Former aide to lawmaker says she was fired for being pregnant
AUSTIN—A former senior aide to U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar has filed a lawsuit against the Texas Democrat that claims he wrongly fired her for being pregnant.
Kristie Small filed the federal suit in Washington, D.C., on Monday against Cuellar after being terminated as his acting chief of staff last October. The former aide initially filed a similar complaint with a special congressional office.
The lawsuit argues Cuellar's firing of Small constituted both sex and pregnancy discrimination in violation of the Congressional Accountability Act, which governs how lawmakers and aides report sexual misconduct claims.
It states that after Small emailed Cuellar to discuss her upcoming maternity leave, the congressman told her she was on a 90-day "probation period" he has for every new employee.
Read more: http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/texas/story/2019/may/08/former-aide-lawmaker-says-she-was-fired-being-pregnant/777754/
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