A recent post was all about the breadth of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA). We addressed a situation in which a plaintiff alleged that her employer … Read more
It Matters What You Do For Parents After the Baby Is Born
Being a new parent is an exhilarating experience. But despite the joy that a new baby can bring, parents will sometimes get depressed or otherwise … Read more
Court Says Accommodation May Be Required After Giving Birth
A federal court just sent a warning shot to bosses: the effects of pregnancy don’t end at birth. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, which … Read more
A Battle We Need to Keep Waging: More Parental Leave For U.S. Employees
I’m 33. Many people in my age group are having kids and are realizing just how bad family leave policies are in the United States. Me? I’ve known it my … Read more
Why Is Pregnancy Such a Touchy Subject In Employee Wellness Health Assessments?
By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News “Are you pregnant?” It’s a topic employers generally avoid, since the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 prohibited … Read more
Senators Make New Push For Federal Pregnancy Accommodation Law
By Eric B. Meyer Yesterday, on the heels of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Young v. UPS, Sen. Bob Casey, D-PA, brought the Pregnant Workers … Read more
Supreme Court Clarifies Rules Against Pregnancy Discrimination, Sort Of
By Eric B. Meyer Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court kinda, sorta clarified pregnancy accommodation rules at work. I’ll do my best to sort it out for you. … Read more
EEOC Warns That a Duty to Accommodate May Extend After Childbirth
By Eric B. Meyer Seems one employer may not have received the memo. Now, the EEOC is taking aim. Over the summer, the EEOC issued new guidance on … Read more
Supreme Court Will Hear Case on Pregnancy Accommodation at Work
By Steven E. Kaplan Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review Young v. UPS, a decision that will determine whether and to what extent an employer … Read more
More States Bump Up Workplace Protections for Pregnant Women
By Ashley Kaplan When Jennifer Latowski, a certified nursing assistant at Northwoods Nursing Center, shared with her supervisor that she was pregnant, she … Read more