A Florida Central Credit Union bank teller who was fired after taking an approved day off to terminate her pregnancy can proceed with her pregnancy discrimination lawsuit, a federal court ruled.
Female workers are protected from workplace discrimination relating to their choice to have an abortion under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act.
The bank tried to get the sex and pregnancy bias claims dismissed by arguing Elena DeJesus hadn’t established all of the elements of a workplace discrimination case. But at this stage of litigation, DeJesus doesn’t have to establish all of ...
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