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HR Said She Was Just There for the Maternity Benefits. See You in Court.

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warehouse worker started her job seven months pregnant. Thirteen weeks after delivering, she was fired. One sentence from the HR rep is why this case is going to trial.

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DR: A federal court in Illinois granted summary judgment to the employer on a warehouse worker’s Title VII claims and PWFA failure-to-accommodate claim after she failed to provide medical documentation for a leave extension. But the PWFA retaliation claim survives.

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