Pregnancy Discrimination

News reports that pregnancy discrimination cases across the county are on the rise. According to a Washington Post article, nearly 6,000 women across the country have filed complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleging pregnancy discrimination at work. If you believe you may have been discriminated against because of a pregnancy, it is important to…

Pregnancy discrimination occurs when expectant women are fired, not hired or otherwise discriminated against as a result of their pregnancy or their desire to become pregnant. In a recent case, a social worker whose job was eliminated but was not allowed to be considered for another job was allowed to proceed with her claims against her former…

It seems as if the courts are giving birth to a number of important pregnancy discrimination act cases these days. In our last post, we wrote about a case from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, in which the court held that a female employee who was fired shortly after having an abortion can assert a…