How much $ do u think that I should go for in my lawsuit? s*x disc., racial disc. preg. disc., retaliation.

Question

That covers the basic.

Please be realistic!!

I worked for a company, not promoted b/c I was preg. Miscarried, b/came preg. a few months later, then terminated while on maternity leave.

This is just a brief outline

Answer 1

I really doubt you have a case at all.  

Answer 2

Sue them for all the money they have ,and wait for the result.

Answer 3

Assuming you have an absolutely perfect work record (complete with written awards) , you probably will not be able to prove any discrimination.

How many other employees did this happen to?  If none, you have a much tougher case to prove.  s*x and race would not be valid here, as pregnancy is covered by temporary disability laws.

You did not supply any details here, so it's hard to make a call on just this much of a story.

And then you need to really read Barry C's answer.

Answer 4

It really depends.  First, you should make sure you have an attorney that will prosecute your case for you.  Employment discrimination like you've described is a very complex and intricate area of the law that really depends on the facts of each case.

The baseline of your damages should really be based on how much money you lost because you were fired, and how much money you will continue to lose if you cannot find a job to replace your old one.  You can also include how long you would have worked there, with promotions, etc.  So it really depends on what your salary or hourly wage was.

Your damages are also the amount of health benefits you would have had -- and having a baby without health care can be really expensive.  So there's that.

And another element of damages is the punitive aspect, the punishment of the employer for taking the wrongful act (assuming their act of terminating you was in fact wrongful).

Answer 5

As an Attorney im telling you, you have no case. They fired you or let you go due to being pregnant anyone should know that you cannot work when your pregnant. Also you have no way of knowing you were going to be promoted. Unless you have a legally binding contract stating you will be promoted (which is highly unlikely) then you could pursue.  

Answer 6

So what is the Sexual Discrimination(and if you claim Pregnancy that isn't sexual discrimination), Racial Discrimination(if they fired you when you were pregnant they could argue they'd have done it to a any other race just the same) and the Retaliation? I see where you are claiming pregnancy discrimination, but none of the other charges. Where do you get they retaliated? Try making some sense because I don't see a lawyer going along with this. I mean did they retaliate by firing you for getting pregnant so they couldn't give you a promotion? That'd be a silly argument. A lawyer would tell you what you could sue for. They know more of what they are talking about because they would want/need to see pay stubs or w2 or something to tell them what you were making and what they could argue you were worth. We don't know how much you would have been paid, so we can't set a price.

Answer 7

100 Billion of Zimbabwe's money... or roughly $1US.  How do you know you were supposed to be promoted in the first place?

Answer 8

your attorney will advise you on if there is a case or not.

if there is, then your lawsuit will be for actual damages suffered, which are minimal.

should you win (or settle for less more likely), 1/3 will go to the attorney off the top, then the attorney's expenses will be paid for, then you get the rest.

just so you know.

But based on your outline, I don't see the case. It is not illegal to terminate you while on maternity leave in general, nor is it illegal to not promote you if you are pregnant.

Seriously, you will have a hard time finding an attorney to take any suchb case no matter the details you left out because the company's attorney will have such an easy case to argue counter to your claims that not only will it drag on forever but you will be miserable waiting and testifying in depositions to ugly details you probably don't want to discuss at all, let alone make part of a public court record such as details surrounding your miscarriage and every little thing you may have ever done slightly wrong during your employment.

I am  just saying, be realistic.

Answer 9

I think you shouldnt have gotten pregnant and you'd still have a job.  

Answer 10

Your total salary for the days of work missed plus however much expenses for your baby.