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Wrongful Employment Termination in the U.S as Described by EEOC

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WRONGFUL EMPLOYMENT TERMINATION IN THE U.S 2

Wrongful Employment Termination in the U.S as Described by EEOC

Under EEOC rules, discrimination against someone whether a candidate or an

employee because of their ethnicity, color, faith, gender, origin, age, disabilities, or genetic

data of that party is unconstitutional (U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,

2019). It's also illegal to revenge against an individual because she or he complained against

discriminatory practices, filed a discrimination complaint, or engaged in an investigation or

litigation into job discrimination. Below is an example of wrongful termination in the U.S.

Kourtney Liggins filed a discriminatory pregnancy lawsuit against her employer Los

Angeles Archdiocese. This was after her contract was not renewed by the archdiocese citing

that she used to answer calls during class time and always late (Livelihood Law Firm, 2019).

Ms. Liggins, on her defense, alleged that she was let go for being pregnant while unwed and

one of the priests at the institution had told her that she would "morally corrupt" the children.

The court ruled in favor of Ms. Liggins.

From the employer's point of view, they were protecting the moral uprightness of

their students, but in the real sense, they were infringing Ms. Liggins's rights against

pregnancy discrimination (U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 2019). That

was wrongful termination because, by law, it doesn't matter whether you're wed or not. The

employer shouldn't have terminated her contract, and there was nothing else they could have

done except to accept the outcome and let her move on with her teaching career.

In this case, Archdiocese lacked merit to terminate unless if it was legally approved

upon contract signing, and in this case, it wasn't. What we learn from this scenario is that no

one should be terminated of her job because she is pregnant, sick as a result of pregnancy or

even childbirth. However, society should be educated on such discriminatory practices and

their repercussions and more so how one's personal believes shouldn't compete with law.

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Running head: WRONGFUL EMPLOYMENT TERMINATION IN THE U.S Wrongful Employment Termination in the U.S as Described by EEOC Institution Name 1 WRONGFUL EMPLOYMENT TERMINATION IN THE U.S 2 Wrongful Employment Termination in the U.S as Described by EEOC Under EEOC rules, discrimination against someone whether a candidate or an employee because of their ethnicity, color, faith, gender, origin, age, disabilities, or genetic data of that party is unconstitutional (U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 2019). It's also illegal to revenge against an individual because she or he complained against discriminatory practices, filed a discrimination complaint, or engaged in an investigation or litigation into job discrimination. Below is an example of wrongful termination in the U.S. Kourtney Liggins filed a discriminatory pregnancy lawsuit against her employer Los Angeles Archdiocese. This was after her contract was not renewed by the archdiocese citing that she used to answer calls during class time and always late (Livelihood Law Firm, 2019). Ms. Liggins, on her defense, alleged that she was let go for being pregnant while unwed and one of the priests at the institution had told ...
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