New Hampshire Employment Contracts Legal Questions

Absent a contract which limits your employer's right to terminate your employment, you can be fired for any reason other than those prohibited by statute (e.g. race, religion, gender, etc.)  So, unless you have a contract saying otherwise, your employer can fire you because it is elminating your position.  However, if this was just a pretext and your employer is really firing you or treating you differently because of your race, nationality, religion, etc., you may have a claim.... Read More

Assuming that the employer is large enough to be subject to anti-discrimination statutes (generally 15+ employees and engaged in interstate commerce for federal statutes; don't know the requirements for NH statutes) no, unless the pregnancy makes the employee incapable of doing her job (i.e. if the woman was a taster for a liquor company, for example.)  Even then the employer is required to treat the pregnant employee in the same way as it treats other termporarily disabled workers.  For example, if the employer allows leaves of absence for employees who can't work because they broke their legs, it must provide the same leave of absence to a pregnant employee who can't perform their job duties temporarily.... Read More