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Class move by KPMG - Stacey Lewis


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"What normally happens in golf is the way contracts are written, you get paid based on the number of tournaments you play," Lewis said. "So this year, I think I'm only playing 11 or 12. So if a minimum number of tournaments is 20, you get just over half of your money."

"It basically means for most women, you have to say, 'I'm willing to give up a year's worth of income and potentially my status for the next year to have a baby ... and that's a hard decision for a lot of girls to make, and I just don't think you should have to make that decision" she said.
 
In what Lewis calls a groundbreaking move, her biggest sponsor delivered surprising news. KPMG called her and told her they'd honor her contract and pay her out through maternity leave.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-stacy-lewis-is-paving-the-way-for-mothers-in-professional-golf/

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That's really cool of them.  They probably locked up her endorsement for a while in the process too.

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