Pregnant Woman Fired For Going To The Bathroom

by Long Island Attorney Paul A. Lauto, Esq.

A pregnant technician at cell phone chip manufacturer Maxim Integrated Products in Oregon, was fired for taking too many bathroom breaks. As a result, former employee Dawn Steckmann, has filed a pregnancy and sex discrimination lawsuit against her employer for more than $400,000.

Steckman, a 10 year veteran for Maxim Integrated Products, reportedly was told she did not have to “clock out” to go the bathroom with her prior first pregnancy. Notwithstanding, with her second pregnancy she was fired for failing to “clock out” which was said to be the same as “stealing.” Steckman reportedly had a medical condition with her bladder resultant from her first pregnancy, that necessitated more frequent and urgent bathroom visits. Steckmann maintains that she was never told she had to “clock out” and that she frequently would have been unable to do so without having an accident. Further, that no other co-workers were ever required to “clock out” to go to the bathroom.

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