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Texas Judge: Firing Woman For Breast Pumping OK
by Jessica PiekloA
A judge in Houston ruled that a Texas woman who was fired for pumping while at work is not sex discrimination since lactation is not pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition.
Donnicia Venters, 30, went on maternity leave pursuant to her companys policy of permitting employees to take open-ended leave for surgeries or other medical conditions. Venters said she consistently kept in touch with management to assure them she would be returning to work and said the president promised to keep a spot for her until her return.
When she called the president to schedule her return to work and asked if it would be okay for her to use a back room to breast pump she was notified that her spot had been filled.
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It strains to reason how firing a woman because she wants to pump breast milk is not motivated by her gender. Texas has a pregnancy discrimination law that requires certain public employers to provide some accommodations. But those protections do not extend to private employers like this case.
Only in Texas will a judge decide that forcing women to have ultrasounds against their will is perfectly acceptable, but accommodating breast feeding is not.
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MattBaggins
(7,905 posts)Does this Judge have a brain cell?
redqueen
(115,108 posts)That pretty much explains it all, for me.
Sparkly
(24,162 posts)Denninmi
(6,581 posts)She wouldn't be lactating if she hadn't had a baby.
What a moron of a judge. I hope this can be appealed and overturned.
eShirl
(18,509 posts)1) no, and
2) doesn't care.
1. that judge is an idiot
2. she needs a new lawyer
niyad
(113,966 posts)mrs_p
(3,014 posts)It's a federal law. I hope she appeals.
Recovered Repug
(1,518 posts)mrs_p
(3,014 posts)These people suck big time.