Paige got a job as a director of people and culture with a hospitality company. This was a human resources position paying $80,000 a year, plus benefits. Unfortunately, 4.5 months after she started, she was terminated without just cause at the age of 28.
What the employer did not know was that Paige was five months pregnant at that time and just about to start showing.
Over the next four months, Paige applied to 36 different positions without success. After the birth of her baby, she applied for another 75 positions and still had no luck.
Paige sued for wrongful dismissal, claiming that the employer did not provide her with enough notice or pay in lieu of notice.
Usually after 4.5 months in such a position, the notice period would perhaps be one month, maybe a few weeks more.
The judge decided that Paige’s pregnancy was a factor to consider in deciding the appropriate notice period. It has long been held that a person who was terminated and has a disability would face increased difficulty in finding new employment depending on the nature of that disability. Of course, the judge wasn’t saying that being pregnant was a disability, but the circumstances were analogous. The courts have recognized that pregnancy makes re-employment more difficult. It is a common...
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