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Keiper v. CNN America, Inc.

2024 WL 5119353 (2024)

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Keiper v. CNN America, Inc.

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
2024 WL 5119353 (2024)

Facts

Raquel Keiper (plaintiff) worked as a graphic artist for CNN America Inc. (CNN) (defendant). In April 2023, Keiper told her supervisor, Chelsea Torres, that she was pregnant. On May 19, Keiper experienced intense bleeding. After messaging Torres to request the day off, Keiper went to urgent care and was diagnosed with pregnancy-related subchorionic hemorrhaging. On July 31, a regularly scheduled ultrasound revealed that Keiper’s baby had a hypoplastic nasal bone, a possible indicator of Down syndrome, and that Keiper’s cervical canal was open and there was a blood clot on her cervix. On August 18, Keiper asked Torres for permission to take two months of unpaid maternity leave starting after her baby’s birth in December. Keiper did not identify any specific reason why maternity leave was needed. Torres said that she would discuss the request with her supervisor, Teffari Stewart. Seven days later, Stewart terminated Keiper, effective immediately, citing budgetary concerns. Keiper sued CNN, asserting various claims for discrimination, including failure-to-accommodate and retaliatory-discharge claims under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). CNN moved to dismiss the PWFA claims, arguing that Keiper’s complaint, even if accepted as true, failed to state facts showing PWFA violations.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Duffin, J.)

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