Yes it's very likely that if the company was aware of the pregnancy that this was illegal.

being aware doesnt make it illegal. only if it was because of the pregnancy.

Wait! In a restructuring it's illegal to fire someone who is pregnant? That's nonsense.

A court case could determine through discovery if it was really "restructuring" or just an excuse to fire this one person in particular.

We don't not have enough information to make an educated assessment here.

It's not illegal to fire someone who is pregnant. It's illegal to fire someone because they're pregnant. You have to be able to point to another reason, such as performance.

Meaning, if you're doing layoffs, and you thought to yourself, "Let's fire person X! They're about to have a kid and won't even be around for two months. That'd be a waste of money!", you would be breaking the law.

Hint: the restructuring is most probably a made up excuse, they just wanted the pregnant lady gone.

Hmm, it should be a slam-dunk case, the lawyer just needs to ask "Show the court all the paperwork regarding this 'restructuring'. What structures were before, what are they now, and what's the rationale?".

In a civilized nation, that certainly would be the case. You're probably right that parent meant USA instead.

exactly. in china and in some european countries, being pregnant automatically protects you from being let go for almost any reason until after maternity leave completes.

I second this. I have friends who consulted an employment lawyer in similar circumstances - and were able to negotiate additional severance.