Oprah Winfrey's network OWN is facing a lawsuit from a former employee who claims that she was laid off for becoming pregnant.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Carolyn Hommel filed a lawsuit Friday suing the company for sex discrimination.
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Hommel, who was hired in 2010 as senior director of scheduling and acquisitions, alleges that she was on track to become a vice president before she became pregnant.
While on medical leave having her child, Hommel was replaced by a temporary employee. Hommel says that when she returned to the office, her duties were gradually given over to this employee and she began to be excluded from meetings.
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Hommel was fired in March 2012, just one month after giving birth. She claims that her supervisor, Michael Garner, then fabricated a review that made her appear "less 'senior' and therefore not a candidate for the new vice president position."
The suit brings charges of sex discrimination and disability discrimination against OWN, claiming that Hommel's dismissal was a direct result of her pregnancy leave
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