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"A pregnant police officer was forced to take an unpaid leave after her patrol became physically overwhelming. Now she&amp;#039;s taking action, saying the city of Florence, Kentucky, discriminated against her, Today.com reports.  Twenty-three weeks into her second pregnancy, Lyndi Trischler couldn&amp;#039;t physically take it anymore. Her bulletproof vest restricted her breathing, the gun belt hurt her growing stomach, and she started having heart palpitations. During her first pregnancy, she was able to get a special exception and work a desk job until she gave birth. But the city&amp;#039;s new rules said she must stay on her 10-hour patrols unless she had a work-related injury or illness.  So Trischler was forced to take an unpaid leave, months before her due date. And that has left her financially strapped, even with coworkers donating 160 hours of paid leave to her. That&amp;#039;s aside from the emotional and financial stresses from her complicated pregnancy; her unborn child has a rare medical condition and may not survive long after birth.  Trischler has filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, claiming the city&amp;#039;s law discriminates against pregnant and disabled people. And new guidelines by the EEOC may help her case. The Florence police department made this statement to Today.com: &amp;quot;We have seen her filing with the EEOC. We don&amp;#039;t agree with it. We respect her right to bring it, and we will address the matter in that forum.&amp;quot; Follow Megan on Twitter. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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