Having a child in the US still equals to disability....? In Germany, you are NOT allowed to work 6 weeks prior to the calculated birth date. You also can't be fired between the time of announcing the pregnancy until 4 months after have given birth. These are just two of the many more examples. Why are women not marching on the streets for their rights and especially for the well-being of their children?

My employer had 4 employees, and still I got a 4 month maternity leave in the Netherlands. The size of the company shouldn't matter. The US is seriously effed up.

Absolutely. I filed an EEOC claim when my manager & HR director demoted me after becoming pregnant. They were found guilty and had to pay up.

He's right. It's illegal to discriminate. It's called FMLA and it's a fed law that stipulates 12 weeks of unpaid leave, job protection, & health insurance must be maintained. With that being said, the co. must have 50 or more employees. Also, the boss doesn't have to file for your disability. She can file it herself with the state & there is noting he can do. Allow him to fire you, collect unemployment, & stay home with the newborn til you find a new position. Register for financial aid & plus loan, go back to school online so you'll be hm with the baby. A health radio technologist pays $65-$85K yr & it's a 2 yr program. Apply for loan forgiveness as you qualify as a helping field career. Schooling goes both ways... Your hubby like cars. If he gets his 2 yr auto tech lic his salary jumps to over $100/hr for domestic autos & greater with imports like audi...

Whoever’s reading this, i pray that whatever your going’s through gets better and whatever your struggling with or worrying bout is going to be fine and that everyone has a fantastic day! Amen

I would be looking for a new job. That is the same kind of employer that when your child gets sick, they threaten to fire you because your child is more important.

This girl's boss is a narcissist! What a complete jerk! Getting as far away from him as possible, as soon as possible is a winning plan ❤️ God is the one who decides whether you have children or not. I agree with Steve on that. ❤️❤️❤️

That employer is grimier than dirt.

I told my employer I'm currently pregnant and they were happy and congratulated me. Instead of being like oh like we ain't gonna need you they are actually supportive and told me take the time I need and let them know if anything changes. Now this is what all expecting families should have, but sadly in America it won't happen.

I’ve seen people brag about going back to work 4 days after giving birth. It’s just a wild thing how we’ve normalized pushing parents to pass off the duties of parenthood within the first days/weeks

I am Australian and we get paid Maternity leave and Paternity leave. My sister was given 10 months paid Maternity leave. Her baby was sick so she never went back to work. That was forty seven and a half years ago. Why isn’t America taking care of their people?

This is the craziest thing I have ever heard of in my life.

I love how Steve give all the credit to God at the end of it all🙏. May God continue to use you as his vessel to spread the word

She’s so sweet. I would’ve cussed the boss out and left the job a long time ago.

Wow!! I wouldn't want to work for him or his wife. I hope and pray this couple will pray together and everything they ask for will manifest.

Best of luck to this couple I hope they find a full time job and has a beautiful baby

If a company has fewer than a certain number of employees, they are exempt from ALL those rules.

I'm so glad this lady is exposing that company where she works at because it's bad enough for her boss to be rude and disrespectful trying to tell her she can't have children but his wife is going along with it and trying to make up a lie like they didn't say it

My employer just changed their policy to 7 weeks maternity full pay and 4 weeks PTO I’m sooo grateful

Girl get a new job. These people are heartless

The fact that her situation happens all the time in the U.S. is sickening! I always had to fight for sick leave at Walmart. I was out for six months after working there for over two years and because I was never made full-time in the same system, I had to go through Lincoln Financial after calling Sedwick(Walmart’s leave ppl) a few times! It was always an uphill battle with them.

Credit where credit is due, Steve is 100% right on this one👍

My job did the exact same thing to me when I told them that I was pregnant. They told me that I didn’t have short term disability and would be terminated. My job prior called me while I was in the hospital after having an emergency c section at 31 weeks, to tell me either I come to work the following day or be terminated. My absence was considered unexcused since i didn’t request PTO or vacation at least 2 weeks prior.

I love how passionate Steve gets

Damn that boss really has the wife glued to his back. Hope it's not an abusive marriage but seems like they have a lot in common. sheesh.

In USA, I used student loans to get thru one maternity leave by taking college classes during that time and another I had over the summer while being a teacher and returned to work when he was 2 weeks old. So happy my last was born overseas where I was able to take proper paid maternity leave and then stay home with him during covid.

I've been going though recession, depression, and so many things in life are uncertain. I've heard it from priests and preachers but when Steve said, tell it to God and let him tell you the path..... It suddenly clicked.... Ive been trying to force things my way and getting depressed that I can't walk the path I want to walk. He has a plan, but it's hard to see.... Trust and believe in him. And things will work out.

It's federally illegal for your boss to tell you if you get pregnant you'll get fired. It's discrimination

I like the way he stands up for people, and shares his faith in God. Great work, Steve!

I was pushed out the door after getting pregnant at an nationwide large company. They would write me up for the same things everyone else was doing, ( that was allowed) giving me higher quotas than others, even told me I couldn't wear maternity clothes because they didn't have a company logo on it. I had to hr approval to wear materiny clothes. They would write me up for Bogus stuff and had enough 2 weeks before I was due to let me go. It was the worst experience of my life. So when you think you are saving that 15%, this is how the employees behinds the scenes are taking the hit, just saying.

Hi all praying you didn't lose your job.

It's not a lawsuit, it's a human rights violation that they have legal right to. I had 4 weeks unpaid, hr basically told me without telling me that if I didn't return after maternity leave I'd be fired. I quit within 3 weeks of being back.

And sometimes I cry, but I hold my tears, and I love your videos

I firmly believe that we need to implement a sick leave as well as maternity & paternity leave programs for all workers in this country. I personally feel that every time worker in this country regardless of their job should be guaranteed at least 2 weeks of sick leave & 2 weeks vacation per year. In addition to guaranteed sick leave, we also need to allow both mothers & fathers who just had a baby to be guaranteed time off with pay as well, so that way businesses can ensure that their employees at all levels can come into work feeling their best & contributing their best physically and mentally everyday. Finally, I firmly believe that "Working Poor" should not be a thing! If you work full time every week of the year, you shouldn't be living at or below the poverty line in this country! Hence why I feel there should be a Universal Basic Income for every American citizen above the age of 16 based on what the poverty level is so that way no one who works full time should have to financially struggle to get by.

Doctor Phil should be on the show to answer her question..

My late grandma and mother always told me that I have a face that said " Don't even dream of trying me", and clearly I do, because I have never ever had any employer say even a 1\10th of this bs. I once worked for a man who had a reputation of screaming sooo violently at his assistants. That they quit under a weeks time, so my 5'3\18 yr old self interview with his wife. She asked what would I do if he yelled at me. I asked if the office was still on the 15th floor? She said it was. I asked if her husband has suddenly grown wings? She said he hadn't. I then asked if the glass in the window was tempted reinforced. She said no it was just regular. I advised that her husband should never yell, scream, threaten, or try to harm me. For I would toss him out the window, and time the fall.

She should have recorded them and took them to court.

Thanks Steve for the encouragement to pray. That's helpfult o me too. Peace

Good morning Steve I ❤️ your story

The job I had back when I was pregnant with my first child, I had planned to use up a bunch of vacation and sick time where I could take off nearly a month before he was due. Shortly before i was due to go on leave I get informed that a coworker wanted to take a week of vacation time before I go on leave and that I was to cover her duties on top of mine that week - I was working as a housekeeper at an inpatient medical facility. This was challenging work covering my own work while several months pregnant - let alone double the work. Though I did what I could, needless to say, I had several complaints from staff that week that things were not done to their liking. Also, the original idea to have the extra weeks before giving birth to get last minute things ready for the baby didn't go as planned - he ended up arriving nearly three weeks early. I wonder if the additional stress from that last week working contributed to that.

Steve is SOOOO Awesome🙂

I just wanted to say I don’t know what you might be going through Or what situation you’re in right now but I no god is there for you and he loves you God bless everyone who came across.🇧🇸❤️ ~Marcia~

I wish her the best. She is not the first woman to have gone through this and probably won't be the last. I myself was fired the day before I had my son, because the company I worked for at the time didn't give maternity leave to seasonal employees. And the human resources people said there was nothing they could do, and to go find another job, if my family needed the money so much, and I was wanting to still work. If the businesses out there think they can get away with these insane things to employees, they keep doing it. But it is the employees who suffer.

I worked 4.5 hours while in labor. Had a c section and went back to work 3 weeks 6 days later. Unpaid. Leave. I support my family. No other options. US needs to protect women's right to work and take maternity leave

Yeah I had to go on short term disability for two weeks before getting my pre term maternity leave and it was hell trying to get it since I was off work with no pay for a few weeks prior of being approved

In Canada that would be 100% illegal as far as I know…. My question is why was she still working for this employer…

Hi to all . heads up your boss is not your friend. No matter what you do with them or have fun with them. Never think they are your friend. 🙏💪👀

I had a bad pregnancy and the Maternal Fetal doctor said that a person standing in straight position with an arm at each side and closed fists, their fists should reach to mid thigh. One day while watching him on TV, I randomly noticed that Steve Harvey has extremely short arms 🙂

Praise the Lord!!

In other countries, they give you 2.5 years maternity leave. This boss is not a leader, a leader is someone who wants you to excel and be successful in work and personal life.

What an honest & besutiful woman employee

Side note * She might’ve had issues conceiving because of her stressful work conditions.

This exact thing happened to me in 1988 - I was told to "Sue Us" - When I looked into it, I was told I could only Sue them to get my job back.

In Malaysia, we have a 3 months PAID mandatory maternity leave. Any company that violates that will be facing serious fine.

First: he's not telling her that she "can't" have a baby, he's telling her that these are her options as far as the company policy goes (which don't include denying her having a baby). Just that "you can do x or y, but not z" as far as taking time off. that's it. There are NO Rights being denied. Second: this has nothing to do with her desire to have a baby, it's solely based on the logistical functioning of the company there are MANY laws that apply to large companies but not small companies, This is mainly due to the need of the company to be able to continue functioning if the employee is out for a long period of time. If an employee is going to be missing and it impacts the functioning of the company significantly, then they are allowed to either limit how long that employee is gone (with in the limits of the law and company policy) OR they are allowed to replace that employee. Simple as that. JUST LIKE she has the right to decide to not work for that company anymore if her circumstances change and she doesn't feel that working for that company benefits her anymore... Now, some small companies are able to work around an employee being missing for long periods, and that's great. But some companies can't, and that's why they are allowed to opt out of things like maternity leave. Third: she is always free to not work for that company at her choosing, she is not a slave of the company and they have no say in her choice to continue working there... If she feels that she would like for another company that has the benefits that she desires, then she should apply to that company... Simple (and I have done this several times in my life). Forth: Telling women to sue a company for things that are legal for them to do will only 1. get her fired, 2. cost her legal fees AND possibly punitive fines when the company wins, 3. falsely encourage other people to try and go down this same path and end up in the same situation (losing money they probably don't have) without understanding that what they're trying to do is futile and won't work out for them either. Fifth: IF you don't agree with the laws as they are written, then work to have them changed, DON'T encourage people to fight against something that is already legal. Sixth: trying to force companies (especially small companies) to take on things (laws or policies) that significantly apply to one sex will actually cause them to hire LESS people of that sex in order to lessen the impact to that company due to those laws or policies. Example, a small company has 35 employees. 6 women quit or take 6 months leave in order to start families. Later, the company will try and hire men instead of women to fill those positions the next time those positions are vacant. Even though it seems 'sexist' for this to happen, in reality it's about logistics. The needs of the company will come first to those that make the decisions about the wellbeing of the company. Seventh: DON'T try to compare the U.S. laws to those that are socialists or semi-socialists countries. Their leave is paid for through the government from taxpayers' money. IF they company is paying the employee for that time off, the company is being reimbursed from the government for what they are paying the employee. Thus, the employee is actually paying for their time off with their taxes.

so true.....

That would illegal in uk. Company would be taken to court. Maternity leave in uk is given after I think 32 weeks of work. You get 6 months paid leave. Upto a year off and still walk back into a job! You go on leave 4 weeks before birth. God bless Steve!

She is entitled to 3 months maternity vacation. Call the company name.

So sad 😞 canada I'd totally different... my heart goes out to her 💔

Legally you have to give her off for 6 to 8 weeks, however there is no law saying you have to be paid for it in the US

Jeez. She is so sad you can tell from her voice

So I announced my pregnancy to my boss late November early December I believe prior to knowing I sat down with my boss and asked for a raise she said yes and I never saw the raise anyways the “office manager” which was her son told me he’ll let me know what days he will need me. This was in January. They never texted called, emailed but just ghosted me. I waited nothing, mind you I was already 4 months pregnant. So I just came one day to drop the uniform and that was it. It was sad I was the only employee that lasted almost a year

In Malaysia we get 2 months paid maternity leave.

Can Ihave another follow up to see if that boss got what he deserved 😅😂

Seems to be that boss was jealous and yes narcissistic and has a big ego.

In Japan you get to have a paid maternity leave for 1 year, can extend it to 2 years if you cant find a day care center

He's your cruel master that's why

The USA sounds awful. I get 4-6 weeks off for general leave every year. I'll get at least 12 weeks full time paid maternity leave, but I'll be able to leave work to have a baby (biological or adopted) for a year and walk back into that same job because they're obliged to keep it available for me.

No such rules.

I love❤ Steve

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This is insane. We get 15 weeks-18 weeks maternity leave.

That is cray I would seek legal counsel

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Steele is dead serious at 3:50

I respect her answer hope the boss and these wife lot all his worker and close his business

Only 4 weeks maternity leave in the US? In the UK we can get up to 12 months, 9 of which are paid.

This is good.

My boss was very supportive. In California, you get disability and paid family leave. I would review my options at the SDI website. Maybe she could move to California.

Here in Canada it depends on how many hours you have accumulated.

I've been told all kinds of things over the last three decades from employers which I knew were illegal to be saying to me. There's not enough space here to list them all. PA & KY.

I got friends that run their own company, and they got maternity leave. Their companies are small but still have it. Ranges from 4 months to year and an half

This is truly shocking!

People educate yourself on labor laws, the amount of employees does matter, this will also depend on the state you work in. You have fmla at federal level for 50 ee ir more and AdA which covers 15 ee or more in Nevada - If the company is an state where there is no specific state laws, the they have to adhere to the federal level and under AdA is a must to rp use reasonable accommodation for the birth of a child, to allow the woman to go out 6 to 8 weeks depending on when the Dr. Releases her from the child birth disability. And even if the state doesn’t have enough employees I always advise clients to allow the woman to be out for the period of the disability. Please note that STd benefits is something different employees get confuse, unless the state mandates companies to provide it there is not requirement to offer supplemental short term disability this is a benefit that will replace income while on leave this is not a protection of your job. Again the laws will depend on the state.

2019 and here it is dec of 2022 and I'm just now seeing this. I really hope she quit and sued the boss guy. And I hope they had a baby

When one door closes another one opens

YES. THAT'S NOT A GOOD BOSS.

I trade stocks in my pajamas hahah

In Canada " Quebec " we've 1 year maternity leave

This would be considered constructive dismissal. He made her leave. This is also illegal and a legal case in uk!

Norway: In Norway, a pregnant employee is entitled to a leave of absence for up to 12 weeks during her pregnancy. After childbirth, the mother takes a leave of absence for the first 6 weeks of the post-birth period unless she produces a medical certificate stating that it is preferable that she resume work. The parental benefit period lasts 49 weeks (15 weeks are reserved for each parent) with 100% wage coverage or 59 weeks (19 weeks are reserved for each parent) with 80% wage coverage. The parental benefit is calculated in the same way as sickness benefits. The maximum benefit is equivalent to 6 times the National Insurance Basic Amount annually, regardless of whether the parents’ income is higher. Leave rights related to having a child mean that parents, together, are entitled to take leave until the child attains 3 years of age. The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service (NAV) pays the first year. Even though there is no bonus system, Norwegian fathers are known to use up 40% of parental leave so that they can spend time with their children before going back to work.

In my country we have 3 months maternity leave

I am from India,what attracts me to see your show, that's your faith towards God, last line ask to God ❤️❤️

It’s crazy how it works in the US in Germany you are not even allowed to fire a pregnant lady or your company will pay a high fine. Plus you get maternity leave 6 weeks prior birth and 8 weeks after and then parental leave which can be up to 2 years paid and another unpaid but you keep your position and they have to give you your job back. I don’t know how women in the US have children so 😢

In the UK, that is considered illegal. You are entitled to a paid year off ( up to a certain amount).

Dang her boss was obsess with her.

Steve TV: With regards to the young lady being told by her employer that if she had a baby she would be fired is against the law. It is a form of discrimination. This law or something similar to it is nothing new in NYS. However, if it is in writing that she cannot have a baby, while employed at her place of business and she signed some type of contract or policy relating thereto, she must adhere to it. I would suggest that she look into this matter further, legally, as there is free legal service (consultation) available pertaining to this subject matter.

I can’t believe you don’t get maternity leave.

She must know herself !!!!!! Man that’s crazy

Careful sharing all your personal business when working with these mom-n-pop operations.