Allred offered to use her vacation time for the necessary pumping time, but said that a response to her request to do so was never addressed. Allred quit her job at the end of January 2017 because she believed the working conditions were intolerable. She informed a representative for Home Depot that no one in her situation would be able to work under those conditions.
In addition to violating federal law, Allred’s attorney Shelly Cozakos, believes Home Depot violated Idaho’s Human Rights Act. Cozakos wrote in a statement to the Idaho Statesman that “It is unfortunate that a company such as Home Depot has not taken the appropriate steps to make sure that its female employees who are pregnant and nursing are treated fairly.”
Home Depot’s response to the federal lawsuit is due on December 19.
