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Category Archives: Pregnancy Discrimination

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Worker Given Negative Performance Review & Fired Less Than A Month After Disclosing Her Pregnancy

By James P. Tarquin, P.A |

Having represented pregnant employees for more than twenty years, our pregnancy discrimination lawyers in Citrus County, Florida know that employees are often targeted for termination after disclosing their pregnancy. When targeting pregnant employees for termination, our pregnancy discrimination lawyers in Inverness, Florida have learned, employers will dig into their bagful of pretextual justifications for… Read More »

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Fired Worker Claims She Was Told “It Was Too Bad That She Had To Go And Get Pregnant”

By James P. Tarquin, P.A |

Having litigated pregnancy discrimination cases in Florida courts for more than two decades, our pregnancy discrimination lawyers in Citrus County, Florida know that employees are often targeted for termination after disclosing their pregnancy. In most cases, employers target pregnant employees for termination by creating a paper trail used to justify the eventual termination decision…. Read More »

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Regulations Are in the Works to Implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

By James P. Tarquin, P.A |

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) is a brand-new civil rights employment law that was signed into law by President Biden on December 29, 2022, and went into effect on June 27, 2023. While the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) – the agency charged with enforcing the law – has already begun accepting charges… Read More »

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Employee Claims She Was Targeted For Termination After Disclosing Her Pregnancy

By James P. Tarquin, P.A |

For more than twenty years, our pregnancy discrimination lawyers in Marion County, Florida have fought for the rights of pregnancy discrimination victims. Through their decades of experience handling pregnancy discrimination cases, our pregnancy discrimination lawyers in Ocala, Florida know that employers often target pregnant employees for termination after learning of their pregnancy. When doing… Read More »

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Are Women Protected From Termination For Considering Having An Abortion?

By James P. Tarquin, P.A |

Through their decades of experience fighting for employee rights, our pregnancy discrimination lawyers in Marion County, Florida know that many employees may not be aware of the broad protection afforded to women by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA). Under the PDA, employers are prohibited from discriminating against women on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth,… Read More »

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Can A Bad Performance Review Constitute Evidence Of Pregnancy Discrimination?

By James P. Tarquin, P.A |

Having represented employment discrimination victims for more than twenty years, our labor lawyers in Citrus County know that women are often targeted for termination after disclosing their pregnancy. In far too many cases, our labor attorneys in Inverness, Florida have learned, women are subjected to disciplinary action, performance improvement plans, and negative performance reviews… Read More »

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Does Protection Against Pregnancy Discrimination End After An Employee Gives Birth?

By James P. Tarquin, P.A |

Having battled employers who engage in discriminatory employment practices for more than twenty years, our labor lawyers in Citrus County have learned that many employers mistakenly believe that protection against pregnancy discrimination ends once an employee gives birth. Based on this mistaken belief, our labor attorneys in Inverness, Florida have learned, employers often target… Read More »

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Does The Pregnancy Discrimination Act Protect Women With Postpartum Depression?

By James P. Tarquin, P.A |

Having litigated pregnancy discrimination cases for more than twenty years, our employment discrimination lawyers in Marion County know that a common employment law myth is that an employee must be pregnant to be protected from pregnancy discrimination under federal employment discrimination law.  In perpetuating this employment law myth, employers routinely argue that pregnancy discrimination… Read More »

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Are Women Protected From Being Fired Because Of A Pregnancy-Related Medical Condition?

By James P. Tarquin, P.A |

For more than twenty years, our employment lawyers in Citrus County have fought for the rights of pregnancy discrimination victims.  Having decades of experience representing pregnancy discrimination victims, our Citrus County, Florida employment attorneys know that women are often fired when they miss work because of pregnancy-related medical conditions.  In far too many cases,… Read More »

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Worker Claims That She Was Unlawfully Fired In Retaliation For Taking Maternity Leave

By James P. Tarquin, P.A |

Having represented employment discrimination victims for more than twenty years, our Marion County labor attorneys know that employers frequently punish employees who take maternity leave. In far too many cases, our Ocala, Florida labor lawyers have learned, employees who take maternity leave do not have their jobs waiting for them when they are able… Read More »

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