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Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Firing of Pregnant Employee

In a 5-1 decision released on June 22, the Ohio Supreme Court reversed a 5th District Appeals Court ruling and approved employment policies the Ohio Civil Rights Commission had alleged were discriminatory. The court ruled that companies can impose an employment leave policy that mandates a minimum length of service before allowing time off, as long as employers apply the policy equally to all employees. The dispute involved Tiffany McFee, who was fired from Pataskala Oaks by Cincinnati-based Nursing Care Management of America Inc. in February 2004. Pataskala Oaks had an employment policy that allowed up to 12 weeks of leave as long as an employee had been working for a year, but McKee requested her leave less than a year into her employment because her doctor said she was no longer able to work because of a pregnancy-related condition. Click here to read more
 
 



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