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Fired? Know Your Rights: Get your employment file on your way out!

By Lazear Mack March 18, 20190

Many of our callers reach out to us immediately after having been fired. Traumatized and stressed, they often forget the cardinal rule: Ask for your personnel file on your way out that door. Often these documents will provide the information necessary to get an attorney to want to take on your case.  For example, when […]Continue reading

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pregnancy discrimination can lead to retaliation and legal action

Pregnancy Discrimination in the Workplace: Does Anyone Still Do That?

By Lazear Mack July 22, 2016

The answer, sadly, is yes. On March 25, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. In doing so, the Court adopted a new standard for evaluating pregnancy discrimination claims in the workplace under the federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA). The Case In Young, the plaintiff was employed by […]Continue reading

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Pregnant and Fired? 4 Scenarios of Pregnancy Discrimination

Pregnant and Fired? 4 Scenarios of Pregnancy Discrimination

By Lazear Mack November 17, 20150

Getting fired for being pregnant is still illegal, but not as rare as you’d like to think… Recently, we wrote about a pregnant employee who was terminated when she submitted a request for an accommodation designed to protect her unborn child during a difficult pregnancy. Even in an at-will employment state like California, where employment […]Continue reading

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Complicated Pregnancy Causing Complications at Work?

Complicated Pregnancy Causing Complications at Work?

By Lazear Mack October 22, 20140

Recently a pregnant woman in New York City was fired from her job as a produce sorter in a factory. Angelina Valencia worked long hours. After several trips to the emergency room her doctor ordered her to work no longer than eight (8) hours in a day. He wanted to prevent her high-risk pregnancy from spontaneously […]Continue reading

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