Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a series of August events highlighting the importance of maternal health and workplace protections for expectant and new mothers to mark National Breastfeeding Month. Continue reading
Yesterday, we covered whether the Family and Medical Leave Act allows women who have an abortion to obtain leave for a serious health condition.
Today, we’ll talk about the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), which amended Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit employers from taking adverse employment actions “because of or on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.” Continue reading
pregnant woman by Adrien Coquet from the Noun Project
Days Since Last COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Post: One Zero. Continue reading
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Several news outlets reported yesterday that a major airline that has already mandated employee vaccinations will begin placing employees on temporary unpaid leave if approved for a religious vaccine exemption. Continue reading
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Imagine requiring a job applicant to reveal whether she is pregnant. That’s bad!
And what if that was a company policy? That’s worse.
But, let’s suppose that the company’s policy of disclosing pregnancies is IN WRITING. Continue reading
Image Credit: month by Rohit Arun Rao from the Noun Project
Pregnancy accommodations continue to trip up even the most seasoned HR professionals. Let’s see how you would handle this scenario.
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For the third time in the past year, I am blogging about the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
Why? Continue reading
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Several states are taking steps to forbid employers from requiring that workers receive COVID-19 vaccinations. Separately, I know of at least two pending lawsuits that employees have filed. I already blogged about one of them here. The other is pending in a federal court in California.
But it’s the California of the East a/k/a New Jersey that has taken a much different approach. Continue reading
maternity ward by Made by Made from the Noun Project
Worse yet, the employer is a hospital!!! Continue reading
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