My question involves labor and employment law for the state of: GA
My wife is pregnant and has been getting the run-around a bit from her work. She works directly for the HR manager at her business and speaks with her daily. After months of talking to her and planning her leave she is a little more than a month away from her due date and is now being declined for FMLA protection. We are in the process of re-applying. She was declined because she "had not worked 12 months" for the company, however when we spoke to Dept. of Labor we realized she had just not consecutively because she was laid off for a month last year.
The real issue is that the company is now also SUDDENLY changing their FMLA leave policy right as she is applying for it. From the time my wife started as well as from the time she told her boss about the pregnancy, the company's policy was that they would pay 3 weeks of the 12 weeks leave. Now effective August 1st, they will no longer pay anything.
We are aware that employers are not required to pay anything for the 12 weeks, however we are wondering what the laws are regarding changing a policy this close to a due date when they have known for months when her due date was. It seems quite convenient.
Along with the denial of the FMLA protection there are some hinky things going on that are leading my wife to believe they are going to try to fire and replace her. Her boss has also been adding tremendous stress to her with all the run-around about the leave, her workload, and other things related to her pregnancy. She was told her clothing was "innappropriate for a pregnant woman" one day. She has had slightly low fluid and has been told by doctors to try to take it easy so she does not get put on hospital bed rest. When she told her boss this she was told she was no longer allowed to get up from her desk for almost anything which made her feel uncomfortable since pregnant women have to go to the restroom quite frequently, especially when having to drink extra water to help replenish fluid levels. In general her boss has made her feel very uncomfortable and stressed, worrying about her job security etc.
Do we need legal counsel and is her company doing things that could be actionable?

