&gt; Also, when a woman becomes pregnant Markhor will fire her so as not to &quot;exploit&quot; her, thereby making it necessary for her to work unreasonable hours for lower pay in a more unsafe workplace.<p>Is it a question of &quot;exploitation&quot; or is it a question of it being dangerous to their health? If it is actually dangerous for them, then it would be reasonable, IMHO, to treat this the same as when one of your employee is sick.