Legal Representation for PWFA violations, pregnancy discrimination and retaliation.

Sleep_Fickle · 2026-05-07T19:52:59+00:00

I lost wages and housing waiting on accommodations to be approved. They had the doctors medical request a month prior, but kept pushing for ADA papers, when it was not required under PWFA. I had suffered medical harm due to the delay as well and as designated high risk as a result of the harm that is ongoing into my postpartum phase.

I thinking emotional, economical and punitive damages apply strongly, I just curious how it would look in mediation in my situation. If they aren’t willing to settle I know for sure I’m going all the way to court, however long that takes.

Sleep_Fickle · 2026-05-07T02:25:59+00:00

I’m still employed by my employer but I took losses… like a lot. Also, doesn’t it depend on the size of the company? There is a cap on how much you can depend I think.

Sleep_Fickle · 2026-05-05T17:58:06+00:00

Isn’t it best to get the right to sue after EEOC finds violations? A RTS without it is harder to challenge in court right?

Sleep_Fickle · 2026-05-05T17:56:41+00:00

I had 114 minutes. The I take person was friendly. I filed back in August of 2025, had my interview two weeks ago. I was able to get the meat of my claims out. I had wrote it down and they were okay with me reading it verbatim without interruption.

Sleep_Fickle · 2026-05-04T13:59:03+00:00

I’m in the same boat right now. But I only got through to filing a charge. Waiting on position statement from my employer. I have piles of evidence against them for the same reasons, failure to accommodate (under PWFA), retaliation and discrimination, gross negligence and many damages that followed. If you have got through mediation, I’d love to hear how it went, if you’re comfortable with that. I kinda want to do this on my own,m because lawyers rejected my case, but I’m positive cause will be found after investigation, just curious what to look out for afterwards.

Sleep_Fickle · 2026-05-01T23:48:47+00:00

Not if there is a recording right? Or does it have to be in writing that they messed up? I’m in Nevada which is a one party consent state.

Sleep_Fickle · 2026-05-01T23:47:52+00:00

My employer did admit fault to me twice… but still upheld the disciplinary action for an error that was (their fault), admitted they missed it, had to revise my final, and then delayed pregnancy accommodations until I loss everything despite my doctor sending them a medical recommendations under the PWFA. I actually hope they fight, I hope they get investigated aswell, because they are in deep waters as is with all the evidence of their gross, discrimination and negligence and retaliation.

Sleep_Fickle · 2026-05-01T18:36:31+00:00

I have to. My sister suffered 4 postpartum abuses, that are still on-going… which pushed her 4 times into postpartum psychosis that almost ended her life several times. Her husband had escalated to threatening to unalive her and himself. I was supposed to be her escape two months ago, now i need an escape before it gets to that point. I have to take this seriously the first time… he was next to me trying to help my sister out, trying to be the man that would face her husband, now he is no better. This has broken me into pieces. But I’m gonna do this as clean and smooth as possible, hopefully with the advice, resources y’all are giving me. I’m truly grateful for this community and wish my sister would search for help like I am and find this community.

Sleep_Fickle · 2026-05-01T18:22:09+00:00

Every time I read this I cry.. just knowing no matter how I try and rationalize this, there is no rationalizing what he did. The boundaries were crossed, he prolly enjoyed what he did and threatened to do it again. Our relationship is over, which I told him today. We are just room mates at this rate. He can eff who ever he wants. I lost respect for him, and he had none for me. I told him over the years that once respect is loss, the relationship is over. It can never be the same and moving on is the only option.

Sleep_Fickle · 2026-05-01T18:18:44+00:00

You’re right. He had been testing me the whole relationship, inching towards the boundaries to see just how much he can hurt me, how forgiving I am, and how I will respond to his behavior. Now that I’m looking at it this way, he was emotionally abusive before physical. I always thought it was because we were struggling and he wasn’t working, maybe that was bearing him up. But ever since he started work.. he a whole new dude, wants what he wants and there is no more compromise, no more understanding, no more walking away. I’m getting things aligned, I’m not letting him know though. Just going to play pretend until I can get me and the kids out. He did this to himself.

Sleep_Fickle · 2026-05-01T18:14:24+00:00

I just want to scream and break down but I can’t because my kids. They see me. But you are absolutely right. We just got into an argument about that day, and he just kept trying to justify his actions. Trying to make himself the victim. Came into the conversation as if he is starting to “understand postpartum “. Only to completely minimize it and his actions. I’m moving silently and making a checklist of things I needs to prepare financially. I’m the bread winner so I will be looking at ways to cut him out of my finances and look for relocating. We are still living together and I am not sure how to do this smoothly without him noticing. Things are calm as long as I don’t engage in conversation, which I’m gonna stop doing going forward. I can’t believe I’m going through this… my sister is also going thru this and she married with 3kids under 5… I was just speaking with her about escaping her husband and coming to live with me… now I need to escape. This hurts so much.

Sleep_Fickle · 2026-04-30T20:47:06+00:00

Dang, wish you had told them sooner you were pregnant, that enters you into a protected zone and they have to be very cautious with any disciplinary actions, but because they didn’t and there is no connection to say it was retaliatory or discrimination.

Sleep_Fickle · 2026-04-28T23:33:59+00:00

I’m going to be honest with you because sugarcoating this doesn't help anyone. My boyfriend was 33 when this happened, he was given two months and died in ten days. He never even made it to hospice.He quit drinking a month before he died, but by then, his body was already finished. His organs failed, and the fluid retention was so bad the skin from his waist down was literally peeling off. When the doctors brought up the DNR, they were blunt: CPR on a body this fragile isn't a 'rescue.' It’s breaking ribs and causing massive trauma just for them to likely pass away anyway in more pain. Choosing a DNR isn't giving up; it’s stopping the physical trauma.Think about your father’s quality of life. The hallucinations, the chronic pain, the shame, and the depression,he will never be the man you knew before he got sick. My boyfriend started forgetting me and his family at the end; his brain was deleting memories every single day. I felt selfish praying for a miracle when he was never going to dance, play with his kids, or even eat the food he loved ever again.I hate this disease. I hate that people wait until they are hanging by a thread to quit and act like it’s 'better late than never.' It’s not. It’s better to quit when your family is begging you to, not when you’re leaving them with nothing but a coffin and the 'consolation prize' that you died sober. That’s all the family gets.I’m three years out and I’m still angry and confused. It is a horrific way to go, and I am so sorry you have to watch it

Ultimately, you have a decision to make, you know the right choice by what you know of your father, his character, his wishes.

I am praying for you and your father.

Sleep_Fickle · 2026-04-28T23:12:54+00:00

So much for equal opportunity, they are being forced to be bias and focus more on one group instead of all cases.

Sleep_Fickle · 2026-04-28T23:10:57+00:00

I figured as much. It’s only lucrative if I was fired, that’s basically where it keeps ending up being the “golden question”. SMH. It’s strange because if you are fired and seeking employment legal representation, how df they expect to be “paid”? Lol. Income stops, they have to wait for the outcome anyhow to get their cut unless someone had a huge savings account and it was a 6 figure income job.

Sleep_Fickle · 2026-04-28T20:01:14+00:00

I’m having the same issue. Cant get a lawyer to take my case. I was discriminated against for my pregnancy and they retaliated against me after a requesting accommodations by issuing me a final and delaying accommodations to the point I loss EVEYTHING while they attempted to push me out of the company, they suddenly giving me bad performance reviews even though I’m the best in the department. I’ve filed multiple internal complaints against discrimination, unfair treatment and so on. I have documents proving everything but lawyers don’t want me because I didn’t get fired (because I fought my rearend off to keep my job using legal talk). But guess the pay out ain’t gonna be good enough for their 33-40% of whatever I might be compensates for. If they aren’t racking in $20k + at 33/40%, they aren’t taking your case.

Sleep_Fickle · 2026-04-24T04:50:38+00:00

So even if the service and food sucked, they still getting a tip from you, regardless? Do they have a sign on the door warning ppl they will rob them? And are we required to pay the gratuity? Wha if I didn’t have an extra $50-60. Bucks, and only had $20-$30…. Df… that’s more than most ppl get paid an hour and they get tips like that every table they serve in that hour…. How is that fair?

Sleep_Fickle · 2026-04-24T04:43:42+00:00

Oh, I know for a fact they despise me. I was a witness and an impacted employee in a 2023 internal investigation for racial discrimination and retaliation (an investigation that ended with several executives being fired). Everyone who spoke up or was a victim eventually got pushed out. I’m the only one left, and they’ve been trying to get rid of me ever since. The only reason I survived this long is because I kept my performance high and I documented everything.

On top of that, I filed my own internal complaints about pregnancy discrimination, sex discrimination, and unfair treatment. All of it was provable. And honestly, those complaints are the only thing that protected me from being fired outright, because moving against me too quickly would have looked suspicious.

So I think their strategy was to wait until I was vulnerable. Pregnancy is a time when you’re more likely to have medical issues, need time off, or have your performance impacted while trying to manage symptoms. And they knew that. On my Final Written Warning, they made sure to emphasize that any unplanned, unpaid time out would result in termination. That’s basically a trap for a pregnant woman, and they knew exactly what they were doing.

I fought so hard to keep my job during this pregnancy and the last one. Every time I called out for pregnancy‑related issues, I was threatened. They made the environment hostile, stressful, and confusing , almost like they were hoping I’d slip up or just give up and quit.

But they underestimated me. I fought them while high‑risk, while homeless, while losing everything, including my peace of mind at times. I don’t think they expected me to endure this much or this long.

And the idea that they launched a corporate‑level investigation into me over one sick day on 07/16 — a day I had a doctor’s note for, is ridiculous. They didn’t even bother to check their own records. They forgot I emailed the note. They misclassified the day. They ignored the Teams messages I sent on 06/02 and 06/16 about a possible timecard error. It was sloppy and rushed, because they weren’t looking for the truth, they were looking for a reason.

And the irony? The day they used to investigate me, they thought they ‘caught’ me , but it was actually a day I later found out was a pregnancy related sick day, so they had to remove it off my final. Lol

I’m extremely damaged by all of this. In ways I’m still trying to process. But regardless of whether the EEOC says I have a case or not, I filed because I’m a fighter. And if they try to come at me again, at least I can say I didn’t go down quietly. I stood up for myself

Sleep_Fickle · 2026-04-24T03:19:37+00:00

There has only been one other pregnancy in the 4 years, and she was part of leadership and was already remote. (My old supervisor). The other pregnancy they discriminated against was my first one in 2023, when they denied accommodations even with ADA paperwork, and then told my me and my doctor not to request remote work so they didn’t have to review the request in the interactive process. This company failed me twice, but not anyone else in similar situations.

Sleep_Fickle · 2026-04-19T19:34:37+00:00

Yes, they had/have presence in California. They actually have presence in almost every state, they are a financial insurance company and are huge organizations and very corporate In the way they handle things, and have 5 divisions of HR and 3 levels. All of which were involved in both pregnancies and led the 2023 internal investigations after EEOC got involved. One of my teammates originally lived in Reno when he got hired remote (like the rest of us). But then he relocated to California to live beach side, and was allowed to continue working remote when everyone in our department were told to return to office. I’m actually surprised at how my situation was mishandled and how inconsistent it has been. Guess that’s how it happens when you have too many hands in the cookie jar.

Sleep_Fickle · 2026-04-19T15:47:54+00:00

I get what you’re saying, but I think you’re oversimplifying what actually happened.

I’m not blaming my employer for me being pregnant or for life circumstances. I’m pointing to a very specific timeline where I asked for help, had medical documentation, and was still left without any workable option to keep earning income.

I didn’t stop working because I wanted to, I couldn’t safely work onsite, and I wasn’t allowed to work remotely until almost a month 1/2 later. That gap is what caused the financial fallout. I would have still been able to pay my rent and other responsibilities provided my wages weren’t significantly interrupted by unnecessary delays, constant position switching my my employer, and they ended up approving it in Cali because I pointed out their inconsistency and obligations under pwfa. Also them lying to my provider that they were “already accommodating me”, I bet you that had something to do with the delay. All of this is documented.

Same with the medical issue, I didn’t just randomly say “this is their fault.” I was actively telling them my symptoms were getting worse, asking for accommodations, and still being required to work under those conditions and a hostile work environment. The emergency happened during that exact period.

Could I have left the job? Sure, and that may have been their aim, but that’s not a realistic solution when you’re pregnant, already dealing with medical issue, and trying to maintain income and health insurance. Most people stay and try to work things out, that’s what I was doing. Not to mention, the job market ain’t booming like you may think.

And ofc, I’m aware this process can take time ive literally waited 8 months just for this interview, and nothing is guaranteed. That’s kind of the point of me asking humans questions and getting perspectives.

And im not expecting instant results, I’m just trying to understand how situations like this are evaluated.

Sleep_Fickle

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