What do you think of this new bill in the House and Senate that would permit employers to fire pregnant single women?

2015-07-22T16:18:39-04:00

What are your thoughts/opinions?

http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/features/featured/stories/New-bill-could-allow-employers-to-fire-single-mothers-170401.shtml#.Va_4KGrD_mx

Response by LTC Bink Romanick made Jul 22 at 2015 4:19 PM

2015-07-22T16:19:15-04:00

Disgusting

Response by PO2 Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 22 at 2015 4:37 PM

2015-07-22T16:37:10-04:00

Wow. Uhm... Alright, one of my employees has a kid on the way that she is gonna need serious support for because she's single. Let's throw her out.

Also, this will solve some form of discrimination by simply throwing out single mothers? What about single fathers? What about someone who has simply taken guardianship over a child by themselves?

Not only is this, as you put it Sir, disgusting, it seems counter productive and stupid. In the end, I can't help but simply think, what the hell?

Response by TSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 22 at 2015 5:09 PM

2015-07-22T17:09:35-04:00

A piece of me wants to believe that employers wouldn't use the bill with this apparent loophole because that's lower than low, but then the rest of me says "of course they would." When it "benefits" a company to rid itself of someone who would possibly require paid maternity leave, or at least time off for appointments and after delivery, why wouldn't they? (Not saying I agree with it, but from the standpoint of a business who sees $$$$.) Absolutely repulsive.

Response by SPC George Rudenko made Jul 22 at 2015 5:23 PM

2015-07-22T17:23:47-04:00

How about firing the guy that knocked her up?

Response by SSgt Alex Robinson made Jul 22 at 2015 10:53 PM

2015-07-22T22:53:40-04:00

It may pass the house and senate but it will be vetoed by the president.

Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made Jul 23 at 2015 4:58 AM

2015-07-23T04:58:19-04:00

Sad and Disgusting. Then again Compassionate Conservatives are a thing of the past.