Many people have heard of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the federal law that prohibits employers from discriminating against employees based on their race or sex and that protects your rights as an employee. But if you work or do business in Washington, D.C., did you know that you’re subject to […]
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Washington, DC City Overview Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, is a 68.3 square mile jurisdiction located between Maryland and Virginia. Created by the Residence Act of 1790, the District is within the jurisdiction of Congress and is not part of any other state. Through the Organic Act of 1801, Congress organized the
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June 14, 2016 After facing discrimination over taking family leave, more men and women are choosing to sue their bosses—and in some cases, winning substantial amounts. That’s the main takeaway from the Center for Worklife Law at the University of California’s Hastings law school, which recently released an analysis of litigation trends. The lawsuits are stemming from
Things at your job are going terribly. You’re miserable. You think you might be about to be fired. You think a reasonable strategy might be to quit. But listen: It’s almost a never a good idea to quit before being fired if you think the reason for your firing would be wrongful, for instance, based
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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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Retaliation is when an employer takes an adverse employment action—firing, demoting, creating a hostile work environment, etc.—toward you in response to your claim of discrimination or because of your participation in a discrimination hearing. This includes activity that you take on behalf of others who are discriminated against. Interestingly, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity
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A jury in a New York state court found the defendant, the three plaintiffs’ former employer, liable under state law for harassment and terminating their employment because of their pregnancies. The total damages award comes to nearly $6.2 million. Three former administrative workers of G.E.B. Medical Management, Inc., Marlena Santana, Yasminda Davis, and Melissa Rodriguez,
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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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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
