We’ve written many articles and blog posts explaining or discussing illegal discrimination. As a result, it may come as a surprise to some of you that discrimination can sometimes be perfectly legal, even if it’s morally wrong or unfair. But how is this possible? Let’s start by looking at some scenarios. Scenario 1 John works […]
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In the news and on many people’s minds this week was the Supreme Court’s historic decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, holding that same-sex couples have a fundamental right to marry and striking down bans on same-sex marriage across the country. But how will this decision affect family responsibilities discrimination? We look at this landmark decision
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This week in family responsibilities discrimination, there was a lot of coverage of legislative efforts—both federal and state—to protect women from employment discrimination. There were also articles about insurance and paid leave as well as discussions about interesting pregnancy discrimination cases. State Efforts to Pass Reproductive Choice Discrimination Laws A number of states have attempted
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This week in family responsibilities discrimination news, we reflected on the past, worked to make repairs in the present, and revealed how the future will (hopefully) look. Reflecting on the Past 50 years of Griswold This week marked the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Griswold v. Connecticut. The landmark opinion made it
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Despite the evidence that workplace support for families creates more satisfied and more loyal employees, many employers still feel that employees with family responsibilities are an inconvenience and respond by treating those employees unfairly or even firing them. This week, a number of pregnancy discrimination cases were discussed in the news. There was also a jury
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There were three big wins for family responsibilities discrimination to report on this week: 1. Florida Adds Pregnancy to Characteristics of Illegal Discrimination Under Civil Rights Law About one year ago, the Florida Supreme Court held that the state’s discrimination law’s prohibition on sex discrimination “includes discrimination based on pregnancy, which is a natural condition
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Here is a look at a few interesting stories in family responsibilities discrimination across the country this week. Pregnancy Discrimination Las Vegas Company Settles Pregnancy Charge This week, ACR Mechanical agreed to settle an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charge of pregnancy discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
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This week in the news, we have seen battles for pregnant and caregiving workers: some won, others ongoing. The highlights include a breastfeeding mom winning breaks to pump during her bar exam and a Catholic school arguing that it was permissible to fire a pregnant, unwed teacher under a ministerial exception. The Highlights Soon-to-Be
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Did you know that where you live can substantially affect your legal rights if you’re pregnant? Although the Pregnancy Discrimination Act and other federal laws govern employment practices in all 50 states, they only cover companies with 15 or more employees. More importantly, many courts can’t agree on what these laws require employers to do
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Fortunately, there are federal laws to provide protection for pregnant workers against discrimination in the workplace. And while it is significant that the law empowers women with the right not to be discriminated against because of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, this does not mean that the practice has ended in the workplace. Indeed,
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