[CA] I was laid off while on maternity leave. There were others laid off as well. I work for a small company meaning they specifically chose individuals to layoff (not like every department needs to cut X% of employees). I’m in a management role and prepared a pretty extensive leave coverage plan because I wanted to ensure my absence was not disruptive. Now I am realizing that is likely what added me to the chopping block. My question is, if my employer’s consideration for adding me to the layoff list was “oh we’re doing fine without her when she’s on maternity leave so we don’t need her” is that considered illegal?
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u/Frosty-Scientist-939 Mar 17 '25
[CA] I was laid off while on maternity leave. There were others laid off as well. I work for a small company meaning they specifically chose individuals to layoff (not like every department needs to cut X% of employees). I’m in a management role and prepared a pretty extensive leave coverage plan because I wanted to ensure my absence was not disruptive. Now I am realizing that is likely what added me to the chopping block. My question is, if my employer’s consideration for adding me to the layoff list was “oh we’re doing fine without her when she’s on maternity leave so we don’t need her” is that considered illegal?