Do I have any rights If my employer has about 30 employees and I have worked therefull-time for 2 1/2 years and am nowpregnant?
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Do I have any rights If my employer has about 30 employees and I have worked therefull-time for 2 1/2 years and am nowpregnant?
Asked on February 24, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Michigan
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Unfortunately, the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, which requires employers to provide unpaid leave for medical care, child birth, or to care for a newborn, does not apply to employees with less than 50 employees; and MI does not appear to have any law providing maternity leave, either.
Therefore, you have no right to take leave, though your employer could certainly voluntarily choose to provide some.
You may not be discriminated against due to pregnancy, however; as long as you can do the job, you may not be fired, suspended, demoted, have pay cut, etc. simply because you are pregnant.
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