomberg is not a defendant in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit claiming discrimination against women who take maternity leave.

EEOC senior trial attorney Raechel Adams told a judge presiding over the case Thursday that the number of women joining the class-action lawsuit will rise as the EEOC continues to interview 478 women at the Bloomberg agency who have gone on maternity leave since 2002. E-mail to a friend E-mail to a friend

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