Accessible Physical Therapy Services, a Silver Spring, Maryland physical therapy practice, violated federal law when it rescinded a job offer after learning the applicant was pregnant, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit. According to the lawsuit, a pregnant woman who had recently earned a master’s degree in occupational therapy interviewed for employment and was offered a job. Prior to accepting the offer, she disclosed she was pregnant and asked the hiring manager about the company’s pregnancy leave policy. He did not immediately respond. When she followed up with him the following day, he informed her the company was no longer hiring. A short time later, the company hired another student from the applicant’s graduating class. Such alleged conduct violates Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which prohibitsAccessible Physical Therapy Services, a Silver Spring, Maryland physical therapy practice, violated federal law when it rescinded a job offer after learning the applicant was pregnantand other affirmative relief.
