Cynthia Papageorge alleges in her lawsuit, reported by AP, that in 1999, a vice president for Mothers Work Incorporated, a maternity clothing company, questioned whether she was capable of working while pregnant.

She says days later, the executive told her supervisor to fire her, but the supervisor refused, and Papageorge was fired while on maternity leave.

According to the news agency, she's alleging discrimination because of her gender and her pregnancy.

Mothers Work Incorporated, based in Philadelphia, has denied any wrongdoing, the news agency went on to report.