I Was Fired for Being a Whistleblower. Am I Protected by Law?

A whistleblower is a person who reports a violation of the law, an unethical practice, mismanagement, corruption, waste of funds, or danger to public safety. Whistleblowers typically report these illegal situations to the powers-that-be at a company or to a governmental agency. The laws around whistleblowers and whistleblower retaliation can be complicated. The Laws Protecting […]

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You Can Use Family Medical Leave for Maternity Leave, If You Don’t Need a Paycheck

FMLA

If you’ll soon be a parent, you need to do a lot of planning to make sure your new son or daughter is well cared for. One thing you can’t plan on is paid maternity or paternity leave to help you care for that newborn or adopted child. The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is

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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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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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Wrongful Termination Checklist: How to Know Whether You’ve Been Unlawfully Terminated

Advice

Were you recently fired? Do you know whether you were fired for unlawful reasons? Use this wrongful termination checklist to find out. If you can answer yes to one or more of these questions, you may have a wrongful termination case and should speak with a lawyer. Discrimination Were you fired because of your

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Pregnant Attorney Wins $92,000 From Public Utility for Pregnancy Discrimination

Pregnancy Discrimination

Many pregnancies go smoothly, with routine doctor’s visits for nine months then an uneventful and uncomplicated birth. As a result, the mother may only need a few weeks off from work for the time leading up to and following the birth. But what happens if there are complications or problems with the pregnancy? Does the

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How Do You Cast Doubt on the Employer’s Reasons for Its Actions Against You?

ADA, Litigation

To establish a successful discrimination case, a plaintiff must take several steps. Antidiscrimination law presents a number of issues that must be proven before a case is decided in the plaintiff’s favor. Case in point: a Texas’ woman’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) case was recently resurrected by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the

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Taking On the Gender Pay Gap

Equal Pay, Sex Discrimination

Earlier, we discussed the gender pay gap and its prevalence in the United States, even in the entertainment industry. We also mentioned a few attempts to reduce the compensation discrepancy, such as salary transparency. This was successfully used by Charlize Theron to receive equal pay with Chris Hemsworth in the soon-to-be-released movie, The Huntsman. However,

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What Qualifies As a “Serious Health Condition” Under the FMLA?

Advice, FMLA

Let’s say you are really sick. You believe that due to your illness, you need to take a leave of absence from work. You know that under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), you can take unpaid leave due to an illness, so you ask your boss for time off from work

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This Week in Family Responsibilities Discrimination

Caregiver Discrimination, Family Responsibilities Discrimination, FMLA, Pregnancy Discrimination, Retaliation

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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I Was Fired for Being a Whistleblower. Am I Protected by Law?

You Can Use Family Medical Leave for Maternity Leave, If You Don’t Need a Paycheck

10 Things to Know Before Filing a Pregnancy Discrimination Claim

EEOC Sues Employer for Failing to Accommodate Pregnant Employee

Wrongful Termination Checklist: How to Know Whether You’ve Been Unlawfully Terminated

Pregnant Attorney Wins $92,000 From Public Utility for Pregnancy Discrimination

How Do You Cast Doubt on the Employer’s Reasons for Its Actions Against You?

Taking On the Gender Pay Gap

What Qualifies As a “Serious Health Condition” Under the FMLA?

This Week in Family Responsibilities Discrimination

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