CNN has reported that there are a growing number of male caregivers – and that they are suffering gender discrimination in the workplace.
We discussed the issue of family
Continue Reading Discrimination Against Male “Family Caregivers” Growing
Discussions on Recent Legislation, Noteworthy Cases & Trends in Enforcement
CNN has reported that there are a growing number of male caregivers – and that they are suffering gender discrimination in the workplace.
We discussed the issue of family…
Continue Reading Discrimination Against Male “Family Caregivers” Growing
An employee, not otherwise disabled, is fired because he takes time off to care for a disabled son. Is the ADA violated?
Yesterday we wrote about the concepts of…
Continue Reading Another Case Involving Associational Discrimination and Employee Caregivers
The concepts of “associational discrimination” and “family responsibilities discrimination” have just met in a case arising out of Illinois.
Associational Discrimination
"Punishing someone because of who he or she associates…
Continue Reading Under the ADA No Need To Accommodate Employee Who Cares For Disabled Daughter
Further our discussion yesterday about an AARP study which describes “family responsibilities discrimination,” we would like to point our readers to a study done by MetLife and a survey conducted…
The AARP Public Policy Institute has just issued a report entitled "Protecting Family Caregivers from Employment Discrimination," and it claims that there is an “emerging trend” of caregivers of older…
Continue Reading “Family Responsibilities Discrimination” – Is This The Next Worry For Employers?
"Lactation is not pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition," held a Texas federal judge recently in denying the Title VII claim of a woman who alleged that she was…
Continue Reading Lactation in The Workplace and The EEOC – Changing Times
There have been a number of studies and cases filed recently which demonstrate, once again, that the workplace is merely a microcosm of society at large, and reflects the ever-changing…