Question:
In April of this year I quit my job as a restaurant manager after being harassed repeatedly by upper management. I was initially on the fast-track for promotion, being sent to selective conferences at the headquarters and sped through training, receiving excellent marks on appraisals and even getting maximum raises, and then I announced I was pregnant.
It wasn’t even a week later that I fell extremely ill (pregnancy related), missed about two weeks, and came back to receive a promotional evaluation that was totally opposite what I had just received on an appraisal. After the incident I worked extremely hard to prove myself yet again to my employers, but the harassment did not stop. They made several inappropriate comments about my character and even went so far to scold me for taking five minutes to sit down on 12 hours shifts (no breaks), saying even though I was pregnant I was setting bad examples for my staff. Needless to say I felt driven out and ultimately did report the mistreatment to the Corporation, and quit.
I live in Ohio, and was granted unemployment by the state. They did in fact find I was being harassed and discriminated against. Can I sue?
Answer:
Yes, but there is a statute of limitations on it. You can file a claim with the EEOC. Click here to learn how to document problems at work. Get your timeline of events in order. The fact that the state granted you unemployment definitely works in your favor. If you need help to sue them for every single penny you’re entitled to, click here to find an employment law attorney in your area. Best of luck and I hope you kick ass!
Can you Sue a former employer for harassment and pregnancy discrimination?
Question:
In April of this year I quit my job as a restaurant manager after being harassed repeatedly by upper management. I was initially on the fast-track for promotion, being sent to selective conferences at the headquarters and sped through training, receiving excellent marks on appraisals and even getting maximum raises, and then I announced I was pregnant.
It wasn’t even a week later that I fell extremely ill (pregnancy related), missed about two weeks, and came back to receive a promotional evaluation that was totally opposite what I had just received on an appraisal. After the incident I worked extremely hard to prove myself yet again to my employers, but the harassment did not stop. They made several inappropriate comments about my character and even went so far to scold me for taking five minutes to sit down on 12 hours shifts (no breaks), saying even though I was pregnant I was setting bad examples for my staff. Needless to say I felt driven out and ultimately did report the mistreatment to the Corporation, and quit.
I live in Ohio, and was granted unemployment by the state. They did in fact find I was being harassed and discriminated against. Can I sue?
Answer:
Yes, but there is a statute of limitations on it. You can file a claim with the EEOC. Click here to learn how to document problems at work. Get your timeline of events in order. The fact that the state granted you unemployment definitely works in your favor. If you need help to sue them for every single penny you’re entitled to, click here to find an employment law attorney in your area. Best of luck and I hope you kick ass!