Praise, an offer of unpaid leave, then a call during her approved time off
A pregnant insurance agent says she was fired weeks before her due date - soon after praise and an offer of maternity leave.
That is the story a former sales agent tells in a lawsuit filed July 20, 2026 in the US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. She is suing Allstate Insurance Company, a Pittsburgh-area Allstate agency, an affiliated management company, and three individuals she says supervised her day-to-day work. Her claims fall under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), a federal law that requires covered employers to accommodate known limitations tied to pregnancy and childbirth.
She disclosed her pregnancy before starting, the complaint says. During hiring, she told a staffing recruiter she was pregnant and would need prenatal visits and time off for childbirth. She says she was reassured the pregnancy "wouldn't be an issue" and that the company would "accommodate [her] as best they can."
The early months were productive, according to the filing. She started in February 2025, passed her Pennsylvania property and casualty licensing exam, and was selling policies by late March. The complaint says she beat the general benchmark of twenty items sold in both April and May, and that a manager sent encouraging notes along the way - "Look at you go!! Awesome job," "You should be proud of...
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