Family Dollar in Greenville sued over pregnancy discrimination

Manager who demanded doctor’s note on New Year’s Eve was not reasonable, EEOC says

A Family Dollar store manager demanded a pregnant worker produce a doctor’s note the same holiday evening she was told via phone to take a few days’ leave from work, a complaint alleged.

Family Dollar in Greenville sued over pregnancy discrimination

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) -- A Family Dollar in Greenville is being sued for allegedly violating the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. According to a press release, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Family Dollar Stores of North Carolina, LLC. The lawsuit claims the retailer refused to provide reasonable accommodations for a pregnant employee's medical limitations [...]

EEOC sues Family Dollar of North Carolina for denying aid following pregnancy-related medical issue and firing pregnant employee

GREENVILLE — Family Dollar Stores of North Carolina, LLC, a Matthews, North Carolina-headquartered retailer with a store in Greenville, violated federal law by refusing to provide a reasonable accommodation for an employee’s pregnancy-related limitations and then firing her, according to…