Career Coach

Q At our small doctor’s office, two of my co-workers and I became pregnant last year and used five weeks each of short-term disability. Our employer hired temps to cover for us and later gave a $500 bonus to the remaining staff to show his appreciation for NOT getting pregnant. Is this legal?

A Um, probably not. “Federal law prohibits an employer to treat any employee differently in the terms and conditions of her employment because of gender, pregnancy, childbirth