Owensboro, KY asked in Employment Discrimination and Employment Law for Kentucky

Q: Was i wrongfully terminated?

I am currently 6 and a half months pregnant and a couple of weeks ago i began to see that my pregnancy was taking a toll on my job as i was sent home because of abdominal pain. Today i was called in after working an 8 hr straight shift and told that i was not moving fast enough. I tried to explain to my employers that i believed it was because i was putting too much work on my body and causing pains during work hours which was slowing me down working so many hours at once. I was told that the job just wasn't right for me and went on my way. I feel if i was not pregnant this would not have happened before my pregnancy i held jobs at high paced jobs. I cant help but feel I was fired because of the repercussions of my pregnancy. Does it sound like i was wrongfully terminated?

1 Lawyer Answer
Timothy Denison
Timothy Denison
Answered
  • Employment Law Lawyer
  • Louisville, KY
  • Licensed in Kentucky

A: Possibly, yes. Did your employer have a handbook? We’re the procedures followed? Did your employer have a family medical leave act?

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