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The sex discrimination lawsuit against Mayor Michael Bloomberg's financial information company widened Thursday.The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission revealed that a total of 58 women have filed discrimination lawsuits against Bloomberg LP, claiming unfair treatment to employees on maternity leave. One of the federal agency's lawyers said the number of women could increase.
The mayor is not named as a defendant in the class-action lawsuit and refused to comment on it.
Bloomberg LP released a statement, saying: "Last month, the U.S. District Court in New Jersey dismissed an employment discrimination suit by four current and former employees, finding that the plaintiffs' allegations were baseless. We believe that the Court will render a similar judgment in the case brought by the EEOC."
