HOUSTON – A College Station woman’s federal lawsuit accuses a jewelry designer of subjecting her to a hostile work environment because she was pregnant.
Hannah Bean sued David Gardner’s, Inc., doing business as David Gardner’s Jeweler’s, in the Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas on Feb. 22, asserting that “she was discriminated against regarding the terms and conditions of her employment because of her sex/pregnancy.”
DG employed Bean from September 2016 to March 2018. The plaintiff started out as a customer service representative before earning a promotion to a custom manager position.
Court papers say that Bean informed the business in early 2018 that she was pregnant and intended to work full time until she gave birth. The defendant was reportedly made aware that the complainant would return to duty following a short maternity leave.
According to the original petition, Bean then was mistreated because of her pregnancy. It claims that DG called the situation “an inconvenience” and eventually demoted her in response to her supposedly “slowing down.”
Bean tendered her resignation from the defendant on Mar. 31, 2018.
Consequently, she seeks unspecified monetary damages and a jury trial.
Daryl J. Sinkule of the law firm Kilgore & Kilgore, PLLC in Dallas is representing the plaintiff.
Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas Case No. 4:19-CV-0631