Q: How does Pregnancy Discrimination Occur?

• The obligation to submit to a pregnancy test in the form of providing a doctor or nurse with a urine sample, or submitting to a physical exam that includes a pregnancy test as a condition of employment.

• The obligation during the interview process to answer questions about your menstrual cycle, use of contraception, or whether you are sexually active. When you applied for work, human resources or personnel managers warned you that if you were pregnant you would not be hired.

• The obligation to answer questions on an application form about whether you are pregnant.

• A boss or supervisor at work tells you that you may be demoted or fired if you become pregnant.

• The obligation to sign a letter or a contract promising to resign if you become pregnant, when you were first hired.

  Plant supervisors oblige you to work overtime, do more physically dangerous or demanding work, or verbally assault, upbraid, or harass you for being pregnant.

• Your employer forces you to resign, decreases your pay or changes your position, or tells you the terms and conditions of your employment will change for the worst if you become pregnant.