Baby Apparel CEO Sorry for Firing Mom Over Parental Leave Request

The CEO of Kyte Baby, a children’s sleepwear company, was forced to apologize after firing an employee over her request to work remotely so she could tend to her newly adopted premature baby in a hospital.

The employee, Marissa Hughes, had asked to work from a neonatal unit so that she could be close to her baby, who was fighting for his life after he was born prematurely at 22 weeks.

But her request was denied, and she lost her job after refusing to leave her baby’s side. The company was met with swift backlash over the move, and CEO Ying Liu issued two video apologies after some customers threatened a boycott.

Read more at The Daily Beast.