At Rise Law Firm, our pregnancy discrimination attorneys in Long Beach provide sophisticated contingency representation for high-level employees across all private and public industries, sectors, and professions throughout California.
Unfortunately — through no fault of their own — pregnancy can negatively impact a woman’s career. Women and their employers must understand that pregnancy discrimination is illegal.
Our knowledgeable employment law attorneys in Los Angeles County fight for your rights and demand equality for all employees. When your employer’s actions violate your rights, we will investigate the circumstances and work to recover the compensation you deserve, beginning with a free consultation.
Pregnancy discrimination can begin before a woman is even pregnant, should an employer ask about her plans to become pregnant during an interview — while considering whether to hire her — or at any time throughout her employment.
Additional types of pregnancy discrimination in California occur when a woman is treated unfavorably at work because of her actual pregnancy or any pregnancy-related medical issues, including childbirth.
The most common types of unfavorable treatment may include:
Pregnancy discrimination during any aspect of employment is illegal. If you have been subjected to unfair or unfavorable treatment for planning to become pregnant, being pregnant, or even after the child’s birth, you may have a case against your employer. Our Los Angeles pregnancy discrimination attorneys will help you pursue it for the best compensation outcome available for your unique circumstances.
Both the Family Medical Leave Act and the California Family Rights Act provide workers with unpaid leave for various medical conditions for themselves or their families — including those who must take time off for the birth or bonding of a child or adoption of a child.
To offer even more protection for our workforce mothers, California is one of the few states that allows for Pregnancy Disability Leave.
Under the Pregnancy Disability Leave law, any company with five or more employees must allow for a pregnant worker to have up to four months off for pregnancy disability when one or more pregnancy-related disabilities keep them from performing essential job functions.
That may include:
If you have questions about your pregnancy, and what paid and unpaid time off you are eligible for, contact our dedicated pregnancy discrimination attorneys in Long Beach today to ensure your rights are protected.
Pregnancy changes many things in a woman’s life, including the amount of weight she should and should not be lifting or the activities she can physically achieve as the baby grows to term.
As pregnancies evolve, employers are required to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant workers to aid in their job duties under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act.
They may include:
Some employers will require pregnant employees to present a note from their physician stating workplace accommodations are medically necessary to preserve the health of the mother and child. That request is perfectly legal.
Pregnancy discrimination is not. Retaliating against a pregnant employee for reporting discrimination in the workplace is also illegal and may open the door to pursuing more than one lawsuit against your employer.
If you have questions about what constitutes pregnancy discrimination, contact our skilled Long Beach employment attorneys at Rise Law Firm today to fully understand your rights.
Being pregnant is difficult enough without worrying that your career may be compromised for starting or growing your family.
If you are being discriminated against for planning a family, being pregnant, attending doctor’s appointments, or even after the baby is born, you may be entitled to significant compensation for your treatment.
That may include:
To learn more about your workplace rights and understand the limited time constraints that allow you to pursue justice by filing a pregnancy discrimination case against your employer, contact our Long Beach employment law attorneys immediately after your rights have been violated.
If you have been fired for being based on pregnancy discrimination, you only have 180-days to make the complaint, or up to 300 days if a charge is filed with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing.
If the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission does grant the right to sue, there is then a 90-day limitation to file the lawsuit, so we must work quickly to pursue the financial compensation outcome you may be entitled to from your employer. Call us now to learn more.
If you have suffered from pregnancy discrimination in the workplace, do not allow your employer to get away with the unlawful activity any longer. Contact our skilled pregnancy discrimination attorneys in Long Beach at Rise Law Firm today by calling (310) 728-6588 or contact us online to schedule a free consultation. You have rights, and we are here to protect them.