{"id":1114,"date":"2020-02-06T20:45:20","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T20:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shegerianconniff.com\/?p=1114"},"modified":"2020-02-06T20:45:20","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T20:45:20","slug":"im-being-forced-out-of-work-due-to-my-pregnancy-what-should-i-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shegerianconniff.com\/dev\/im-being-forced-out-of-work-due-to-my-pregnancy-what-should-i-do\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m Being Forced Out of Work Due to My Pregnancy. What Should I Do?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under both the Americans\nWith Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA),\npregnant women are protected against discrimination or harassment. Any employer\nwith 15 or more employees cannot treat you unfairly due to your pregnancy. Your\npregnancy cannot be used as grounds for dismissal, demotion, or rejection for a\npromotion. You cannot be put on involuntary leave either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your Rights Under the\nADA and PDA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ADA and PDA work\ntogether to provide the protection you need during your pregnancy. It protects\nyou during your pregnancy and after childbirth. It also offers protections for\nmedical conditions related to pregnancy. Again, this only applies to you if\nyour employer has 15 or more employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your employer and\nco-workers cannot harass you either. If you&#8217;re being harassed or ridiculed for\nbeing pregnant, speak to your management or HR department. They are legally\nresponsible to take action to stop the harassment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re pregnant, you\nhave the right to work as long as you want. Your employer can&#8217;t force you to\nleave your position as your belly expands. If you have severe morning sickness,\nyour employer cannot force you out of your job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, your employer\nhas to do everything possible to accommodate you. If this will cause severe financial\nhardship, there are exceptions. If it will be too difficult to implement what\nyou need, employers also have the right to come up with another option. If you\nhave a condition related to your pregnancy and cannot stand for long, your\nemployer must accommodate you. If you work on a production line and need to\nwork from a seated position, your employer must arrange that. If you couldn&#8217;t\nlift heavy boxes and that&#8217;s the main portion of your job, you may need to be\ntransferred for now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Talk to your supervisor\nor HR department as soon as your doctor says you need special accommodations.\nThey should immediately discuss how they can accommodate you. You may need a\nnote from your OB\/GYN to prove you need the accommodation. Do this as soon as\npossible. If you wait until your job performance is impacted, your employer\ncould say you were dismissed due to your poor performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What if you just cannot\ngo to work? There&#8217;s no way for your employer to accommodate you. You still\ncannot be terminated. You&#8217;re allowed 12 weeks of unpaid leave via FMLA. You\nhave up to 12 weeks unpaid you can take off due to illness or a medical\ncondition, and your job has to be held for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After your baby is born,\nCalifornians may qualify for a percentage of their income while they bond with\ntheir newborns. In California, eligible parents can get up to 70 percent of\ntheir income for up to six weeks under Paid Family Leave. In order to qualify,\nyou must have earned at least $300 in wages that were subjected to California\nState Disability Insurance deductions. You also need paperwork proving that you\nneed time to bond with your newborn and certificate from your doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Examples of Pregnancy\nDiscrimination Cases<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are examples of\npregnancy discrimination cases that have occurred since the PDA went into\neffect in 1978.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An Italian restaurant in\nCalifornia had to pay more than $18,000 to a pregnant woman who found her work\nhours cut after she told her manager she was pregnant. Ultimately, she was\ndismissed from her job as a restaurant server. Her management said they were\nforced to cut her hours as her pregnancy was causing problems and that she\ncould take a lower-paying job or leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Wisconsin Walmart was\nsued by a group of pregnant workers who were refused acceptance into a\nlight-duty program that other workers were able to use. The U.S. Equal\nEmployment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against Walmart on behalf of\nthe women. They&#8217;re suing for back pay, punitive and compensatory damages, and\nsteps to make sure Walmart changes their policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What If You Feel You&#8217;ve\nBeen Unfairly Dismissed?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your employer cannot\ndismiss you for your pregnancy. If you are dismissed, you need to seek legal\nrepresentation. An attorney can walk you through the steps to take. You can\nreach out to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and ask for help. If\nyou file a complaint with that government agency, you have to do so within 180\ndays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Take a few moments to\ncall Shegerian Conniff. The California employment law attorneys offer free,\nconfidential consultations. They&#8217;ll help you understand your rights and advise\nyou on the best steps to take after you&#8217;re forced out of work. Call <a href=\"tel:3103227500\">310-322-7500<\/a> or send an email to learn more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Under both the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), pregnant women are protected against discrimination or harassment. Any employer with 15 or more employees cannot treat you unfairly due to your pregnancy. 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