What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Tennessee
I am 17 years old and was fired from my job due to my employer finding out I was pregnant. I only worked with this employer for 3 weeks and once my employer was informed I was pregnant everything changed. First of all, I was not offered a break after working 9 hours and 45 minutes on a Sunday night and I am still in school (I graduate this year). During the 3 weeks I was employed, I was given a break maybe on 3 occasions. I was also held over on school nights to after 11 P.M. intentionally when another employee could have stayed but it was insisted that I was to stay. Secondly, I was told to lift heavy and awkward things that I was obviously struggling with and when another male employee offered to lift it for me they were told to go ahead and clock out and leave. I did not complete this task and was reprimanded for it and was told that I did not do the job that I was hired for- lifting heavy chairs has nothing to do with waiting tables so I could not understand why I was told I was not doing my job. Finally, I came to work and always arrived on-time after working for 3 hours the night manager came in - when I asked about the new schedule (which was suppose to already be posted) I was told that I wasn't on the schedule. When I asked why I wasn't on the schedule I was told " You cannot do the job being pregnant". I asked "so you are firing me because I am pregnant" the response I received was "yes, I cannot worry about you having to take leave and you cannot do the job." I have had no problem doing the "job". I am only 10 weeks pregnant and have had no problem with completing my job. I was told to come in the next day for my pay (this was to be my hourly pay plus credit card tips I had received from customers) and when I arrived the next day I was told it was being held until all my uniforms were turned in. I had the uniforms with me and did turn them in yet I was told that it was up to the terminating manager to make sure all the uniforms supplied were turned in. I feel that I have been very discriminated against not too mention harassed by my employer
I am 17 years old and was fired from my job due to my employer finding out I was pregnant. I only worked with this employer for 3 weeks and once my employer was informed I was pregnant everything changed. First of all, I was not offered a break after working 9 hours and 45 minutes on a Sunday night and I am still in school (I graduate this year). During the 3 weeks I was employed, I was given a break maybe on 3 occasions. I was also held over on school nights to after 11 P.M. intentionally when another employee could have stayed but it was insisted that I was to stay. Secondly, I was told to lift heavy and awkward things that I was obviously struggling with and when another male employee offered to lift it for me they were told to go ahead and clock out and leave. I did not complete this task and was reprimanded for it and was told that I did not do the job that I was hired for- lifting heavy chairs has nothing to do with waiting tables so I could not understand why I was told I was not doing my job. Finally, I came to work and always arrived on-time after working for 3 hours the night manager came in - when I asked about the new schedule (which was suppose to already be posted) I was told that I wasn't on the schedule. When I asked why I wasn't on the schedule I was told " You cannot do the job being pregnant". I asked "so you are firing me because I am pregnant" the response I received was "yes, I cannot worry about you having to take leave and you cannot do the job." I have had no problem doing the "job". I am only 10 weeks pregnant and have had no problem with completing my job. I was told to come in the next day for my pay (this was to be my hourly pay plus credit card tips I had received from customers) and when I arrived the next day I was told it was being held until all my uniforms were turned in. I had the uniforms with me and did turn them in yet I was told that it was up to the terminating manager to make sure all the uniforms supplied were turned in. I feel that I have been very discriminated against not too mention harassed by my employer