{"id":478,"date":"2021-04-16T01:13:08","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T05:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/katzmelinger.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=478"},"modified":"2025-10-01T18:21:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T22:21:02","slug":"puedo-ser-despedida-por-tomar-licencia-de-maternidad-o-por-estar-embarazada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/katzmelinger.com\/es\/blog\/2021\/04\/can-i-be-fired-for-taking-maternity-leave-or-for-being-pregnant\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfPuedo ser despedida por tomarme licencia de maternidad o por estar embarazada?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Para las mujeres profesionales que trabajan, la posibilidad de tener una familia puede parecer arriesgada. Puede que te preocupes de limitar tus perspectivas de promoci\u00f3n al tomar permiso de maternidad. Incluso puedes temer que tu empleador te despida cuando se enteren de que est\u00e1s embarazada, para evitar tener que concederte el permiso de maternidad. Afortunadamente, una serie de leyes estatales y federales protegen tu capacidad de tener una familia sin poner en riesgo tu carrera profesional.<\/p>\n<h2>Leyes contra la discriminaci\u00f3n<\/h2>\n<p>Los <a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/statutes\/pregnancy-discrimination-act-1978\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Ley de Discriminaci\u00f3n en el Trabajo durante el Embarazo de 1978<\/a> modific\u00f3 el T\u00edtulo VII de la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964, el instrumento federal de lucha contra la discriminaci\u00f3n m\u00e1s importante, para prohibir expresamente la discriminaci\u00f3n basada en el embarazo y el parto. <a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/federal-sector\/statutes-and-regulations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Comisi\u00f3n de Igualdad de Oportunidades de Empleo de los Estados Unidos<\/a> Es una agencia federal que aplica la Ley de Igualdad de Oportunidades (PDA) y otros estatutos contra la discriminaci\u00f3n aprobados por el Congreso.<\/p>\n<p><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ny.gov\/working-while-pregnant-know-your-rights\/pregnancy-rights-employees-workplace#:~:text=It%20is%20illegal%20for%20any,applicant%20because%20she%20is%20pregnant.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Ley del estado de Nueva York<\/a> Tambi\u00e9n protege a las empleadas embarazadas y a las que est\u00e1n en licencia de maternidad contra la discriminaci\u00f3n y las represalias. Si su empleador le despedir\u00e1 para evitar que reciba licencia de maternidad o le niega volver a trabajar despu\u00e9s de que finalice su licencia, tiene derecho a presentar una demanda y reclamar da\u00f1os y perjuicios por las violaciones de la ley federal, estatal y\/o local cometidas por su empleador.<\/p>\n<h2>Intenci\u00f3n discriminatoria<\/h2>\n<p>Es importante tener en cuenta que estas leyes no protegen tu empleo solo porque est\u00e1s o estuviste embarazada. En cambio, estas leyes impiden que tu empleador tome la decisi\u00f3n de despedirte porque est\u00e1s embarazada y que te niegue volver a contratarte despu\u00e9s del permiso de maternidad.<\/p>\n<p>En otras palabras, a\u00fan puedes perder tu empleo por otras razones, como un desempe\u00f1o deficiente, conducta inapropiada, reestructuraci\u00f3n por parte del empleador, etc.<\/p>\n<p>De hecho, si usted presenta una demanda por discriminaci\u00f3n contra su empleador, seguramente intentar\u00e1n presentar estas razones alegadas como leg\u00edtimas y no discriminatorias para defenderse de sus reclamaciones. El empleador afirmar\u00e1 que lo despidi\u00f3 por la misma raz\u00f3n que lo despidir\u00eda a cualquier otro empleado, independientemente de su sexo o estado de embarazo.<\/p>\n<p>La tarea de su abogado ser\u00e1 demostrar que su empleador ten\u00eda intenci\u00f3n discriminatoria al decidir despedirlo y que su embarazo jug\u00f3 un papel en la decisi\u00f3n de su empleador de rescindir su contrato laboral.<\/p>\n<p>Ser mujer trabajadora conlleva todo tipo de desaf\u00edos, y mantener el empleo si est\u00e1s embarazada no deber\u00eda ser uno de ellos. Si crees que tu <a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/katzmelinger.com\/es\/areas-de-practica\/derecho-laboral\/discriminacion\/discriminacion-en-el-embarazo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">El empleador discrimin\u00f3 contra usted porque usted est\u00e1 o estuvo embarazada<\/a>, Contacte a un abogado laboralista experimentados que pueda luchar para proteger sus intereses.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For professional working women, the prospect of starting a family might seem risky. You might worry about limiting your advancement prospects by taking maternity leave. You might even worry that your employer will terminate you when they learn that you are pregnant, in order to avoid having to grant you maternity leave at all. 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