Question

Miriam, the controller, is basically claiming that the company is retaliating against her for being pregnant, and that the fact that we raised performance issues was just a smokescreen. Do you think the EEOC and/or courts would agree with her, and, in any case, what should we do now?

Answer 1

Answer:

the EEOC and/or courts would agree with her

Explanation:

The pregnancy act and family and medical leave act states that when a pregnant woman is unable to do her job effectively because of her condition she should treat her as a temporarily disabled person.

Miriam can take advantage of various benefits of temporarily disabled persons like less hours, disability leave, and modified tasks.

What should be done now is that Miriam should take on fewer hours and less stressful jobs until she recovers and can function fully.

If not she can sue the company for not respecting provisions of the pregnancy act