not hired or fired for being pregnant
Assuming all candidates for a job are equal in ability, can an employer refuse to hire someone who is pregnant?
Can an employee who is pregnant be fired from her job, assuming no other issues are involved?
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Pregnancy Discrimination
No. But if all candidates are truly equal, proof that the reason for the no-hire decision of the pregnant applicant must exist.
Yes. An employer has the right to terminate a pregannt employee for any reason, as long as it was not because of her pregnancy, or any other protected class reason. Pregnancy does not give an employee job security. It is only illegal to fire the pregnant employee if the reason was due to the pregnancy.
posted by Bill Egan | Nov 7, 2002 08:52 AM [EST]
No. But if all candidates are truly equal, proof that the reason for the no-hire decision of the pregnant applicant must exist.
Yes. An employer has the right to terminate a pregannt employee for any reason, as long as it was not because of her pregnancy, or any other protected class reason. Pregnancy does not give an employee job security. It is only illegal to fire the pregnant employee if the reason was due to the pregnancy.
posted by Bill Egan | Nov 7, 2002 08:52 AM [EST]
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