Astrid Rachelle Fiano, Esq.
Reviewing Law: Family care-giving obligations
By Astrid Rachelle Fiano, Esq. New York Times Magazine has carried an excellent article discussing the potential new cause of action in employment discrimination law: family-care giving obligations. The article provides insight into the necessity for such a law (especially for those not protected by the Family Medical and Leave Act) and the drawbacks as [...]
UnFree Blogosphere and the Price that Women Pay
By Astrid Rachelle Fiano, Esq. I happened across this story in the latest Slate, and I find it relevant both as a story about blogging, and as a very disturbing collateral effect of gender discrimination. Kathy Sierra either disbanded her blog or at least reduced activity on her blog due to repeated attacks against her [...]
Do we need a policy to deal with bullying at work?
In the British Isles bullying is a very serious, oft-written about workplace issue, whereas in the U.S. it seems to be strictly limited to a school setting. Here is quite an informative article from Bully Online that elaborates on this interesting topic. Although bullying is not to be confused with hostile work environment, which is [...]
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