Legal Question in Discrimination Law in Michigan

I have been working for the same emplyer for the last 7 years. I recently started covering my head with the Hijab. One of the woman I work with was very nasty to me and so I mentioed it to the manager. She was talked to several times but the harassment and nastiness continued. The Dr. I work for also made many nasty comments. She has been very anti Muslim/ Arbas since I began working there. I mentioned this also to that manager and the doctor did stop making comments for the most part along with the other woman but the work envirmonet continued to be very hostile. Then the daughter of the woman(Suzanne) that I had initally had a problem with started working with us, she started making comments as well. Such as "here are your people you take them back I dont want to" I also recently found out I was pregnant and the doctor I work for found out. A few weeks before she had followed me into our lab and told me that I better not get pregnant because she didnt want to have to find someone to work again. Then when I found out I was pregnant I called my manager and told her that I didnt want to work the two days that the other girl (Suzanne) was there because of the constant friction and nasty looks and comments. She told me she understood that she didnt think that she could get Suzanne to stop and since she had worked there longer there was nothing else she could really do. The I was told today that I was being let go of the Saturdays that I was still working. Sue our office manager listed a few reasons, one that I had not removed the trash from the office before leaving, which I had never been told to do before on Saturdays as the cleaning lady comes on Saturdays, this can be verified by Karen(another emplyee) I was also told that I did not do the controls for the CBC machine properly, I informed the office manager(Sue) that I did them as I was told by Katie(who trained me on the new machine)who is willing to verify that as well. Then se was also mad that I had left early on Saturday, we are scheduled from 9-12, I stayed till 12:30 and then due to a problem with my ex I had to leave to pick up my kids, before I left the other girl who was working told me it was no problem if I left.(There was only one patient left in the office and the doctor was in with them when I left)

I have never been warned, written up or repremanded for anything in my 7 years, now with not so much as a warning, write up or anything I was told not to come back. I beleive this is 100% percent because of the dislike of my Muslim headcover and my recent pregnancy news as I have always been well liked in the office up until then. Since I covered I have been constantly watched almost like they were waiting for me to do something so they could get me out. I would like to know if there is anything that can be done, as this just does not seem right

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