Articles Posted in Pregnancy

Can a man claim pregnancy discrimination? A man, baby!

September 8, 2017 | by Eric B. Meyer

Austin Powers, Eric?

Yeah, sorry. I’m all tapped out after yesterday’s fantasy football spectacular. Continue reading

No take backs! Employer rescinds a termination, but can’t dodge a discrimination claim

August 11, 2017 | by Eric B. Meyer

The rules of the playground apply with equal force at work.

Except, no cooties. Continue reading

55,000 reasons to allow your pregnant employees to be exposed to toxic chemicals at work

February 8, 2017 | by Eric B. Meyer

Wait. That came out wrong.

A new SHRM study should have employers reexamining their policies on parental leave

October 11, 2016 | by Eric B. Meyer

On average, organizations gave mothers 41 paid days of maternity leave, compared with 22 paid days of paternity leave for fathers. That statistic comes from 2016 Paid Leave in the Workplace, a survey recently conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management.

Does this disparity demonstrate discrimination against men?

Do-over! Employer avoids a discrimination claim by rescinding employee’s termination

August 18, 2016 | by Eric B. Meyer

Get back to where you once belonged.

EEOC has some new pregnancy discrimination resources to feed your HR brain

June 15, 2016 | by Eric B. Meyer

Head on over to the EEOC’s website (here) to check out:

Caught on tape! EEOC nails a whiskey bar for pregnancy discrimination.

May 11, 2016 | by Eric B. Meyer

How did one employer not only violate the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, but also get called out by a federal judge for its “deplorable” conduct?

Hey, there’s new pregnancy discrimination guidance from the EEOC

June 30, 2015 | by Eric B. Meyer

You can find it here.

I’d love to hang around and offer my commentary, but I’ve got a thing.

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GOP proposes pregnancy discrimination bill. In other news, pigs fly.

June 18, 2015 | by Eric B. Meyer

Ok, to be fair, the Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act (here), isn’t exactly the most progressive piece of legislation. Kinda like putting provolone on a cheesesteak; no Cheez Whiz here. Congressman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced the PDAA yesterday to clear up the confusion arising from the Supreme Court’s opinion in Young v. UPS. Continue reading

D’s and R’s (some of ’em, at least) agree: It’s time for a federal pregnancy-accommodation law

June 5, 2015 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Yesterday, on the heels of the Supreme Court’s decision in Young v. UPS, Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), brought the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act back to the Senate. The Act, which is modeled after the Americans with Disabilities Act, makes it an unlawful employment practice for employers to: Continue reading

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