...To make sure our sponsored athletes never have to go through what runner Alysia and others endured, we’re changing all female athlete contracts worldwide effective immediately to include language that supports and protects women during and after pregnancy. This means:
Pregnancy will not be considered a medical condition.
Burton will not reduce or suspend compensation for pregnancy/maternity reasons for twenty-four weeks (= six months).
Burton will work with its pregnant athlete(s) to identify reasonable accommodations to athlete’s contractual obligations.
Burton will not terminate a contract for pregnancy/maternity reasons.
Burton will reimburse for a companion air ticket for any appearance required of Athlete during the time she is breastfeeding her child.
As Sarah Crockett, our Chief Marketing Officer, said in our announcement to our athletes:
"We respect you as whole people, and value your contributions to the sport of snowboarding, but also so much more than that. This is a partnership that has many dimensions, and ensuring that this doesn’t lapse in times where you are growing your family is incredibly important to us, and we know it’s important to you as well."
We’re grateful to Kimmy and all the other female athletes out there who are brave enough to continue to break boundaries, both in and outside their sports.
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