Blog Posts in Pregnancy Discrimination

On Thursday, September 17, 2020, the United States House of Representatives passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act by a surprisingly bi-partisan majority. The bill would require companies with more ...

Women Claim They Were Told ‘Don’t Get Pregnant Or You’re Fired’ Employer must pay $110,000 settlement Sometimes pregnancy discrimination is subtle. For example, a woman may find that it’s harder to ...

Female Workers Awarded Nearly $1 Million in Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination Settlement Women claim they were treated unfairly due to pregnancies "Aren't you ever going to quit having kids?" ...

Woman Who Was Fired While on Maternity Leave Awarded $150K Company would not take her calls, then fired her for job abandonment Many women worry that pregnancy or childbirth could have a negative ...

Supervisor Limited Expectant Mom’s Bathroom Breaks Manager had different rules for pregnant employee Did a manager at a popular restaurant chain try to drive a pregnant employee off the job? That’s ...

8-Year Legal Battle Yields Millions for Women Who Were Fired Over Pregnancies Boss attempted to discourage women from having babies Even though women have been in the workforce for decades, there are ...