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Let A Virginia Pregnancy Discrimination Lawyer Help Your With Your Pregnancy Discrimination Claim

Working while pregnant can be difficult. An employee should not have to endure adverse treatment from her employer, and federal law provides broad protection against pregnancy discrimination. Despite that, recent trends suggest that workplace conditions for pregnant workers have actually gotten worse, not better. Contact an experienced Virginia pregnancy discrimination lawyer for help with your claim in Norfolk or Richmond. 

What Does The Pregnancy Discrimination Act Cover in Virginia

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of :

  • (1) a current pregnancy
  • (2) a past pregnancy
  • (3) a potential or intended pregnancy
  • (4) medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth

Employers must also provide workplace accommodations to women protected by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act if it accommodates non-pregnant employees “similar in their ability or inability to work.”

Thus, for example, an employer must provide light-duty work to a pregnant employee if it also provides light-duty work to non-pregnant employees who are injured or who are recovering from a medical procedure.

A typical case of pregnancy discrimination involves a situation where the employer treats the employee more adversely after learning of the employee’s pregnancy or after the employee returns from pregnancy leave. In such situations, the employee may also have a claim under the Family Medical Leave Act.

Contact An Experienced Virginia Pregnancy Discrimination Lawyer at The Labor And Employment Division Of Pierce / Jewett

Call 804-502-2320 or complete our online contact form to discuss your claim.