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U.S. Reps. Question Nike On Treatment Of Pregnant Athletes

U.S. Reps. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.) and Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.) are asking Nike execs for "details on the company's treatment of sponsored athletes" following a N.Y. Times op-ed that the company "had stopped paying some athletes during their pregnancies." The two politicians, who co-chair the bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Maternity Care, "asked the company how often it has reduced or stopped sponsorship payments to female athletes, and what protections and accommodations are in place for women who become pregnant." They also asked "whether male athletes have been subject to similar pay cuts after becoming fathers" (WASHINGTONPOST.com, 5/21).

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