Caregiver Discrimination Examples

A pregnant worker gets taken off the work schedule because her boss thinks she won’t care about her job after having her baby.
A new dad gets fired when he comes back to work after time off with his baby. His boss explains that men shouldn't stay home with their kids.
The hiring manager ghosts a job applicant after he mentions that his partner has a disability. They fear the company will have to pay more for insurance.
Managers block an employee from taking lactation breaks even though other employees are allowed to take smoke breaks whenever they want.
As soon as a worker reveals her husband has cancer, her boss starts tracking every minute of her time and exaggerating issues to justify firing her.
A parent with postpartum depression is told by HR that they can’t take time off to seek help, even though their co-worker took leave after a heart attack.
A boss won't give their best worker a promotion just because she is a mom. The boss says it's because moms won’t be willing to travel for work.
A worker's mom moves in with him—soon after he gets fired because his boss believes the worker might need to take days off to help his mom.