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Fired for being pregnant/having a baby?
I was working at an auto dealership *COUGHREYNOLDSFORDCOUGH* a while ago, and was pregnant while I was there. My brother-in-law said they could fire me for being pregnant because it is an at-will employment. I thought pregnancy was protected by the federal law that also protects you due to race, religion, gender, and so on. Then, when it got close to time to have my baby, I told my boss I wanted the Friday before my baby was due to be my last day before maternity leave. He said that he thought it was best that I just not go back due to the fact that it was a 50+ hours a week job thus being too much time away from the baby, and that he thought I should go back to school. Despite the fact these are pretty good points, I can't help but feel I've been fired for having a baby. I was only there for about six months. Is there anything about this that is illegal, or was my boss within his rights to let me go?
firing you for being pregnant is illegal your brother-in-law was wrong about that however........
" I was only there for about six months"
so most likely you do not qualify for FMLA so when you left due to the pregnancy your job was not protected.
leaves of absence that are not covered by FMLA are a matter of employer policy.
you technically quit to have the baby if the employer did not have a policy that allowed you to take leave.
this was very likely legal but for assistance and clarification contact the EEOC at:
http://www.eeoc.gov
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