Pregnancy Discrimination

Labor/Employment

by Robert Weill | Sedgwick LLP on 5/17/2013

Discrimination – Pregnancy. Conflict Certified: Whether the Florida Civil Rights Act, section 760.10, Florida Statutes, prohibits employment discrimination based on pregnancy. ...more

Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination the Focus of EEOC Enforcement Activity

by Robert Meyer, David L. Woodard | Poyner Spruill LLP on 4/30/2013

Since Congress’ enactment of amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 2008, making it easier to establish disability status under that law, the EEOC has directed more of its attention to claims of pregnancy...more

EDSI to Pay $70,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy & Disability Discrimination Suit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/17/2013

Company Fired Pregnant Worker & Her Husband for Reporting Discrimination - LAS VEGAS-Engineering Documentation Systems, Inc. (EDSI) agreed to pay $70,000 and to implement anti-discrimination measures to settle a ...more

Landau Uniforms Settles EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit for $80,000

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/9/2013

Health Care Clothing Manufacturer Fired Employee Due to Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charged - OXFORD, Miss. Landau Uniforms, Inc., a Mississippi-based company that manufactures and distributes medical scrubs and other...more

Employment Law Advisory for April 2, 2013: Pregnant Employees May Be Entitled To More Than The Four Month Leave Permitted By The...

by Hopkins & Carley on 4/3/2013

Most California employers are keenly aware that California’s Pregnancy Disability Leave Law (“PDLL”) requires an employer to allow an employee disabled by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition, to take a leave...more

Podcast Shines Light On Latest California Employment News

by David B. Weisenfeld | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 3/29/2013

The latest XpertHR podcast features an in-depth look at several new employment law developments out of California, perhaps the most pro-employee state in the nation. Littler Mendelson partner Chris Cobey takes listeners...more

Did You Know…New Pregnancy Regulations In Effect In California

by Veronica Gray | Nossaman LLP on 3/28/2013

As we recently reported to you at our 2013 Emerging Employment Law Seminar, the California Fair Employment and Housing Commission (FEHC) implemented new and amended regulations addressing employers’ obligations and employees’...more

California Supreme Court Revises Jury Instructions And Trial Procedures In Discrimination Cases

by Anthony Oncidi | Proskauer - California Employment Law on 3/27/2013

Wynona Harris alleged her employment was terminated by the City of Santa Monica because of her pregnancy in violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act. The city claimed Harris had been fired for poor job...more

To Terminate or Not to Terminate. . . That is the Question

by Miller & Martin PLLC on 3/26/2013

The Facts – “What Happened?”: The plaintiff, Ms. Mocic, worked as an EMT for the employer/defendant (SCEMS) for almost four years. She became pregnant in 2009. She requested and was granted an apparently uneventful...more

The California Supreme Court Provides Mixed Result in Mixed Motive Terminations

by W. George Wailes | Carr, McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn -... on 3/22/2013

In Harris v. City of Santa Monica, (2013) 56 Cal.4th 203, the California Supreme Court provided long-awaited clarification of the standards that apply when an employer terminates an employee for “mixed motives”—that is, when...more

University School of Milwaukee to Pay $37,500 in EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 3/19/2013

Employee Was Fired Because of Her Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charged - MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee K-12 school will pay $37,500 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal...more

California Employment Law Notes - March 2013

by Proskauer Rose LLP on 3/19/2013

In this Issue: - California Supreme Court Revises Jury Instructions And Trial Procedures In Discrimination Cases, Harris v. Superior Court, 56 Cal. 4th 203 (2013) - Employee Who Exhausted Four Months Of...more

Fenwick Employment Brief - March 2013

by Allen M. Kato, Michael A. Sands | Fenwick & West LLP on 3/14/2013

In This Issue: - Feature Articles: - California Court Of Appeal Significantly Expands Pregnancy Leave Rights - New York Employer's Flex-time Policy Precluded Holding Employee Accountable For Tardiness...more

When Bad Things Happen To Good Employers: An Equal Employment Opportunity Update

by Richard D. Tuschman | Akerman Senterfitt on 3/14/2013

I've had many clients tell me they can't believe they're being sued for discrimination. They tell me they treat their employees fairly, that they're not bigoted, that they would never discriminate against employees on the...more

Owner of Detroit-Area Comfort Inn & Suites to Pay $27,500 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Bias Suit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 3/12/2013

DETROIT -- Ramin Inc., the owner of a Comfort Inn & Suites in Taylor, Mich., will pay $27,500 to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit (EEOC v. Ramin, Inc., 2012-cv-15015) filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...more

California Appellate Court Holds Employee Entitled To Reasonable Accommodation After Pregnancy Leave Ends

by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/11/2013

Sanchez v. Swissport, Inc., No. B237761 (February 21, 2013): A California Court of Appeal recently held that an employer may have to offer additional leave under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) as a reasonable...more

Employment Law Reporter – March 2013: Pregnant With Practical Possibilities

by Karina Sterman | Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 3/11/2013

California state courts see an average of ten to twenty employment lawsuits filed every day. Discrimination and wrongful termination claims are still quite prevalent in those filings. The recent California Supreme Court case...more

Pregnancy Disability Leave – Sanchez v. Swissport

by William Gutierrez | Carr, McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn -... on 3/11/2013

A California appellate court has given employers yet another reason for caution in their handling of employees on pregnancy disability leave. In Sanchez v. Swissport, Inc., B237761 (Feb. 21, 2013), the Second District Court...more

"Bumpy" Road Ahead: A Prudent Employer's Guide To Pregnancy Discrimination Laws

by Beth P. Zoller | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 3/1/2013

When an employee announces her pregnancy, a prudent employer should proceed cautiously because a bumpy road lies ahead as legislators and policymakers at the state and federal level push for greater protection for pregnant...more

California Supreme Court Rules "Mixed Motive" Is a Mixed Bag for Employers

by Margaret Edwards, Stephanie Lee, Lucas Munoz | Littler on 3/1/2013

The California Supreme Court recently clarified the defenses available to employers defending against claims of discrimination. In Harris v. City of Santa Monica, No. BC341469 (Cal. Feb. 7, 2013), the court ruled that, if a...more

Adventures in Learning to Pay $31,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Case

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 3/1/2013

Federal Agency Says Day Care Center Refused to Allow Pregnant Teacher to Work - CHICAGO - Adventures in Learning Aurora, Inc., an Aurora, Ill.-based childcare center with approximately 100 employees across four...more

No, Pregnancy Discrimination Is Not Legal In Florida (Despite What You May Have Read)

by Richard D. Tuschman | Akerman Senterfitt on 2/26/2013

I just read an article entitled "Florida lawmakers look to end discrimination against expecting mothers." Posted on the website of a Fox News affiliate, the article begins by stating...more

California Supreme Court Issues Mixed Decision in Mixed-Motive FEHA Employment Discrimination Case

by James W. Michalski | Holland & Knight LLP on 2/26/2013

The California Supreme Court's recent decision in a closely watched Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) case should be of interest to employers around the country, even though — or perhaps because — it does not provide an...more

California Supreme Court Eliminates Damages in FEHA Discrimination Cases Where Employer Proves Mixed Motive Defense

by Byron Lau, Lena Ryan | Orrick - Global Employment Law Group on 2/25/2013

Earlier this month, the California Supreme Court issued a ruling clarifying details of the “mixed-motive” defense applicable to discrimination claims under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”). Harris v....more

February 2013 U.S. Labor and Employment Update

by Alan Berkowitz, Jennifer Burdick, J. Ian Downes, Linda Dwoskin, Kate Ericsson, Thomas Johnson, Melissa Squire | Dechert LLP on 2/22/2013

In This Issue: - Supreme Court to Address “Changing Clothes” under the FLSA - First Appellate Court Decision on FLSA’s Nursing Mother Provision - Courts Continue Trend in Favor of Class Waivers in Arbitration...more

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