YMCA Vice President Fired After IVF Disclosure to Get Bias Trial

The close timing between when a YMCA executive revealed plans to pursue IVF treatments and when an investigation into her allegedly poor performance began shows a discriminatory discharge trial is needed, a Wisconsin federal judge ruled.

The YMCA of Greater Waukesha County Inc.'s CEO didn’t provide the former vice president with specific reasons for why she was being fired despite her repeatedly pressing him for a more-detailed explanation, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin said. An employer’s failure to articulate the reasons for a job decision at the time it’s communicated to an employee al can ...