Legal Question in Employment Law in Georgia

Discrimination

I was terminated from my job after telling my employer that I was pregnant. I told them of the pregnancy in September (mid), my last day of employment was October 31st. Within that one month time frame, my job duties gradualy diminished. During the ''meeting'' with my supervisor she blatently said her reason for dismissing me was because she didn't feel with the pregnancy that I would be able to perform my duties completely. My job was a Public Relations rep, much of my daily work was writing press releases and phone correspondance. I tried to file with EEOC but the company is a small business and only has 8 employees at most, EEOC would not cover it, for the fact of having less than 50 employees. Do you think I have a case? I would appreciate anything you can offer me.


Asked on 4/09/02, 5:31 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jeff Kent Kent & Merritt, P.A.

Re: Discrimination

Unfortunately, Title VII (which covers pregnancy and other types of sex discrimination) applies only to those companies with 15 or more employees. Sometimes, there are multiple companies such as sister companies, subsidiaries, etc. which can be "lumped" into a joint employer status to meet this minimum. If not, then your recourse for pregnancy discrimination would not exist. I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news. If you have no contractual or other company-created rights in continued employment, you may not have a remedy.

The foregoing is general information only, not specific legal advice. No attorney/client relationship has been created or should be implied. Consult with your own attorney before taking legal action.

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Answered on 4/10/02, 7:55 am


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