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Kyte Baby Controversy: North Texas company faces backlash for denying remote work for mom of premature newborn

Headline from Fox7 Austin, on the newest of 2 developments

The CEO of North Texas-based baby clothing company Kyte Baby has released two apology videos after not allowing an employee to work remotely while her premature newborn son was in the hospital.

Fox7 Austin's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Kyte Baby company facing boycott after denying remote work request for mom of premature newborn

    Headline from FOX 5 New York ·

  2. Newest

    Kyte Baby Controversy: North Texas company faces backlash for denying remote work for mom of premature newborn

    Headline from Fox7 Austin ·

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Reports & sources

20 articles, oldest first.

  1. FOX Business

    Kyte Baby company facing boycott after denying remote work request for mom of premature newborn (opens FOX Business)

    Published

    FOX Business's feed description

    The CEO of a bamboo baby clothing company has taken to social media to apologize to an employee following backlash after her request to work remotely was denied.

  2. KTVZ Bend

    Kyte Baby under scrutiny for denying mom’s remote work request while newborn was in NICU, CEO walks back ‘terrible decision’ (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — The CEO of Texas-based baby clothing company Kyte Baby has issued two apologies after denying a remote work request by an employee whose baby was admitted into a neonatal intensive care unit.

  3. CBS News

    Clothing company Kyte Baby tries to fend off boycott after denying mom's request to work from preemie son's hospital (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    The family of an employee said she was forced to give up her job to be in the hospital with her premature newborn.

  4. Fox7 Austin

    Kyte Baby Controversy: North Texas company faces backlash for denying remote work for mom of premature newborn (opens Fox7 Austin)

    Published

    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    The CEO of North Texas-based baby clothing company Kyte Baby has released two apology videos after not allowing an employee to work remotely while her premature newborn son was in the hospital.

  5. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Kyte Baby controversy: Outrage after worker denied remote request while her baby was in the NICU (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

    Published

    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    “I’ve decided to go off-script,” Kyte Baby founder Ying Liu said in an apology video.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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