{"id":3157,"date":"2013-03-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/condition-pregnancy-pregnant-and-laid-off\/"},"modified":"2013-03-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-03-06T00:00:00","slug":"condition-pregnancy-pregnant-and-laid-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/condition-pregnancy-pregnant-and-laid-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Pregnant and Laid Off"},"content":{"rendered":"
It's not unusual to be a little stressed before you give birth, but lately pregnant women in my community are stressed out about something unrelated to health. Many of us are worried about our bleak financial situations and a downward-spiraling economy. Moms-to-be have found themselves, or their husbands, laid off with no imminent job prospects.<\/p>\n
Even those pregnant women who are still employed are finding their health care deductibles rising to sky-high heights as their employers renegotiate their insurance plans.<\/p>\n
"We are definitely seeing an increase in the number of people who need to negotiate their bills, or are facing hardships and asking for charity care," says Juliet Keeler LeBien, LMSW, a medical social worker who practices in New York City. Here, she shares her tips for surviving your pregnancy—and the bills that follow:<\/p>\n
Also, if suspect that you were laid off because <\/em>you were pregnant, you may have some recourse that could extend your severance pay. If it's more than a case of bad timing, you should call the HR person who handled your termination and explain that you think you were terminated because you were pregnant. "If she responds with a, 'Let's talk about your severance,' then you can definitely negotiate higher. If she responds with, 'I'm sorry, but your pregnancy was not taken into consideration,' call a lawyer," suggests Suzanne Lucas, the writer of the Evil HR Lady<\/a> blog.<\/p>\n But Lucas warns in her recent entry regarding pregnancy and layoffs, "Beware that a lawyer may end up charging you more than you could get in increased severance."<\/p>\n