Court of Appeals Rules Lawsuit Against 3M for Firing Pregnant Employee Has Merit, Can Move Forward

Court of Appeals rules lawsuit against 3M for firing pregnant employee has merit, can move forward

The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Monday that a lawsuit alleging 3M fired an employee because she was pregnant has merit and should move forward, reversing a Ramsey County District Court Judge’s decision to dismiss the case last year.

Austin bar to pay $42,000 after firing bartender who got visibly pregnant and was later hospitalized for a cold, saying “something bad is gonna happen” and she had become “too much of a liability” - Thar Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas – Corner Bar, a well-known spot on South Lamar Boulevard, will pay $42,000 and implement major workplace changes after being sued for pregnancy discrimination by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a bartender at Corner Bar saw her hours reduced after she began to show visible signs of pregnancy. Not long after, while she was hospitalized with a virus, her manager called and fired her.…