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When Lamar Austin was forced to choose between a weekend of work at his new job or the birth of his son Cainan, he made the obvious decision – but his employer didn’t see it that way.

Lamar was working part-time as a security guard when his wife, Lindsay Austin went into labor last Friday night.

Though he sent a text to his boss explaining the situation, he received a response reading: “You’re forcing my hand, if you aren’t in work by 8 tomorrow we are going to terminate you.”

At 1AM on New Year’s Day, after their son became the first baby of 2017 born in New Hampshire, he received another text saying that he was “terminated”.

When Lamar’s story was published in the local newspaper, it was seen by former town board member and paid family leave advocate Sara Persechino, who created a GoFundMe campaign to ease the financial stresses of the family until Lamar found another job.

“No one should have to choose between their family and their job,” says Sara. “Welcoming a new baby to a family should be a joyous time.”

Since it's creation, over 400 people have donated over $2,000 to the campaign. More importantly, multiple employers have contacted Lamar with job offers.
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