A Dollar General manager in Georgia fired a worker after learning she was pregnant, the EEOC claimed.
AdvertisementAdvertisementA Dollar General worker in Georgia was fired after telling her store manager that she was pregnant, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claimed in a lawsuit.
But Dollar General said that Rutledge wasn't treated differently because of her pregnancy status.
In a consent order signed by the judge on Wednesday, Dollar General agreed to pay $12,750 in back pay damages and $29,750 in compensatory damages to settle the lawsuit.
Insider has contacted Dollar General for comment.
Persons:
—, Calleigh Rutledge, Rutledge, Rutledge wasn't
Organizations:
Service, Opportunity Commission, Dollar
Locations:
Georgia, Baldwin, Atlanta