Are you being mistreated at work in Encino, California, because of your pregnancy? Your employer may be breaking the law. California offers some of the strongest workplace protections for pregnant employees in the entire country, and Sparrow Law Group is here to help you take action and enforce them.
Our Encino pregnancy discrimination lawyers, led by Nikka Maleki, Esq., and Joubin Hanassab, Esq., handle employment law cases exclusively. We’ve recovered millions for workers across California and have the experience and resources necessary to take on employers who think they can get away with punishing someone for starting a family.
Call (310) 708-6439 today to set up a free consultation with one of our attorneys. We can offer you some preliminary legal advice at that time.
How Sparrow Law Group Can Help With Your Pregnancy Discrimination Claim in Encino, California
Pregnancy discrimination doesn’t always come with a clear announcement. More often, it shows up as a pattern. Your hours get cut after you share the news; a performance review that should have been routine suddenly turns negative; you return from leave to find your position has been filled, and nobody mentioned it to you beforehand.
These situations are illegal, but proving it requires a lawyer who understands how employers try to create cover for themselves. Our Encino employment attorneys with Sparrow Law Group can:
- Analyze the timeline of events to establish the link between your pregnancy and your employer’s actions
- Collect internal documents and communications that undermine your employer’s stated justifications
- File administrative complaints with the CRD and/or the EEOC on your behalf
- Negotiate directly with your employer when a resolution is possible
- Take your case to court if your employer refuses to make things right
We know how personal these cases feel; our job is to turn that experience into a successful legal claim. Contact us today to get started with a free consultation.
Leave Protections for Pregnant Workers in California
One of the areas where California law really stands out is in the leave protections available to pregnant employees. Multiple laws work together to ensure that pregnancy doesn’t force you to choose between your job and your health.
The Pregnancy Disability Leave law (PDL) provides up to four months of job-protected leave for employees who are “disabled by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related condition.” Unlike the federal FMLA, the PDL has no minimum tenure requirement. You’re eligible from your first day on the job as long as your employer has five or more workers.
After your pregnancy-related disability ends, the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) kicks in with up to 12 additional weeks of leave for bonding with your new child. The CFRA requires 12 months of employment and at least 1,250 hours worked in the preceding year to qualify. Taken together, the PDL and the CFRA can provide several months of protected time away from work.
Your employer is required to hold your position or provide a comparable role when you return from either type of leave. If they failed to do so, or if they discouraged you from taking leave in the first place, those actions may form the basis of a legal claim.
Schedule a Free Consultation With an Experienced Encino Pregnancy Discrimination Attorney
Growing your family is a deeply personal decision that your employer has no business interfering with. If they’ve crossed that line in Encino, Sparrow Law Group is prepared to hold them accountable and pursue every legal remedy available to you under California law.
Give us a call at (310) 708-6439 or reach out online to schedule your free consultation. Our Encino pregnancy discrimination attorneys have won millions of dollars for our clients so far and will work just as hard for you.