Pregnancy discrimination can cause significant harm during a time of your life when you must be focused on your health. The stress and trauma of being discriminated against during your pregnancy can put your physical and mental stability at risk, in addition to causing financial loss.
A Pasadena pregnancy discrimination lawyer is here to fight for you if you’ve been discriminated against based on pregnancy or a pregnancy-related disability. At Yadegar, Minoofar & Soleymani, LLP, our legal team has spent more than 85 years fighting for victims of employment discrimination.
We’re prepared to put our knowledge and experience to work on your case to help you get the compensation you deserve. Give us a call today to schedule your free consultation with our knowledgeable and dedicated pregnancy discrimination attorneys to find out how we can fight for you.
Examples of Pregnancy Discrimination in Pasadena
Pregnancy discrimination takes many forms, including overt discrimination as well as disparate impact discrimination. Some common examples include:
- Companies that won’t hire people who are pregnant or who may become pregnant
- Companies that fire a worker for getting pregnant or taking maternity leave
- Refusal to make reasonable accommodations for a pregnant employee to allow her to continue working
- Allowing the creation of a hostile work environment based on pregnancy or disabilities caused by pregnancy
- Firing or retaliating against a worker who takes advantage of the options to take leave under California laws or under the Family and Medical Leave Act
- Asking a current or potential employer if they plan to get pregnant
- Taking pregnancy, or pregnancy-related conditions, into account when deciding whether someone should be promoted or get access to other job benefits.
Essentially, any time a company treats a mother differently because she is pregnant, or allows an unsafe work environment to be created because of pregnancy, this could result in the company being legally liable for the losses caused by this discriminatory behavior.
What Are Your Rights When You Experience Pregnancy Discrimination?
Many laws protect against pregnancy discrimination.
For example:
- The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) is a federal law that requires reasonable accommodations for expectant mothers
- The California Pregnancy Disability Leave Law and the California Family Rights Act collectively guarantee mothers can take leave during and after birth without fear of losing their jobs.
- The California Fair Employment and Housing Act prohibits pregnancy discrimination and requires employers to notify employees of their workplace rights when pregnant
If an employer discriminates against you, won’t make reasonable accommodations, doesn’t allow you to take required leave, or retaliates against you for taking leave, your rights have likely been violated.
You can use the civil justice system to get compensation for the harm that you experienced. You will need to show both that your employer violated the law and that you were damaged because of it.
A Pasadena pregnancy discrimination lawyer at Yadegar, Minoofar & Soleymani, LLP will help you to identify which laws your employer failed to follow, as well as the extent of the harm that you experienced as a result of your company’s breached legal obligations.
Why Turn to Yadegar, Minoofar & Soleymani, Llp for Help After Pregnancy Discrimination
Yadegar, Minoofar & Soleymani, LLP is the firm to turn to if you are the victim of pregnancy discrimination. Our employment law attorneys:
- Are former big-firm lawyers who represented large companies in complex litigation. We understand how employment law works, and are not afraid to go to court and stand up to any business that discriminates against a pregnant worker.
- Have solid reputations for legal excellence. Our firm’s founding partner received the highest possible AV ranking by Martindale Hubbell, and our disability discrimination attorneys have been designated as Super Lawyers and received perfect 10 Avvo ratings.
- Work as a team to fight for you. Our attorneys collaborate on your case to examine it from every angle, to craft solid legal arguments, and to make a compelling claim.
- Care about our clients. We are committed to being there for you from day one, helping you to gather the necessary evidence of discrimination and prove the extent of your damages.
- Are experienced litigators and skilled negotiators. We can help negotiate a settlement with your employer who caused you harm, bringing our top-notch negotiating skills to the table to maximize your chances of a fair settlement offer. If no settlement can be reached, we are also trial attorneys ready to go to court to fight on your behalf.
Throughout your entire case, we will keep your goals at the forefront. We’ll be here to answer questions, and we will focus on moving your case forward with the minimum of stress while fighting for the maximum in compensation.
Compensation for Discrimination During Pregnancy
If you have been the victim of pregnancy discrimination, you deserve to be compensated not just for financial losses but also for the non-financial harm you have experienced. Some of the different types of compensation you may be entitled to include:
- Medical bills: If you experienced medical issues due to the stress of workplace discrimination or due to other problems like your employer’s failure to make reasonable accommodations, you should be compensated for the medical care costs.
- Lost income and lost earning power: If you missed out on earning money in the past, or your future earning power has been affected as a result of your employer’s discriminatory behavior, you should be paid for the wages your employer caused you not to earn.
- Pain and suffering and emotional distress: Discrimination can cause mental and physical pain in many cases. We’ll help you keep a pain diary so you can show the extent of these damages and fight for full compensation.
- Punitive damages: In some situations, when your employer’s conduct is egregious, you may be able to collect punitive damages designed to punish the company and deter future wrongdoing.
Our team can also help you to pursue other remedies, such as a court order to reinstate you at your job or to stop retaliating against you.
Contact a Pasadena Pregnancy Discrimination Lawyer Today
Yadegar, Minoofar & Soleymani, LLP is here and ready to fight for you. Contact a Pasadena pregnancy discrimination lawyer at our firm to learn how we can help you get justice when an employer treated you badly due to your pregnancy.