Job offer rescinded due to pregnancy
Asking for a female friend. A friend of mine whose is pregnant and whose due date is very close just received an offer from one of the big tech companies in Seattle area. She signed the offer and then when discussing the start date with recruiter, was told she had to start only 2 weeks after her due date or they would rescind her offer. If they indeed end up doing so, does this constitute pregnancy discrimination? Can she file a compliant/lawsuit against this with EEOC? Any advice?
She likely has a case and should talk to a lawyer. Sad that this happens. I have seen a lot of this kind of thing at Zillow and specifically not hiring or promoting women who are pregnant.
Agreed. If they indeed end up rescinding her offer, I'd persuade her to find a lawyer for sure.
Nope. She voluntarily told them she was pregnant and they laid out the company policy and she can choose to adhere to it (or not). She's not eligible for FMLA since she hasn't been there for 12 months. Honest to God the best thing for her would be to NOT change jobs right now.
Many don’t even have their babies around their due date, they are asking her to start pretty much the day after giving birth. If she has a c section she isn’t even allowed to drive. It’s discrimination.
Take it up with your congressman.
Name and shame this company, even if it is the one I work at. This kind of stuff should make news and no one should work for such companies. Why should the candidate waste money hiring a lawyer, just tell the media and they will take care of the rest.
2 weeks after the due date? Have they ever seen a woman 2 weeks after delivery?? Seriously name and shame the company.
This is clearly a lack of the most basic human empathy to the least, if not illegal
Yep. Talk to a lawyer
Name and shame
Firstly, congrats to her on the expected baby! I was in a similar situation but with paternity. My boss clearly told me that if they rescinded the offer that would be illegal. So my guess is there may be a case here. Good luck!
Name and shame
Thanks to everyone who responded with your empathy, advice and encouragement. She is still negotiating with this company so fingers crossed and I will update in this thread later how it goes. Will drop a hint of this company's name if it doesn't work out in the end.
she should definitely consult with lawyer about course of action. a friend of mine is suing an organization (not tech) for discrimination and the lawyers have advised not to name & shame while legal action is in progress. of course if she doesn't take legal action, then hell yes name & shame and i'm betting a significant # of people here will all help you amplify.
Not sure about the options, but I'm curious if your friend was allowed to start after 2 weeks, and immediately take mat leave? Also, this is shitty shitty treatment. If she's an engineer, feel free to pm me her info and I can try refer her internally at Square
She is still negotiating with this company so not sure if she can do that. Highly doubt though. Thank you for offering your help refer! She is actually a data analyst/scientist so does Square have data openings?