Lawyer: Send the Judge to Prison-Chapter 289: Zhou Xiaoyan’s Accusation—Why Discriminate Against Her?

Chapter 289: Chapter 289: Zhou Xiaoyan’s Accusation—Why Discriminate Against Her?

Soon, Chief Judge Shen Jiarui and the two judges entered the court one after another.

The clerk spoke: "All rise!"

In the courtroom, everyone stood up.

The clerk said: "I now announce the court order. First, no noise is allowed in the courtroom..."

"Second, ...."

"I now announce that the court is officially in session!"

Chief Judge Shen Jiarui glanced around and struck the gavel.

"Please be seated!"

"This case was tried in the Yun City Court in a first instance and a judgment has been made."

"The case involves Zhou Xiaoyan working at Gu Chen Law Firm, discovering her pregnancy five days after joining, and being dismissed after two months for allegedly failing the probationary period."

"After winning labor arbitration, Gu Chen Law Firm appealed the arbitration and applied for trial at Yun City Court."

"After trial at Yuncheng Primary People’s Court, Gu Chen Law Firm lost and is now appealing to our court."

Chief Judge Shen Jiarui said: "Now, please have the defendant explain the cause, process, and result of the case."

The camera focuses on Zhou Xiaoyan.

Zhou Xiaoyan said aggrievedly: "My name is Zhou Xiaoyan, just an ordinary woman."

"I usually love my work very much; they paid me fifteen thousand a month at Gu Chen Law Firm."

"After working for some time, I found out I was pregnant."

"Then, because of the pregnancy, I felt very uncomfortable with vomiting, dizziness, nausea, and pain."

"So, I requested leave from the company and explained my situation."

"The company granted me leave, and I thought everything was fine."

"I’m also very sorry. I got pregnant shortly after joining, but I didn’t know when I was pregnant, nor did I plan to be; I wanted to focus on my work because women need to be independent."

"After my pregnancy, due to being in the early stages, the physical reactions were frequent, so I occasionally requested leave, but I still frequently went to work—I only requested leave when I felt uncomfortable."

"But I never thought the company would dismiss me after two months!"

"The reason they gave was that I didn’t meet their employment standards."

"If I wasn’t competent, why did you hire me in the first place?"

"Since you hired me, why dismiss me?"

"I’m here today to fight for more than just my voice!"

"I’m fighting for more than just my rights; have I committed such treasonous acts? I’m a pregnant woman! How can you bully a pregnant woman? On what grounds? On what grounds can you bully and dismiss a pregnant woman? Because your firm is all lawyers? So you think no one dares to go for labor arbitration or sue you? But I do!"

"I’m here today to fight for more than just my voice!"

"Women already face enough challenges; they’re constantly discriminated against by various employers."

"And I, as a pregnant woman dismissed by the company... am just part of a vulnerable group."

"I’m fighting for more than just my rights today!"

"I want to speak for countless women!"

"We pregnant women shouldn’t be discriminated against!"

"Why are we the ones being bullied? Why are we the ones being discriminated against?"

"We pregnant women work hard, and we deserve rights! How can employers discriminate and dismiss me for being pregnant?"

"But... no one cares about our fate!"

"You arbitrarily dismiss a pregnant woman!"

"I cannot accept this!!"

"If every employer acted like you, countless women would be hurt!"

"Is it that we girls shouldn’t discover our pregnancy while working? Should we be dismissed immediately upon finding out? What’s the rationale here?"

"When will vulnerable groups like us be taken care of?"

Zhou Xiaoyan stood firmly on moral high ground.

The Little Fairy group in the livestream erupted.

[Well said! Speaking for billions of women! Speaking for billions of pregnant women!]

[Gu Chen Law Firm must be severely punished! This company discriminates against women, it should be shut down!]

[If every employer acts like this law firm, won’t countless pregnant women be dismissed?]

[How dare they ignore national law like this? Bullying pregnant women in this way?]

[As a girl, is it easy? Why, Gu Chen, why do they do this? I always thought he was a good person, but now it’s clear he’s disgusting, with a capitalist face!]

[Your firm makes so much money, what’s wrong with letting pregnant women earn a year’s salary?]

[Punishment is necessary! Let this company suffer, so other companies won’t dare to dismiss pregnant women in the future!!]

Zhou Xiaoyan said: "Chief Judge, I’m just part of a vulnerable group, just a pregnant woman."

"I only want the rights that belong to me...."

"That concludes my statement."

Zhou Xiaoyan finished speaking.

Chief Judge Shen Jiarui struck the gavel.

"Will the plaintiff now make their statement?"

The plaintiff representing the company in court was Yan Yuting.

Yan Yuting said: "Chief Judge, what Zhou Xiaoyan said was misleading; I must correct her words."

"First, Zhou Xiaoyan said she discovered her pregnancy after working for some time; in reality, she worked only four days before announcing her pregnancy and requesting leave due to discomfort."

"Second, Zhou Xiaoyan claimed she frequently worked and occasionally took leave, which is untrue. In fact, during two months, she attended work for only five days, taking leave for the remainder."

"This concludes my statement; any further dispute will be answered by my defense lawyer." Yan Yuting finished speaking.

Hearing Yan Yuting’s words enlightened some male viewers in the livestream.

Only working five days in two months sounds like exploiting company wages, doesn’t it?

Early pregnancy may be uncomfortable, but is it really just five days of work in two months?

Meanwhile, the Little Fairy group sprung up to comment.

[Isn’t working five days in two months normal? You have no idea how terrible early pregnancy feels!]

[As a woman, I know how hard pregnancy is. Even skipping work for two months wouldn’t be an issue; have you ever been pregnant? Do you know how difficult it is?]

[Pregnant mothers are great; working five days in two months is perfectly normal, and employers can’t dismiss employees because of that, right? Isn’t this against the law?]

[That’s not a valid reason for company dismissal! Isn’t it normal for pregnant women to need rest?]