What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Colorado
We have a pregnant employee who is an auto body estimator. Her job requires her to be able to look under vehicles for damage and sometimes get down on the ground. She can no longer do this so is not able to perform her job adequately. We are a small company so we need her to be able to perform as she has in the past. We have been unhappy with her over the past few months and have talked to her about her job not being done right but were worried if we let her go now she'll blame it on her pregnancy.
Can we fire her for not being able to do her job anymore?
Because we are small she doesn't qualify for FMLA and Colorado doesn't have a maternity law. How much time do we have to give her for maternity leave?
Because of our size we cannot afford to go without an estimator while she's on maternity leave. Can we replace her and fire her while she's on maternity leave?
We have a pregnant employee who is an auto body estimator. Her job requires her to be able to look under vehicles for damage and sometimes get down on the ground. She can no longer do this so is not able to perform her job adequately. We are a small company so we need her to be able to perform as she has in the past. We have been unhappy with her over the past few months and have talked to her about her job not being done right but were worried if we let her go now she'll blame it on her pregnancy.
Can we fire her for not being able to do her job anymore?
Because we are small she doesn't qualify for FMLA and Colorado doesn't have a maternity law. How much time do we have to give her for maternity leave?
Because of our size we cannot afford to go without an estimator while she's on maternity leave. Can we replace her and fire her while she's on maternity leave?