Pregnancy is a protected class, however.

The trick would be a) proving that the rumormill was correct and b) proving that this was the actual reason for the situation.

All the company would have to do is show other folks with kids in the same position and your wife's case starts to fall apart.

Hmmm.... you may want to run this past an attorney, though.... after you go to Monster and a few of the other sites to see if they actually ARE still hiring in your wife's discipline.

That is the other part... different departments may be on a hiring freeze than others.