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Pregnant employees who work for larger employers are entitled to time off for pregnancy, childbirth, and bonding with a new child under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Read more inside...

If your employer offers light-duty work to employees with broken bones or other temporary ailments, it may also be required to offer light duty to pregnant employees with medical restrictions. Read more inside...

Pregnant employees are entitled to various protections under federal and state law, including the right not to be discriminated against, and in certain circumstances, the right to reasonable accommodation and time off from work. Read more inside...

If you were fired because of your pregnancy or plans to get pregnant, you may have a wrongful termination case against your employer. Read more inside...

Whistle-blowing laws protect employees who report activities that are unlawful or harm the public interest. Read more inside...

In extreme cases, an employer's actions when firing a worker are so devious and wrong that they rise to the level of fraud. Read more inside...

If your employer acted unfairly, you may have a claim for a breach of a duty of good faith and fair dealing. Courts have found that employers breached the duty of good faith and fair dealing by...

If you've been fired from your job, how do you know if the termination was legal or illegal (called "wrongful termination")? Read more inside...

In some cases, you might also be entitled to damages for "pain and suffering," for the emotional and physical harm caused by your employer's actions. Punitive damages, intended to punish your employer for particularly egregious misconduct, may also be available. Read more inside...