I ran across a post on “You’re the Boss”, the New York Times blog on small business issues, titled “How Do You Handle Employee Litigation?” The article reports on a small business owner who had settled several employee lawsuits (not sure what’s going on there!), but decided once to push a case to trial. When he did, not […]
Taping Your Employer Privacy requirements go both ways—you also must pay attention to your state’s laws on privacy before recording any conversation, depending on your jurisdiction. It is very easy to record conversations at work. Indeed, chances are that you could do it with your cell phone. Recordings of conversations can be extraordinarily valuable for
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Family and Medical Leave Rights for Families of Veterans, Re-Employment Rights for Military Service Members Federal law provides for family and medical leave of spouses and family members of those serving in the military and makes it easier for service members to return to their jobs. They have rights to reemployment after the completion of
In this case, an employer fired a woman because she had a baby who required expensive medical care. Thelma Fleming worked as a nurse practitioner for a nursing home, Covington Manor, three years before she gave birth to her first child. Her child was premature and required hospitalization for three months. Ms. Fleming’s medical expenses for her delivery
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It was shortly before Christmas in 2005 when the call came. The US Attorney for the District of Columbia called to offer me a position as an Assistant US Attorney (AUSA). I was thirty-three and married with a ten-month-old son, and this was a long time in coming. After graduating from Georgetown University Law Center
Consider these two scenarios: Stephanie Stewart, pregnant with her first child, is an honors student in community college. She asks the professor of her women’s studies class whether she can make up assignments that she will miss due to labor, delivery, and doctors’ appointments. The professor, a woman, denies her request.(Checkout “New Lawsuits Shine the
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Many federal and state laws protect employees (including at-will employees). The descriptions below merely provide you with a place to get started. I strongly advise you to consult an attorney to determine whether any of these laws apply to you. What Is Caregiver Discrimination? Michelle Singletary wrote an interesting article (http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/aarp-study-burden-of-long-term-care-needs-of-elderly-straining-families/2011/08/03/gIQAT9FdsI_story.html) in The Washington
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How The Laws Of The United States Do Not Ensure Equal Participation In The Workforce For Women And Mothers The United States is part of a select group of countries, comprised of the U.S., Papua New Guinea, Swaziland, Liberia, and Lesotho, who do not mandate any type of paid maternity leave for new mothers. Additionally, the United States
Pregnancy Discrimination Act: What it is, and what it isn’t The Pregnancy Discrimination Act is a part of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Congress enacted the law in 1973 making it illegal for a company with 15 or more employees to discriminate against a woman because she is pregnant. As you might imagine, this means
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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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