QUESTION
What are my employment rights if I was fired because I am pregnant?
Asked on Jun 20th, 2013 on Labor and Employment - Montana
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I started a new job last Monday at a Dry Cleaners, I am currently 20 weeks pregnant and they didn’t ask me at the interview if I was and I got hired. Well last Thursday they noticed I was and I told them yes, they did not have any comments about it except a lady did say you can’t work here if you’re pregnant but she was just an employee so I ignored it. Well today we had a home emergency that I was going to be up to 2 hours late for work so I called them this morning to let them know because my property manager said I needed to be home. They called me right before I was done getting ready to tell me that I was fired because of being pregnant and the baby is due in the busy months apparently they said and to come get my check this coming Monday, what can I do?
3 ANSWERS
Ask the employer to please put in writing the reason for your termination. They are required to give you a reason in writing under Washington law. Does the employer have 8 or more employees? If it does, file a complaint with the human rights commission.
Answered on Jun 21st, 2013 at 10:41 AM
Contact the Wisconsin Equal Rights Division to file a pregnancy discrimination claim.
Answered on Jun 20th, 2013 at 9:59 PM
This sounds improper.
Answered on Jun 20th, 2013 at 9:58 PM