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- Can I get fired for reporting sexual harassment to my employer?
- I was sick and had to take a leave of absence. When I came back to work, I was fired. Is it wrong for me to be fired?
- If I am laid off, does my employer have to pay me severance?
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- Can my former employer give me a bad reference to a potential employer in the future after I have reported sexual harassment?
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- I have recently become disabled and cannot do the work I had been doing. What should I do?
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- Is an employee or applicant protected from discrimination because of their past pregnancy?
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- May an employer ask an employee or an applicant if they are pregnant or if they intend to become pregnant soon?
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- What workplace actions are prohibited under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA)?
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