Legal Question in Employment Law in Tennessee

Re: company giving my wife hard time at work due to pregancy

Your wife may have recourse under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act ("PDA"). The PDA essentially puts a woman's pregnancy on the same footing as any other temporary condition to which men are subject. This means that if the company has male employees that have some type of short-term disability or injury that makes it difficult for them to work certain jobs and the employer finds other jobs for them, then there may be an obligation to do the same thing for your wife. I use the word "may" in the preceding sentence, because the analysis requires that your wife be "similarly situated" to the male employees in question. This is not a complicated analysis, but requires more space than is possible to answer in a simple posting.

I would recommend that you contact a lawyer immediately to consult with about your situation. Whether it is me or someone else, make sure you talk to an experienced labor and employment law attorney about your rights and options. There may be steps which the attorney can take to improve your wife's situation.