Re: Need Advice

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Contact an attorney. There are federal laws protecting
pregnant workers, but as far as a company's paid leave
policy being changed, yes they can do that. Can they do it
after your wife has announced she's pregnant? I'm not sure.

On 8/29/07, South Carolina wrote:
> My wife works at a small office and one of the benefits
> offered there is 6 weeks paid maternity leave. She has
> received this benefit before with our first child and so
> have 2 other girls at the office. But whenever they do
> get pregnant they have to put up with hassle from the
> boss. Well now my wife is pregnant again and she told her
> boss a week ago that she is 4 weeks pregnant. So today
> the boss met with the girls and told them that he may be
> cutting out maternity leave. They think that he is trying
> to make my wife quit so that he doesnt fire her. Can he
> legally do this? Him saying he is going to cancel paid
> maternity leave after finding out she is pregnant? Just
> need a little advice. Thanks alot.