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Consult an employment lawyer.
by controversial97 4y ago
Consult an employment lawyer.
- thejarren 4y agoYes it's very likely that if the company was aware of the pregnancy that this was illegal.
- ipv4dhcp 4y agobeing aware doesnt make it illegal. only if it was because of the pregnancy.
- Grazester 4y agoWait! In a restructuring it's illegal to fire someone who is pregnant? That's nonsense.
- wvenable 4y agoA court case could determine through discovery if it was really "restructuring" or just an excuse to fire this one person in particular. We don't not have enough information to make an educated assessment here.
- etchalon 4y agoIt's not illegal to fire someone who is pregnant. It's illegal to fire someone because they're pregnant. You have to be able to point to another reason, such as performance. Meaning, if you're doing layoffs, and you thought to yourself, "Let's fire person X! They're about to have a kid and won't even be around for two months. That'd be a waste of money!", you would be breaking the law.
- jessaustin 4y agoIn a civilized nation, that certainly would be the case. You're probably right that parent meant USA instead.
- em-bee 4y agoexactly. in china and in some european countries, being pregnant automatically protects you from being let go for almost any reason until after maternity leave completes.
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- netsharc 4y agoHint: the restructuring is most probably a made up excuse, they just wanted the pregnant lady gone. Hmm, it should be a slam-dunk case, the lawyer just needs to ask "Show the court all the paperwork regarding this 'restructuring'. What structures were before, what are they now, and what's the rationale?".
- danbrooks 4y agoI second this. I have friends who consulted an employment lawyer in similar circumstances - and were able to negotiate additional severance.