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Jazzlike_Breadfruit9 t1_j5pyqmm wrote

Reply to comment by bdschuler in I botched my hearing for non-fraud overpayment of unemployment! by swampworship

The judge probably knows that:

  1. It absolutely ridiculous that the US doesn’t have paid maternity leave.

  2. It’s extremely hard for pregnant people to be hired as employers know they will have to take a large chunk of time off. This is illegal, but it happens.

  3. Getting fired for attendance is a common tactic that companies use so they are less likely to be sued.

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defusted t1_j5qruv5 wrote

Especially in Pa, an at will state where they can just say "sorry, you're not the right fit here"

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bdschuler t1_j5q2gt7 wrote

Oh I understand WHY he forced her to win. But it does show how lopsided the process can be.

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