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FranceCivil
Fight over firing a worker after maternity leave ends in court
- Court
- Cour de cassation
- Decided
- Sep 9, 2026
- Citation
- 25-13.114
- Judges
- M. Huglo (conseiller doyen faisant fonction de président)
AI breakdown
- A worker was dismissed after maternity leave and claimed unfair treatment due to her pregnancy.
- The top court decided it couldn't rule on the dismissal because the company had legal approval to terminate her.
- The court cited the separation of powers as the key reason for rejecting the worker's claim.
Outcome
Cassation partielle sans renvoi
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