My jurisdiction is: Minnesota
I'm almost 8 months pregnant and I was recently fired on October 7 for being absent to many times but the days I missed were days I was in the hospital and my doctor told me not to come in and I was having horrible contractions so I was to stay home and rest and I told my employer that and asked her if she wanted any kind of doctors note or anything but she said no it will be fine and that I should go home and rest and feel better and she will see me when I come back to work being really nice and understanding bout it and this happened like once a month I was hired august 17th, but the last day I missed I come back the next day on October 7th they bring me right in the office and tell me they are terminating me cause it's not working out that's all they said, gave me my termination papers and my last check and lead me out of the building. So then I try to claim unemployment and they deny me cause it was in there employee book bout to many absents so I am not qualified to receive unemployment. I think all of this is just wrong and I really don't think its right of them to do, yes its in there employee handbook, but I'm pregnant and I was having contractions and my doctor told me NOT to come in I thought they have to dismiss the days I miss if I have doctors approval.... I just don't think it was fair or right of them to fire me...I also think they fired just cause I'm pregnant cause after I got fired my friend that works 3rd shift there told me there fired a pregnant women on third too and this was like 2 days after I got fired...just looking for an answer to all of this.
I'm almost 8 months pregnant and I was recently fired on October 7 for being absent to many times but the days I missed were days I was in the hospital and my doctor told me not to come in and I was having horrible contractions so I was to stay home and rest and I told my employer that and asked her if she wanted any kind of doctors note or anything but she said no it will be fine and that I should go home and rest and feel better and she will see me when I come back to work being really nice and understanding bout it and this happened like once a month I was hired august 17th, but the last day I missed I come back the next day on October 7th they bring me right in the office and tell me they are terminating me cause it's not working out that's all they said, gave me my termination papers and my last check and lead me out of the building. So then I try to claim unemployment and they deny me cause it was in there employee book bout to many absents so I am not qualified to receive unemployment. I think all of this is just wrong and I really don't think its right of them to do, yes its in there employee handbook, but I'm pregnant and I was having contractions and my doctor told me NOT to come in I thought they have to dismiss the days I miss if I have doctors approval.... I just don't think it was fair or right of them to fire me...I also think they fired just cause I'm pregnant cause after I got fired my friend that works 3rd shift there told me there fired a pregnant women on third too and this was like 2 days after I got fired...just looking for an answer to all of this.
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