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Walk It Through: The Complaint And The Commission

A pregnancy, a refused accommodation, and one hundred eighty days to complain.

A pregnant employee asks to sit on a stool during long shifts at a register.

Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.

One workplace. Which employers are covered, federal charges and their deadlines, retaliation claims and lawsuits after the commission are not worked through here.

A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.

Words this turns on

Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.