Pregnancy Discrimination and Retaliation in Louisville, Kentucky.
In April of 2010, the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky heard a case involving a woman and her pregnancy discrimination and Retaliation claims. (See Thompson v. Next Tek Finishing, LLC, 2010 WL 1744621 (W.D.Ky.)). The pregnant Plaintiff alleged that she was terminated after she told her boss that she was pregnant. Plaintiff initially filed in state court but it was then removed up to federal court. Id.
Plaintiff in her Louisville pregnancy discrimination case alleged pregnancy discrimination in violation of the Kentucky Civil Rights Act. Id. “To successfully plead the cause of action, a plaintiff must allege four elements: 1) that she is a member of a protected class (i.e. that she was pregnant), 2) that she suffered an adverse employment action, 3) that she is qualified for the position, and 4) that a similarly situated employee outside her protected classification was not subject to the adverse action.” (cites omitted). Id. Defendant argued that the complaint did not allege that anyone outside the plaintiff’s protected class was treated any better than she was. Id. To this argument the Court did not agree.
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