Edit: They just went back and paid all lost time in full and reinstated pto so this is no longer an issue.
Inca said:
Not a lawyer. But, what protected class do you feel is being discriminated against?
I understand this sucks for your wife's current situation. But, I don't see how this is discrimination.
The impact is that she is the bread winner and now out of 80% of her pay check, but more importantly to her... she won't have the available PTO when she feels she needs it the most. We have a high risk pregnancy and the baby is guaranteed a stay in the NICU so there will be many appointments and other things she will need to take time off for (speaking from experience with our first child that was in the NICU).HollywoodBQ said:
That does sound discriminatory but, what is the total impact of the damages?
50% of your wife's pay for 50% of the month until she has a baby?
Point being that it would cost you more in legal fees to pursue a case than what it would be worth in damages.
It does suck and I'm sorry that happened to her.
On the bright side, at least she won't be exposed to potentially sick patients at a time when she needs to be her healthiest.