QUESTION
do i have a case for discrimination
Asked on Aug 19th, 2013 on Labor and Employment - Illinois
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I had a job tell me i was hired and had the job even though i was pregnant. they told me it wasnt a problem im just answering phones and only time ill be getting up is when i put the order up but they called when i left and said i was un-hired because i was pregnant and it wasn't safe for me to be there . do i have a case to sue for discrimination.
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This sounds like some higher up person saw that you were pregnant and overruled the original decision to hire you. If there was in fact a danger for you to the job being pregnant (exposure to X-ray machines, heavy lifting as an essential job requirment, etc), then there may be a possible excuse to not retain you, at least while you were pregnant. But this does not seem to be the real reason why you were let go. You should meet with an attorney to review this in more detail to confirm some additional information so you can pursue a claim
Answered on Aug 20th, 2013 at 3:49 PM