Got milk? Get fired! -- Woman fired for taking unscheduled breaks to pump... Ohio court says OK

[enjoybeing]

The mother of a 5-month old baby was fired for taking unscheduled breaks to pump at work (she worked for Isotoner)... And an Ohio appeals court said that's OK.  That's it is not discriminatory to fire someone for reasons related to breastfeeding.

According to this blog post, here's the background:

[LaNissa Allen] was fired after taking unscheduled

Comments

[minerva5]

I don't really see the problem with firing her actually. If something is getting in the way of a person doing their job, no matter what it is, I think employers should be able to find someone who can do the requirements. Sure, her employers could have been more understanding, but if they want to stick to their break policy then why shouldn't they?

[klarfax]

Seems like some really bad publicity for the company at least.