chobeat@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoGoogle laid her off on maternity leave. Now she's suing.www.sfgate.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1184arrow-down14
arrow-up1180arrow-down1external-linkGoogle laid her off on maternity leave. Now she's suing.www.sfgate.comchobeat@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareALilOff@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up53·5 months agoMy company laid off 2 people whilst on maternity leave and being a mostly remote company, my coworkers were in different states. The one in California sued and got a decent amount from the lawsuit. However the one in Texas didn’t see as bright of an ending. Maternity leave needs to be protected federally, as right now I think only a handful of states have laws protecting employees on maternity leave.
minus-squareDerArzt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29arrow-down1·5 months ago Newborn family leave needs to be protected federally. FTFY, why shouldn’t we try to have both parents around while we’re at it.
My company laid off 2 people whilst on maternity leave and being a mostly remote company, my coworkers were in different states.
The one in California sued and got a decent amount from the lawsuit. However the one in Texas didn’t see as bright of an ending.
Maternity leave needs to be protected federally, as right now I think only a handful of states have laws protecting employees on maternity leave.
FTFY, why shouldn’t we try to have both parents around while we’re at it.