Can I get unemplyment if I have think I'm the victim of workplace discrimination?

by Marie
(Naples, Florida)

I got fired because I'm pregnant and it's time for me to go to maternity leave and the employer doesn't want to pay me when I go on maternity leave so they fired me.




Hi Marie,

If you were fired for nothing, but being pregnant, you were discriminated against.

If you were really fired for "nothing" apply for unemployment. An employer has to be able to prove they fired you for good cause. They cannot fire a person for "nothing" and not expect to have to pay unemployment.

Have you filed an EEOC complaint? It is illegal to discriminate in the workplace because a person is pregnant.