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Not in my opinion. The following scenario was in this morning's Miss Manners column. You may need a paid subscription to access, but here's the gist: Employee is 20-something, happily married, and just learned that she is...more
A new federal law, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), goes into effect on June 27, 2023. The PWFA requires covered employers to provide “reasonable accommodations” to a worker’s known limitations related to pregnancy,...more
Fitness company SoulCycle recently reached a settlement in a New York-based pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by a former executive who alleged the company’s pandemic-based reasoning for her termination was actually...more
Test your knowledge about the FMLA, pregnancy bias, and more! How much do you know about moms in the workplace . . . in 2021? Take our quiz and find out! As long as you are a mom, have a mom, love a mom, or know a mom, you...more
The New Jersey Supreme Court has clarified the scope of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) in a decision that outlines the contours of the statute’s three distinct causes of action. The Court’s unanimous decision in...more
The Labor Justice Act (Ley de Justicia Laboral) published in the Statutes at Large, has introduced unfair dismissal protection for pregnant women as well as for women who are union leaders....more
On January 3, 2020, Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez signed Law No. 9-2020 (“Act 9” or “the Act”), known as the Working Women’s Bill of Rights. While the Act expressly states that it was enacted for informational purposes...more
Parents everywhere are familiar with the joys and trials of the three trimesters of pregnancy. The term “fourth trimester” has also gained widespread recognition, that three-month period when a baby gets used to living...more
Our weekly California Legislature “hot list” provides you with a preview of the bills that are up (as well as other important legislative action) the following week....more
Self-employment and the gig economy laid bare – Parliamentary Committee calls for changes to employment status - The Work and Pensions Parliamentary Committee inquiry into self-employment and the gig economy has...more
A-list celebrity George Clooney, long considered Hollywood’s most eligible bachelor, surprised the world when he married international human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin back in 2014 after decades of assuring journalists,...more
Flesh on the bones? Pay gap reporting guidance published - When the draft Gender Pay Gap Reporting Regulations (the Regulations) were published in December 2016, the government promised further guidance to help employers...more
Every other employment attorney has been offering their opinion on how the election of Donald Trump will impact employment law. So, I’d feel left out of this riveting discussion if I didn’t offer my two cents about how a...more
The Second Circuit is once again seeking guidance from the New York Court of Appeals, this time on the question of the appropriate standard for awarding punitive damages for unlawful discriminatory acts under the New York...more
Orchid Grower Fired Several Employees After Childbirth, Federal Agency Charges - FRESNO, Calif. - Dash Dreams Plant, Inc., a grower and wholesale distributer of orchids in Dos Palos, Calif., violated federal law when it...more
As part of the entry into force of the Labour Act, the Proskauer firm offers a series of focus on the provisions already in force today could impact the daily lives of companies. Two provisions in force to date,...more
Company Failed to Provide Disabled Pregnant Employee With Accommodation and Subsequently Fired Her While on Maternity Leave, Federal Agency Charged - AUSTIN, Texas - E-MDS, Inc., an Austin-based business which provides...more
Company Fired Employee After She Requested Maternity Leave, Federal Agency Charged - WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Level Four Orthotics & Prosthetics, Inc. has agreed to pay $48,000 and provide substantial injunctive relief to...more
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