Chester County County Pregnancy Discrimination Attorney
John A. Gallagher is an Experienced Pregnancy Discrimination Lawyer, a father of 4 who believes that Pregnancy Discrimination is among the most horrific work place violations. Mr. Gallagher regularly counsels employees (and only employees) on Sex Discrimination claims, which include claims under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. To learn whether a claim for Pregnancy discrimination might be right in your situation, Contact the Gallagher Law Group at any one of our offices, which are located in Paoli, Exton, Radnor, King of Prussia, Plymouth Meeting and Philadelphia.
We approach Pregnancy Discrimination claims from the perspective of long experience with both employee claims and the presentation of management's defense. We know how to position your case in such a way as to reduce or eliminate the power imbalance between an individual employee and a major corporate employer.
Our streamlined litigation tactics can bring the important issues in your case into focus quickly. In many situations, we can resolve a contested case within six months.
We Handle the Full Spectrum of Pregnancy Discrimination Claims for Individuals in Communities Such as Springfield, Wayne, Bryn Mawr, Villanova, Newtown Square, Frazer, Malvern, Ardmore, Berwynn and Narberth
Women who are pregnant may be entitled to FMLA leave if that act applies to their situation (in general, the company must employee more than fifty persons, and the employee must be employed for more than one year working roughly 30 hours a week or more). In addition, a pregnant woman must be treated the same as all other employees in terms of job retention, promotion, working light duty, etc. (although there is an exception when the comparator is someone returned to light duty due to a workers compensation claim). Pregnancy discrimination is a form of Sex Discrimination. Therefore, the main issues in a Pregnancy discrimination case are often:
Failing to pay women (or a specific woman) the same amount of compensation as men in the company (or a specific man) performing similar functions because of actual or potential child-bearing obligations, which is also a violation of the Equal Pay Act
Termination of an employee who is pregnant or just had a baby on the false grounds of poor performance;
Failing to promote or choosing to demote a woman during her child-bearing years on the false grounds of poor performance, the classic Glass Ceiling case;
Firing, demoting or failing to promote an employee in retaliation for making a complaint to management that she felt she was being targeted or treated unfairly in terms of job opportunities or pay because of her pregnancy or perceived impending child-bearing responsibilities.
Our job as your employment lawyer is to show that the "official" reason for your unequal treatment was a mere pretext to cover up prohibited discrimination.
Pennsylvania Pregnancy Discrimination Law Firm With Offices in Paoli, Radnor, Plymouth Meeting, King of Prussia, Exton and Philadelphia
If you feel that you are being treated differently because you are about to have a baby, just had a baby or are in your child-bearing years, you may want to call us to discuss your options. If you are presently employed, we may help you behind the scenes to obtain equal treatment. If you have been fired, you would have the right to file a timely claim for the pregnancy discrimination. Moreover, Pregnancy discrimination violations are often accompanied by Glass Ceiling or Equal Pay Act claims, something we can help you consider, strategize and potentially pursue as well.
The sooner you contact a lawyer to review the circumstances of your potential Pregnancy discrimination case, the better. Your bargaining power is strongest while you still have your job, but we can also advise people who have been Fired Wrongfully, denied Severance or whose Unemployment Benefits have been denied.
To learn more about our experience with employment discrimination claims in Chester County, Montgomery County or Delaware County, Contact an attorney at Gallagher Law Group.