A Mom Requested to Work From Home for Her High-Risk Pregnancy. Her Company Said No. Now They Owe $22.5M

"The jury found that TQL's denial of that reasonable request led to the death of her daughter."

"This is a heartbreaking outcome for a young family, the evidence showed that Chelsea Walsh was following her doctors' instructions for a high-risk pregnancy and simply asked to work from home."

"Thank you, you just saved us a lawsuit, said a TQL executive after the husband's intervention."

Chelsea Walsh's newborn daughter died shortly after birth, leading to a lawsuit against her employer, Total Quality Logistics, for denying her work-from-home request during a high-risk pregnancy. The jury awarded Walsh $22.5 million in damages, determining that the denial contributed to the baby's death. Walsh had requested to work from home following surgery to prevent early labor, as advised by her doctor. The company later allowed her to work from home after intervention from her husband, who contacted HR.

Read at Inc