Blaine pet store fired woman after learning she was pregnant

[Coventina]

The owner of a Blaine pet store hired Hannah Grell on the spot. The general manager handed her a uniform and assigned her shifts. Before leaving, Grell mentioned she was pregnant.

An hour later, she was fired.

"This was blatant pregnancy discrimination," Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) Commissioner Rebecca Lucero said in a statement.

On Wednesday, Minnesota's civil rights agency announced settlement terms for the discrimination case against Four Paws and a Tail. The pet retailer will be under state supervision for three years and pay Grell $22,000.

Grell received a voicemail from the owner an hour after her hiring in September 2022 saying she had been fired. The manager later called to say the company "decided to go another route."

https://www.startribune.com/blaine-pet-store-fired-woman-after-learning-she-was-pregnant/600336261/

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The war against women continues.....

[dchill]

1. It's just the Republican way!

[irisblue]

2. Good

[MagickMuffin]

3. Forced births and yet ya can't get a job, What's a woman to do?

Stacked playing field, always directed to have the massive impact on women.

[Earth-shine]

4. Hired her on the spot? Perhaps there was something about her he liked ...

... and then the mention of the pregnancy burst his fantasy.

[DENVERPOPS]

5. That was an absolute

during my younger years........Women tried anything to hide the fact they were pregnant. Many companies had medical insurance for their employees that excluded maternity benefits..............

[bdamomma]

8. Can we

clue them that this 2024????? Bastard.

[intheflow]

6. I love that they had to pay her $22K!

Pound wise and penny foolish attempt to pwn that pregnant person!

[ShazzieB]

7. What a retro backward ass jerk that owner is!

The pet retailer will be under state supervision for three years and pay Grell $22,000.

$22K doesn't sound like much, but this appears to be a small business, so it may be enough to teach them a lesson. I sure hope so!

EDITED TO ADD: I checked out their website (https://www.fpaat.com/), and the main thing they sell seems to be puppies (no doubt from puppy mills). Yuck!