The message Kameisha received informing her she'd lost her job: Source: FacebookKameisha was given the boot for not revealing her pregnancy during her interview
A US woman claims she was fired from her job, merely because she asked her boss for some time off to give birth, it has emerged.
Kameisha Denton, from Washington state in the US, recently started a job at Jersey Mike’s Subs - a sandwich making chain.
But, soon after starting Kameisha realised she wasn’t being rostered on for any shifts.
So she texted her manager, identified only as Marcos — and received an astounding response:
“Hello I am sorry to inform you but it’s not going to workout with Jersey Mikes. It’s not a good time for us to have someone who is leaving for maternity leave in several months anyways. You also failed to tell me this during your interview. Good luck.”
Kameisha, who is due in December, shared a screenshot of the exchange on Facebook earlier this month asking if the manager’s reason for sacking her was “allowed.”
Her post has since been shared and liked thousands of times and the young woman has been inundated with comments and advice.
“That’s absolutely illegal. Sue the company and that person individually,” one Facebook user recommended.
Another wrote: “Pretty sure you can sue! They legally cannot do this, you need a job to support your family an for them to fire you because you’re pregnant they will get into huge trouble.”
“A workplace is also supposed to give you three months of maternity leave, unless you choose to take a shorter time … them stating that you are not allowed to work at a place due to pregnancy is absolutely ridiculous,” another person added.
In an interview with TV station KIRO7, Ms Denton said she was stunned after reading the message.
“I was just like in shock, it took me a minute to face reality I was like this is really happening,” she said.
The station then reached out to business owner Tim Trieb, who said the manager who fired Ms Denton had resigned.
“(It) should have never ever happened … It’s our policy to treat everybody equally,” he said.
Mr Trieb said he had offered to give Ms Denton her job back, but she had refused.
She has since received a number of other job opportunities since her story went viral.
