You are the hiring manager at a branch of a large New Jersey company (the "company"), with over 200 employees in South Jersey alone. Early in 2020, Lisa applied to become an administrative assistant at the South Jersey branch of the company. After successfully completing the interview process, you hired Lisa. Four months later, Lisa became pregnant and, at that same time, experienced some complications during pregnancy. The company initially agreed to grant her leave but shortly thereafter, informed her that her position had been eliminated due to a "reorganization" of the South Jersey office. Lisa is upset about being fired, and has filed a lawsuit against the company for pregnancy discrimination and violations of the New Jersey Family Leave Act and federal Family Medical Leave Act." 

Analyze the likelihood that the company would prevail in defending this lawsuit,

Analyze each claim, the requirements of it, and possible defenses, 

Come to a conclusion about who will win each claim. 

Integrate New Jersey (state and federal) case law (from Westlaw) to support your analysis of these issues.

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