Accommodating a disabled employee is part of federal law and laws in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. There are no requirements under these laws that a nondisabled family member be accommodated to help a loved one who is disabled. But depending on the facts of the situation, the federal Americans With Disabilities Act […]
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If you’re the victim of discrimination, you may want any number of things to right the wrong that happened to you. However, it’s not up to you to decide what you can get. The types of damages available for a particular cause of action are spelled out in the statute authorizing that cause of action.
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Have questions about your potential legal case? Our Legal Leverage program has you covered! If you’ve been the victim of an FMLA violation, you may know that you can sue your employer. But if you decide to sue, can you win? And if you can win, will the damage awards you could get be worth
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Employers must reasonably accommodate pregnant employees under state and federal laws. What those accommodations should be will vary depending on the needs of the employee and employer. If a pregnant employee asks for help but that request is denied, she should contact our office. Federal and state laws provide some protection for pregnant employees who want
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The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) guarantees that eligible employees will be provided leave to take care of a loved one with a serious medical condition. The FMLA also guarantees that upon return from FMLA Leave, the eligible employee will get his or her same or equivalent job back. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always
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The United States is the only industrialized nation that does not offer some sort of paid parental leave. And that’s a problem considering that today, women make up 47% of the workforce, and 40% of those women are the sole or primary breadwinners for their families. Study after study has shown the health and economic
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If you’ll soon be a parent, you need to do a lot of planning to make sure your new son or daughter is well cared for. One thing you can’t plan on is paid maternity or paternity leave to help you care for that newborn or adopted child. The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is
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We’ve previously discussed some of the challenges breastfeeding mothers face in the workplace. Our blog post titled “Breastfeeding Challenges for New Mothers Who Work Full-Time” examines laws and on-the-job difficulties employees encounter when breastfeeding or expressing milk. Currently, many breastfeeding mothers have a difficult road ahead of them. However, this shouldn’t stop an employee from
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If you’re an employee who is pregnant or thinking about getting pregnant, you’ve probably wondered whether you’ll be able to take the necessary time off from work for the care and birth of your child. You might already know that there are several laws that deal with pregnancy and leave, but you may not be
If you have grandchildren, you know that there’s never enough time or opportunities to see and spend time with them. A recent Washington Post column, “Grandparenting 101 for Baby Boomers,” makes it clear that today’s new grandparents are prepared to interact with their grandchildren more than previous generations of grandparents. But what if your child
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