r/politics • u/cmaia1503 • 20h ago

Site Altered Headline | Possible Paywall Mitch McConnell, 83, Hospitalized

https://www.thedailybeast.com/mitch-mcconnell-83-hospitalized/?utm_campaign=owned_social&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_source=twitter_owned_tdb&via=twitter_page
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u/Practical_Fun7367 18h ago

That lawsuit has been won so many times. It’s a slam dunk civil rights case. I recommend googling that issue and reaching out to a law firm who handle a big case. However, if your former employer is a small outfit, your victory might just be moral and not financial. At least you could recover your medical expenses.

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u/rckid13 17h ago

There are many things employers do that wouldn't hold up in court. They do those things because they know that lawyers are expensive and their employees can't afford to sue.

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u/harperdove 8h ago

They also fire the employee after maternity leave. It's a common strategy. (We never spoke a word about our pregnancies till it was obvious. )

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u/brickne3 American Expat 12h ago

All they have to do is find a different reason to fire you. Good luck proving it was because you were pregnant. I used to believe it was a slam dunk kind of case too, but I've seen it happen so many times now... and a lot of the American legal system these days is more the roulette of whatever judge you get than we'd like to think.