A Beaumont, Texas woman has filed suit against Pizza Hut after she was wrongfully terminated for filing a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over pregnancy and racial discrimination.  Serena F. Foster filed the employment lawsuit on January 26th in the Eastern District of Texas.

In the lawsuit, Foster says that she was subject to unfair treatment, discrimination, wrongfully written-up violations and, ultimately, wrongful termination while working at Pizza Hut.  Managers forced Foster to continue working extended hours and physically strenuous duties despite informing them that she was pregnant and asking to be accommodated.  

After feeling that she was being discriminated against for her pregnancy and race, Foster filed a complaint with the EEOC.  She was subsequently terminated from her position.  The lawsuit accuses the defendant of racial and pregnancy discrimination, unlawful employment practices and retaliatory, wrongful termination.  She is seeking compensation for emotional stress, lost wages, punitive damages, court and attorney fees and interest.

If you or someone you know has been discriminated against in the workplace for being pregnant, contact the Houston pregnancy discrimination lawyers of Ross Law Group at 713-482-6910 to learn more about your rights as an employee.