Morning Sickness Termination
Location: Iowa, USA
I am about 6 weeks pregnant and recently started a remote job at a large company (thousands of employees). I am still in my training period, and training requires my camera to be on the whole time.
I have had severe morning sickness. I cannot keep any food down and have been vomiting bile, and I cannot leave the bathroom for long stretches, so working even from home was not possible. I had already told my employer that I am pregnant and experiencing severe sickness.
I called out for one day using the company's absence reporting system, following the procedure exactly, and I have proof of the call. I then received an email from my manager stating that the absence put me over the attendance point limit for trainees and that exceeding the limit during training can lead to termination for attendance.
I have since sent a written request for a reasonable accommodation under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, explaining that the absence was due to pregnancy-related illness, and I offered to provide documentation from an urgent care visit and from my OB.
I know I am not eligible for FMLA yet because I just started. My questions:
- Can they legally terminate me for an absence caused by pregnancy-related illness that I disclosed to them?
- Does the PWFA protect me during a training period, this early in employment?
- Is there anything else I should be doing right now to protect myself?
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