In another in the ongoing lineup of EEO cases you can’t make up, Motherhood Maternity has agreed to settle a pregnancy discrimination case. The Philadelphia store which sells maternity clothes was accused of refusing to hire female applicants because they were pregnant. The company was also charged with retaliating against a pregnant manager who was fired for complaining about the practice. Such alleged conduct would violate the federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act. In addition to agreeing to pay $375,000 to settle, the company also must adopt and disseminate a policy that specifically prohibits pregnancy discrimination, train employees, and report regularly to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Interestingly, the number of pregnancy discrimination claims have increased significantly of late.