What to do if I feelI was discriminated against based on the fact thatI am a single mother?
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What to do if I feelI was discriminated against based on the fact thatI am a single mother?
Took a job that was restructured completely so they could hire me. First day was spent reviewing policies and procedures and idle chat, very intimate, just the 2 new hire (myself included) and the lady who owns the company. I spoke about being a single mom and what a Godsend this job was, as the pay was excellent and could afford my children and I some breathing room. The next day I was called into the office and told that the job wouldn’t work for me. When I questioned why, she said I just wasn’t at a point where I could handle the responsibility.
Asked on August 4, 2011 Indiana
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Discriminating against women in employment is illegal in all states; in some states, discriminating on the basis of family status is specifically illegal, too. Therefore, assuming you did not say or do anything which would legitimately cause the employer to believe you could not do the job (e.g. you did not indicate that you had to leave every day at 2 to get your children from school, when they need you to work longer), then from what you write, you may have suffered illegal discrimination. It would be worthwhile to consult with an employment law attorney in your state to consider the situation and whether have a claim (and how strong it might be, and what it might be worth; etc.) in more detail.
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