{"id":22037,"date":"2026-03-21T04:10:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T04:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/21\/firm-must-pay-22-5m-to-woman-whose-baby-died-after-work-from-home-request-denial\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T04:10:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T04:10:53","slug":"firm-must-pay-22-5m-to-woman-whose-baby-died-after-work-from-home-request-denial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/21\/firm-must-pay-22-5m-to-woman-whose-baby-died-after-work-from-home-request-denial\/","title":{"rendered":"Firm Must Pay $22.5M To Woman Whose Baby Died After Work-From-Home Request Denial"},"content":{"rendered":"


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An Ohio company was ordered to pay $22.5 million to a woman whose baby died after her company denied her request to work from home during a high-risk pregnancy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Per <\/span>NBC News<\/span><\/a>, Chelsea Walsh requested to work from home beginning on February 15, 2021, for her job with Total Quality Logistics, but was denied. Walsh had just undergone an operation on her cervix when she made the request and was recommended to be put on bed rest due to the high risk nature of her pregnancy.<\/span><\/p>\n

A <\/span>press release<\/span><\/a> from Walsh\u2019s attorney said her doctors \u201cinstructed her to limit activity, remain on modified bed rest, and work from home.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTQL presented Walsh with an impossible choice \u2014 work at the office and put additional strain on her child, or take an unpaid leave of absence and lose the income and health insurance she needed,\u201d the lawsuit said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Her husband Joel Walsh then had a conversation with the company\u2019s human resources manager, who is friends with an executive at TQL, the lawsuit says. The unnamed executive allegedly said, \u201cThank you \u2026 you just saved us a lawsuit.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

This led to Walsh\u2019s request being granted on February 24, which is the same day she went into premature labor and gave birth to a daughter, named Magnolia. The baby was born at 20 weeks and four days.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMagnolia had a heartbeat, was breathing, and exhibited fetal movement,\u201d the lawsuit says, per NBC. \u201cMagnolia was placed on Walsh\u2019s chest so that Walsh could hold her. Magnolia died in Walsh\u2019s arms approximately one hour and thirty minutes later.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The jury ruled in Walsh\u2019s favor and ordered the company to pay $22.5 million in damages for what they determined to be a wrongful death.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a heartbreaking outcome for a young family,\u201d one of Walsh\u2019s lawyers said in a statement. \u201cThe evidence showed that Chelsea Walsh was following her doctors\u2019 instructions for a high-risk pregnancy and simply asked to work from home.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe jury found that TQL\u2019s denial of that reasonable request led to the death of her daughter,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Julia Daugherty, a rep for TQL, said the company disagreed with the verdict, arguing that \u201cthe way the facts were characterized at trial\u201d were not accurate. \u201cWe are evaluating legal options and remain committed to supporting the health and well-being of our employees,\u201d the rep said.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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