Dollar General store worker fired after getting pregnant.
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Sounds like a slam-dunk case of illegal firing here.
@misterfive
They apparently settled.
I am not surprised. By citing "health reasons" for her firing, they pretty much sealed their culpability.
@misterfive
I live in an "at will" state. This incident obviously was at fault.
Given that pregnancy is definitely a gender issue, one can hope that there's grounds for a discrimination suit.
It absolutely is grounds for a suit. It's even illegal to ask if someone is pregnant or planning to have children in a job interview. That's why I'm surprised they put down "for medical reasons."
@CinnamonGirlE
Especially if it's an "employment at will" state, where you can be fired just because, so it's usually much harder to prove discriminatory intent because they don't have to give a reason.