What can I do if I think that I was fired because I’m pregnant?

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What can I do if I think that I was fired because I’m pregnant?

I was fired 2 months ago and the reason I was fired was for giving my employee discount to my friends and family. I wasn’t the only one that was doing this. The day after my warning ( verbal) my position was terminated. I feel they were looking for a reason to fire me. Is there anything I can do? I had filed for unemployment and was denied. I am due in two months and finding another job would almost be a waste of time.

Asked on January 11, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Illinois

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 8 years ago | Contributor

Were you giving an employee discount to friends and family? And if so, was that against policy? If you were violating company policy in this regard, then you may be legally terminated, even if pregnant, and such termination would be "for cause" (violating company policy; depriving the employer of revenue) and so would make you ineligible for unemployment compensation or insurance. It doesn't matter if other people did this, too: the fact that others violated policy would not make your own termination any less proper, anymore than it is a defense to a speeding ticket to say that other drivers were speeding, too, or a defense to a drug charge to say that other people using drugs were not arrested.


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