News & Analysis as of September 23, 2024

Breastfeeding

+ Follow

Discrimination is prejudicial treatment related to (or inappropriate consideration of) an individual's actual or perceived membership in a particular class, group or category, such as an individual's... more +

Puerto Rico Issues Comprehensive Labor Law Reform

FordHarrison on 2/8/2017

On January 26, 2017, Puerto Rico’s Governor, Ricardo Roselló, signed into law the Labor Transformation and Flexibility Act (the “Act”). The Act represents the first significant and comprehensive labor law reform to occur in...more

Lactation Discrimination and Accommodation Becomes a New Hot Topic for Federal Agencies and Courts

Miller & Martin PLLC on 11/13/2014

The recent pregnancy accommodation Guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") makes it clear that discrimination against a female employee who is lactating or breastfeeding is illegal, in violation of...more

Lactation and Breast-Feeding Are “Pregnancy Related Conditions” Protected Under Title VII

Genova Burns LLC on 8/8/2013

In EEOC v. Houston Funding II, Ltd., the Fifth Circuit issued a landmark decision finding that terminating a female employee because she is lactating or expressing milk is unlawful sex discrimination under Title VII of the...more

Breast-Pump Discrimination is Title VII Sex Based Discrimination

Baker Donelson on 8/1/2013

Recently, the Fifth Circuit held that discharging a female employee because she is lactating or expressing breast milk constitutes sex discrimination in violation of Title VII....more

Lactation Discrimination Against Nursing Mother Violates Title VII

Franczek P.C. on 6/13/2013

Last year the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission published its strategic enforcement plan in which the agency identified its priorities for the years 2013 to 2016. ...more

New Developments Surrounding Lactation Discrimination

Morgan Lewis on 6/13/2013

New case law and statutory changes increase litigation and liability risk for employers that fail to comply with both federal and state lactation break laws....more

Fifth Circuit Holds Lactation Discrimination is Unlawful Sex Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 6/3/2013

Court of Appeals Ruling Overturns District Court's Finding, Permits EEOC's Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Against Houston Funding II LLC to Go Forward - HOUSTON--Overturning a federal trial court's decision from the...more

7 Results

View per page

Page: of 1