The Huffington Post: North Carolina’s New Anti-LGBT Law is Senseless — And Sinister

In the News, Pregnancy Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment

April 1, 2016 It’s easy to ridicule North Carolina’s new anti-LGBT law, but it’s actually very disturbing. The idea that Tar Heel politicians felt such an urgent need to start policing bathrooms that they held an emergency session inspires mockery, not fear. But the law, passed with little review late last month, has a sinister […]

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DOL Proposes New Antidiscrimination Rules Under the WIOA

ADA, Disability Rights, Pregnancy Discrimination, Sex Discrimination

On July 22, 2014, President Obama signed into law the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The WIOA is intended to help educate and train individuals and match up qualified and skilled workers with employers. To achieve these goals, the WIOA modified and superseded several other federal programs. Despite the WIOA updating existing laws and

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Can an Employer Deny Lactation Benefits to a Breastfeeding Employee on the Basis of Surrogacy?

Pregnancy Discrimination, Sex Discrimination

You’re a new mother who wants to provide breast milk for your child. The company you work for has a policy that allows employees to take breaks to pump or express breast milk in a designated lactation room. You want to take advantage of this policy, but your employer won’t let you; because you were

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Are Employers Required to Accommodate Pregnant Employees?

ADA, Family, Medical, and Other Leave Discrimination, FMLA, Pregnancy Discrimination

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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Returning From FMLA Leave: Do You Still Have a Job?

FMLA, Pregnancy Discrimination

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 Case for Paid Parental Leave in the United States

Caregiver Discrimination, Family Responsibilities Discrimination, Family, Medical, and Other Leave Discrimination, FMLA, Pregnancy Discrimination

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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Nurse Claims Firing Due to Pregnancy-Induced Nausea

Pregnancy Discrimination

Imagine you are pregnant but suffer from morning sickness. Feeling nauseous is difficult enough, but you have to deal with it while working full-time, sometimes on a double shift. Sometimes the nausea gets so bad that you have to go home or take a 15-minute break. Now imagine you get fired for taking these breaks

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10 Things to Know Before Filing a Pregnancy Discrimination Claim

Pregnancy Discrimination

Pregnancy discrimination is all too common in the United States. In fact, pregnancy discrimination claims have been on the rise in recent years. If you are facing pregnancy discrimination, here are 10 things you should know about the law. 1. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 (PDA) under Title Vll of the Civil Rights Act of

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Court Finds Pregnancy-Neutral Policy Could Still Be Discriminatory

ADA, Pregnancy Discrimination

If your employer has a policy that requires all pregnant employees to take unpaid leave for the duration of their pregnancy, regardless of whether they want to, your employer is probably engaged in illegal discrimination and in violation of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 (PDA). However, what if your employer has a policy that

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EEOC Sues Employer for Failing to Accommodate Pregnant Employee

ADA, Pregnancy Discrimination, Sex Discrimination

The pregnancy discrimination landscape has been forever changed, ever since the United States Supreme Court decided Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. In Young, the Supreme Court told employers that they had to provide reasonable accommodations for pregnant employees, unless they had a very good nondiscriminatory reason not to. With this case as support, the Equal

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Pregnancy Discrimination

The Huffington Post: North Carolina’s New Anti-LGBT Law is Senseless — And Sinister

DOL Proposes New Antidiscrimination Rules Under the WIOA

Can an Employer Deny Lactation Benefits to a Breastfeeding Employee on the Basis of Surrogacy?

Are Employers Required to Accommodate Pregnant Employees?

Returning From FMLA Leave: Do You Still Have a Job?

The Case for Paid Parental Leave in the United States

Nurse Claims Firing Due to Pregnancy-Induced Nausea

10 Things to Know Before Filing a Pregnancy Discrimination Claim

Court Finds Pregnancy-Neutral Policy Could Still Be Discriminatory

EEOC Sues Employer for Failing to Accommodate Pregnant Employee

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