Media Mentions

Dec 13, 2015

Laura Maechtlen quoted in Vogue

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Laura Maechtlen was quoted in a December 13 story from Vogue entitled “Can You Get Fired on Maternity Leave?” on whether an employee can get fired while on maternity (or paternity) leave. Maechtlen said that even for employees who qualify for job and benefit protection under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which requires that employers return their employees to the same position and pay rate after taking maternity or family leave, an employee is not totally exempt from termination or layoff.