How long can my employer not put me on the schedule if I’m pregnant?
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How long can my employer not put me on the schedule if I’m pregnant?
At first they were only giving me 8 to 10 hours a week after they found out I was pregnant. Then, as I got further along, they went down to 4 hours a week. Finally one day there was this work they never had me do before. I didn’t meet the work like everybody else did because I am pregnant. The majority of it I wasn’t supposed to do. When I called the following week to see what my schedule was, I was told that I wasn’t put on the schedule was because of my performance the previous week.
Asked on March 30, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Kentucky
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
You should speak with an employment law attorney--you may have a legal claim. The law prohibits discriminating against women in employment simply because they are pregnant. While an employer may reduce hours for valid, non-discriminatory reasons, even if they are pregnancy related--for example, if due to some medical condition associated with pregnancy, you could not work as many hours or do certain tasks safely--they may not reduce your hours, terminate you, suspend you, etc. simply because you are pregnant. From what you write, that may be what happened, and the "story" about your performance at the unfamiliar tasks may be simply a pretext. It is worthwhile to discuss this matter in greater detail with an employment law attorney. Good luck.
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