The company says she quit. She says she was forced out weeks before her due date
A pregnant specialist says her employer disciplined the manager she'd complained about, kept him as her boss, then forced her out.
That is the account in a lawsuit filed July 13, 2026 in federal court in Miami against Abbott Laboratories and St. Jude Medical, the cardiac-device unit the complaint says Abbott owns and controls. The plaintiff, a former clinical specialist, worked cardiac-device cases across a South Florida territory; the filing names both companies as her joint employers.
She was hired in August 2024 and learned she was pregnant that December, the complaint says. On December 29, 2024, she emailed the company's HR service center to disclose the pregnancy and ask about accommodations.
Within days, the filing alleges, her direct supervisor - a regional sales director - began making pregnancy-based comments. The complaint attributes to him remarks including whether "being pregnant impact[s] the way your brain works," that her obstetric appointment was "not a priority," and "Why don't you just quit!!??" It also attributes to him, in the same period, "I do not care if something happens to your fetus."
The worker complained internally. The company investigated and, on March 24, 2025, issued the supervisor a written warning after finding his pregnancy-related comments inappropriate, the complaint says - a finding it alleges Abbott later confirmed in writing to the EEOC.
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