HARRISBURG — An individual is suing her former employer, Aramark Campus LLC, for alleged harassment and pregnancy discrimination.
Kayla Edwards filed a complaint on April 23 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, alleging that the defendant violated the Pregnancy Discrimination Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that she was fired from her job because she was pregnant. As a result, she claims that she has suffered economic losses and emotional distress. The plaintiff holds the defendant responsible for allegedly discriminating against her based on her pregnancy and fired her before she could take maternity leave.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks compensatory and punitive damages, attorneys’ fees, costs and any other just and appropriate relief. She is represented by Steve T. Mahan, Larry A. Weisberg, Derrek W. Cummings and Stephen P. Gunther of McCarthy Weisberg Cummings PC in Harrisburg.
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania case number 1:18-cv-00869-YK