The wrongful termination lawsuit that shocked Corporate America in 2025 didn’t involve a C-suite executive or complex securities violations. Sarah Martinez, a marketing coordinator at a mid-sized tech company, was awarded $2.3 million after being fired for refusing to work unpaid overtime during her pregnancy. Her case represents a seismic shift in employment law that’s affecting both workers and employers nationwide.
Expanded Pregnancy Discrimination Protections: The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act’s implementation has created new accommodation requirements that many employers are still struggling to understand.
New protections include:
Enhanced Retaliation Protections: Courts are increasingly recognizing broader categories of protected activity, making retaliation claims easier to prove and more expensive for employers.
Remote Work and Disability Rights: The pandemic’s work-from-home precedent has created new disability accommodation expectations, with courts ruling that remote work must be considered as a reasonable accommodation in many situations.
Background: Sarah, 28, worked as a marketing coordinator...
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