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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There's a small health food grocery store I frequent. They make a big show about how they treat their employees well.

I was talking to a couple employees and they confided in me that one of them is only 4 weeks postpartum and working already. She was told if she didn't come back within 2 weeks of giving birth, she would lose her job. I don't know if FMLA applies to her since I don't know how long she has been there, the number of employees, etc. But this strikes me as absolutely cruel and inhumane. I told her that she has rights, and they said there would be drama if they started anything and they could lose their jobs.

Is there anything I can do? I thought about posting a review online and contacting management, but I know she will get in trouble for saying anything to me. Obviously I won't be shopping there anymore. I just wish there was more I could do, I even offered to pay for a session with an attorney but she turned me down, I know she needs the job and losing it will harm her family. But it especially pisses me off that they put on a big show of being so progressive, and yet moms are treated like garbage.[/quote]

Do you have a nanny?  Would you give her 3 months maternity leave,? No, you wouldn't.  Small employers cannot give maternity leave.[/quote]

Yes, they actually can.  And yes our nanny was given three months maternity leave.  
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