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PREGNANCY
State and Federal laws explicitly prohibit employers from harassing,
demoting, terminating, or otherwise discriminating against employees for becoming
pregnant, or for requesting or taking pregnancy leave. These laws apply to all employers
that regularly employed five (5) or more full-time employees in the preceding twelve
month period. Female employees who return from Pregnancy Disability leave
are entitled to be returned to their same position, unless that position is no longer
available due to a bona fide business necessity, in which case the returning employee
is entitled to be returned to a comparable position.
Employees who are discriminated against or harassed based on pregnancy or childbirth
may be entitled to recover damages for emotional distress, lost wages, punitive
damages and attorney's fees.
For more information and a free consultation with one of our experienced attorneys
call us at (800) 589-9901.
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