We received a letter from an attorney representing a former employee. The employee worked for us approximately 7-8 weeks. During the fifth week, the former employee announced that she was pregnant. She asked for a two days off over the course of the next couple weeks to see her doctor regarding her pregnancy, which was granted. Her supervisor terminated her employee due to job performance following one of these doctors’ visits. During the termination meeting, the former employee stated that she was being fired illegally due to her pregnancy.

The letter from the attorney states little facts – more dialog on how costly litigation is for an employer (your basic scary stuff). The are offering us the last chance to sit down for a arbitration meeting - if not, they will
file for civil action.

Just wanted to know how to respond to this letter or if you would respond to this letter, which was not sent certified. Thanks.

You should refer it to your own attorney for review. Hopefully, you documented the performance issues thoroughly.

Chiming in with a "second" here. You should not be responding to this request, your legal counsel should.