Employers often have the misconception that employees who are pregnant or on parental leave cannot be lawfully dismissed or otherwise have their employment adversely affected.
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Award of over $200,000 in pregnancy discrimination claim – PANIC SLOWLY!
By Justine Turnbull on
A recent decision of the Federal Circuit Court awarding a woman significant damages for the termination of her employment due to her pregnancy has resulted in some scaremongering but don’t go running for discrimination law advice just yet. The facts of the case are extreme and the general nature of the orders made by the Court are not novel in any way.
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