India, March 22 -- An Ohio company has been ordered to pay $22.5m in damages to a woman who was denied permission to work from home during a complicated pregnancy, which in turn resulted in the death of her newborn baby.

Chelsea Walsh was an employee of Total Quality Logistics (TQL) in February 2021, when the events pertaining to the case unfolded. Walsh had to undergo a medical procedure during a high-risk pregnancy, after which she requested permission to work from home, as ordered by her doctor.

Total Quality Logistics denied her request, according to a WKRC report.

According to the lawsuit reviewed by People magazine, Walsh requested permission to work remotely on February 15, 2021. Her doctor had ordered her to limit activity, rem...