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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yesterday I officially told HR that I was pregnant and requested the paperwork for filing STD.  I work for a smallish company and the project I was on we also found out yesterday is ending next week.  Today I was notified that my employment is ending when my project ends.  I have been with the company for 4 1/2 years.  Is this legal??   They have other employees "on the bench" waiting for more projects to come in, and my skills are in demand, so I really don't buy their reasons for letting me go, "we have no work for you now and don't forsee any in the near future".  I just can't believe this happened and am in shock.  My performance has been excellent and have never had any issues so this is a real shock.[/quote]

I am in consulting so this is my understanding of your situation:
1.  On Wed you found out that your current project was being cancelled - it will be completed next week.
2.  On Wed you told your employer that your are pregnant and requested the paperwork for filing STD
3.  You have been employed with this company of 150 employees for 4+ years and have always had excellent performance reviews
4.  I am assuming there are others on your current project (?) and that none of them were laid off (?)

If they did not expect for your project to be cancelled and you had no performance issues, they would have no reason to lay you off - it would actually be pretty silly as you are a revenue stream - so your lay-off would not have been in the works as others have said.  I have only once heard of a company laying off someone who was staffed with no performance issues but the company was "right sizing" - but that is a different situation.

I disagree that it is an unlucky coincidence and would consult and employment lawyer.  [/quote]

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