Report: 9 Ramsey Solutions Employees Fired for Pre-marital Sex

While a former employee has accused Ramsey Solutions of terminating her because of her pregnancy, the company disputes the claim. Company lawyers said in court filings the employee was fired for premarital sex and so were a dozen other employees, reports The Tennessean.

Former administrative assistant Caitlin O'Connor, who was employed by Ramsey Solutions for over four years and never disciplined, said when she announced she was pregnant in June and requested paperwork for maternity leave, she was terminated for her pregnancy since she isn't legally married to her longtime partner, the baby's father. 

Lawyers for Ramsey Solutions, owned by Dave Ramsey — a personal financial titan who made headlines when he hosted a giant Christmas party during the pandemic and refused to let his employees work from home — said O'Connor wasn't fired because she was pregnant. She was terminated for having premarital sex. 

The company founded by the radio personality Dave Ramsey says it has fired at least nine employees in recent years for having premarital sex. https://t.co/ZpaXV4OWHA

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O'Connor isn't the only employee the company fired when they learned about their sex lives.

New court filings reveal that Ramsey Solutions disciplined at least 12 other employees  for having sex before marriage in recent years. The employees were either terminated or resigned before they could be fired, court documents show. 

The company also said at least two employees were fired for having extramarital sex. Company lawyers stated that they terminated every employee who engaged in premarital sex. 

According to court documents, O'Connor went before the company's human resources board, who weighed whether she violated one of Ramsey's 14 core values: "righteous living." The company doesn't provide a list of rules to its employees about living righteously.

Ramsey Solutions' handbook spells out that the company's image is Christian, according to court documents.

"Should a team member engage in behavior not consistent with traditional Judeo-Christian values or teaching, it would damage the image and the value of our good will and our brand," the handbook states. "If this should occur, the team member would be subject to review, probation, or termination.”