Mayor Bloomberg has been pulled into the federal gender discrimination suit at Bloomberg LP now that the three female plaintiffs are claiming that "Bloomberg and other top managers at the company created a culture hostile to pregnant women and new mothers."

The new 66-page complaint — which seeks nearly $482 million in cumulative compensatory and punitive damages — offers more specifics than the EEOC suit, and targets the mayor and the top lieutenants who took over for him when he left to go to City Hall for creating an environment conducive to discrimination.

"Upon information and belief, Michael Bloomberg is responsible for the creation of the systemic, top-down culture of discrimination which exists within Bloomberg," the complaint says.

Sounds like this could significantly hurt Bloomberg's chances at a successful presidential bid if only he would acknowledge that he's actually running! Then again, it's pretty much what tends to happen after everyone finds out that you once turned to a pregnant employee and (jokingly!) tell her to "Kill it."