FMLA is the federal statute that requires covered employers to grant an eligible employee up to a total of 12 work weeks of unpaid leave for serious illnesses, which can include pregnancy.

However, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, prohibits employers from discriminating against employees because of pregnancy. If your financee thinks she is being discriminated against because of her pregnancy, she should contact the local EEOC office, the federal agency that enforces TItle VII. Federal law requires employers to treat pregnancy as they do any other temporary illness.