Pregnancy Discrimination

Why Timing Is Almost Everything in Pregnancy Discrimination Cases

Discrimination cases are based on allegations that some negative action by an employer was motivated by an illegal, discriminatory bias against the worker because of some protected basis (sex, race, color, etc.). In cases where the protected basis is something the person is not born with (such as a disability due to an accident or […]

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Florida Fire Department Settles Sex Discrimination and Retaliation Claims

Florida Fire Rescue Department Settles Sex Discrimination and Retaliation Claims Four Florida female firefighters have resolved their sex discrimination and retaliation claims against their employer, the Davie Fire Rescue Department, for more than $400,000 according to the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Three firefighters filed complaints with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission which referred the

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Breast-Feeding

Breast-Feeding Marie is a woman who is breast-feeding her child and working full time. This means that Marie frequently needs to pump at work. However, her employer makes her pump in a bathroom and often limits the amount of breaks that Marie may take to pump. Is this legal? Usually, this behavior is illegal. The Fair Labor

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EEOC to Employers: Stop Discriminating Against Pregnant Workers

EEOC to employers: Stop discriminating against pregnant workers For the first time in more than 30 years, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued new guidelines to make clear to employers that refusing to give reasonable accommodations to pregnant workers is illegal under federal law. For example, employers could no hold it against pregnant workers who are no longer

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