myself and another girl i work with are 7 and half months pregnant and were fired for being not “productive” is this legal?
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myself and another girl i work with are 7 and half months pregnant and were fired for being not “productive” is this legal?
we technically werent even fired, just taken off the schedule. when i tried to call my general manager she ignored my calls a couple times and said we were both fired for not being productive. her and i have been there longer than any other employees there, it seems a little ironic that the only two people that got fired were the two pregnant girls.
Asked on June 29, 2009 under Employment Labor Law, Texas
Answers:
B. B., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 15 years ago | Contributor
I think the two of you pregnant girls need to talk to a lawyer. There are a number of facts that go into a case like this, and more details would be necessary to be certain that you have a case, but I think it's worth following up with an attorney who does this kind of work. It may well be that you have a case under the federal Family & Maternity Leave Act ("FMLA"), and there are a few other possibilities as well. One place that you can find a lawyer who can give you reliable advice, based on all those details, is our website, http://attorneypages.com
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