Pregnancy Discrimination

Women are a significant part of the American workforce. Female workers are entitled to be treated equally and fairly, even when they become pregnant and are expecting a child, or after a new child is born. Your supervisor, boss, or manager cannot single you out, harass you, deny you reasonable accommodations, or fire you because you chose to start a family. 

If you find yourself saying any of the following about pregnancy discrimination at your job or where you work, the best thing for you to do is to call a top employment discrimination lawyer to help you out:

• At a job interview, I was asked if I am pregnant or plan to get pregnant soon. 
• I was told at an interview to reapply for a job after I gave birth. 
• I was fired after telling my manager that I was pregnant. 
• My company told me that I was not eligible for health insurance because my wife is pregnant. 
• I was told to pump milk in a bathroom or a storeroom that had no lock. When I complained about it, my job fired me. 
• I was given points for going to my doctor for prenatal care, even though my coworkers got no points for taking time off to go to their doctors for other reasons. 
• I asked not to lift heavy boxes during the later stages of my pregnancy, but my boss said no, even though he gave another person light duty after having surgery. 
• My job cut my hours after I complained that my manager was not giving me the time or proper room to pump breast milk. 
• My boss told me that I had to start my medical leave when I reached my eighth month of pregnancy. 
• My job told me that as a father, I can only use two weeks of FMLA leave to be with my newborn son/daughter. 
• My manager took me off serving tables and made me a hostess when he found out that I was pregnant. 
• I was not given a promotion because my boss said I cared more about having kids than working. 

If you are facing discrimination or harassment simply because you are pregnant, protect your legal rights — call the right attorney.