JAY — The Maine Human Rights Commission voted Monday to accept a state investigator’s recommendation that it facilitate an agreement between LaFleur’s Restaurant and a former employee.
Investigator Michele Dion’s report found there were reasonable grounds to believe LaFleur’s discriminated against Maryellen Remington of Livermore Falls because of her sex after she revealed her pregnancy and was dismissed in June 2013.
LaFleur’s denied the sex discrimination charge, saying it terminated her employment after she failed to truly understand the job and frequently did not come to work, according to Dion’s report.
Remington filed the complaint with the commission on Jan. 31, 2014. Before June 20, 2013, Remington had not been absent because of appointments, Dion’s report said. She had one prior absence for illness unrelated to her pregnancy weeks earlier, which had been approved by the owner, the report said.
The commission has 90 days to facilitate an agreement. If it cannot, the commission’s attorney would recommend whether to pursue litigation on the basis of public interest remedies, Cindy Rocque, the commissioner’s case controller, said.
Restaurant owner Bob LaFleur was not immediately available for comment Wednesday.
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