Very informative, and authoritative. Deborah Kotz writes about Pregnancy, Your Weight, and Your Job on US News
Are you planning to get pregnant in the near future? How would I have responded if my prospective boss had asked me this some 13 years ago during a job interview for a medical journal? I did, in fact, […]
Posted on April 10th, 2008 by Saswat Pattanayak
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Esther Wu writes for Dallas News about abuses among the immigrant communities. She says, there is a high rate number of domestic violence among immigrants, because some immigrant women may feel helpless since they lack communication skills, or their husbands may hold their passports.
Officials say Texas is a major destination for victims of human trafficking.
“Human […]
Posted on January 20th, 2008 by Saswat Pattanayak
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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 well. […]
Posted on August 2nd, 2007 by Astrid Rachelle Fiano, Esq.
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The New York State Legislature recently passed a bill requiring employers to allow “nursing moms to express breast milk” while at work. What’s more, the bill, awaiting a signature from Governor Eliott Spitzer, will also require employers to make reasonable efforts to provide a private space for women to pump.
The passage of the bill is […]
Posted on June 27th, 2007 by Angela Jupp
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While the practice of billing by the hour has been long debated in the legal world, a group of lawyers has recently called for an end to the “billable hour” for a new reason—because the practice disproportionately harms female lawyers. Women, they say, become “discouraged” by the fact that they simply cannot work the long […]
Posted on June 12th, 2007 by Angela Jupp
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Companies including Panasonic, Cannon, and Sharp are paying their employees for having children. The birth rate in Japan is low and Japanese employers are feeling pressure from the Japanese Government. This appears to be the complete opposite of what is going on in the United States. Many employers in the U.S. appear […]
Posted on June 9th, 2007 by Rachael Whalen
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It’s about time! The New York State legislature is considering a piece of legislation, the Working Families Time to Care Act, that would allow workers as much as 12 weeks paid leave to care for family members in need (like newborns, the sick or elderly, children and grandchildren, among others). Only two other states have […]
Posted on June 8th, 2007 by Angela Jupp
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EEOC Issues New Guidance on Family Responsibilities Discrimination and they are here:
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published new guidance on how agency-enforced laws apply to workers with caregiving responsibilities.
The agency says it is issuing the guidance as a proactive measure to address an emerging discrimination issue in the workplace.
The enforcement […]
Posted on May 24th, 2007 by Saswat Pattanayak
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