Stevens & Lee is standing by its decision to fire a former legal assistant just weeks after she returned from maternity leave, arguing that she was asked to leave because she was unreliable, and not as a result of pregnancy discrimination.

The central Pennsylvania-based firm filed an answer Wednesday to former legal assistant Alicia Drees’ suit, which alleges sex discrimination and retaliation under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, Family and Medical Leave Act violations and disability discrimination.

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