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
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Another Case Involving Associational Discrimination and Employee Caregivers
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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…
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Under the ADA No Need To Accommodate Employee Who Cares For Disabled Daughter
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The concepts of “associational discrimination” and “family responsibilities discrimination” have just met in a case arising out of Illinois.
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"Punishing someone because of who he or she associates…
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Employers Should Consider Being Flexible When It Comes to the Needs of Employee Care Givers
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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…
“Family Responsibilities Discrimination” – Is This The Next Worry For Employers?
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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…
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