Federal Discrimination Laws
Most workplace bullying falls outside the parameters of federal discrimination laws. However, workplace abuse may be the result of illegal discrimination and, if so, you may be able to file a lawsuit...
View ArticleThen the “Law is a Ass”
“If the law supposes that,” said Mr. Bumble,… “the law is a ass—a idiot.” – Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist. A federal judge in New York earlier this week threw out a pregnancy discrimination case...
View ArticleJudge says “lactation discrimination” is legal
U.S. District Judge Lynn N. Hughes, of Houston, TX, has ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not prevent an employer from firing a new mother because she asks for permission to...
View ArticleStaples and ‘Lactation Chambers’
Next time you need to pick up a pack of pencils or some office paper, think about Tom Stemberg, co-founder of mega-office supply chain Staples, who complained recently that President Obama’s...
View ArticleLactation is Pregnancy-Related After-All!
A federal appeals court panel has unanimously ruled that firing a woman because she is lactating or expressing milk is unlawful sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The...
View ArticlePregnancy Discrimination Act: 35 Years Later
No Accommodation Requirement Thirty five years ago this week, President Jimmy Carter signed into law the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 (PDA). The PDA, an amendment of Title VII of the Civil...
View ArticleSettlement is Mother’s Day Gift to Working Mothers
On the heels of Mother’s Day, a Texas woman has won an important victory for all nursing mothers in the workplace. Donnicia Vetters accepted an out of court settlement of $15,000 on the eve of a...
View ArticleShift Expected on Pregnancy Accommodation
Should employers treat pregnant employees who suffer temporary disabilities the same way they treat other employees with temporary disabilities? Yes, says the U.S. Office of the Solicitor General....
View ArticlePregnant Workers Entitled to Reasonable Accommodation
The EEOC has issued an enforcement guidance that makes it clear that an employer must make reasonable accommodations for pregnant workers who experience a medical need for a temporary change at work....
View ArticleA Primer On How Employers Can Exempt Themselves From Civil Rights Laws
What are the chances employers will hire job applicants who opt-out of a “voluntary” clause that requires them to forgo their right to file a lawsuit if they are subject to future civil rights...
View ArticleActivision’s Great Deal
Activision Blizzard, Inc., the publisher of popular video games, allegedly tolerated a “frat boy” culture for years. California’s Dept. of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) filed a lawsuit in 2021...
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