A female cop just received $100,000 in a settlement with the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority after the agency dramatically changed her job duties while she was pregnant.
In 2008, officer Lori Ann DiPalo said she felt well enough to continue working as a cop for the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority while she was pregnant. DiPalo also got clearance to continue work from her personal physician, but a TBTA doctor claimed a concern about the possibility of “abdominal trauma.” She was then given a choice by the TBTA: she could either do toll booth duty or take a disability leave. She was just 10 weeks pregnant. From the New York Daily News: