please ladies i need help !!!

[mommyof1girland]

i was told by my boss to get my reztrictions from my doc and i called they said i had non other than the regular 20lbs weight limit.... i NEVER lift over 20 at my job but my boss called me in today and said that until my restriction was lifted or until i had the baby i couldnt work .... can they really do this to me ?

[AnnieBrooke]

Talk to the state's employment division.  There are some pretty clear rules about what can and can't be done when an employee tells the company she is pregnant, that apply to companies of a certain size.  Also, you could talk to a labor attorney (or an attorney at the employment division who specializes in constructive firing) about constructive firing or constructive dismissal.  It sounds like this bit about you not ever being asked to lift 20 lbs. in your job before pregnancy, but the limit on lifting 20 lbs. during pregnancy being used as a reason to essentially fire you, is pretty much just a pretext the company uses to get rid of women who are pregnant.  You'd have to show that you had worked for the company for x years and had never been asked to lift anything heavier than 20 lbs. in your job, and that nobody else in this job is asked to lift anything heavier than 20 lbs. either, and then have it in writing that the company is refusing to employ you at your usual job now for that supposed reason.  It would be a good case that the employment division might be interested in hearing about, if you can show all those things.

[mommyof1girland]

hr was the one who talked to me ... they say i still have my job but cant work till i have the bby or doc lifts the weight limit ... i just dont see how its possible

[BiancaQ88]

Same thing happened to me. I had been there for 6 months. A week after i told them they took me off the schedule.

[AnnieBrooke]

Talk to the HR department or a labor lawyer.  A lot will depend on the size of the company and its policies, but there are also laws that apply.