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Thursday, January 29th, 2009A Bouncing Bundle Of Legal Trouble: Pregnancy Related Issues in the Workplace.
"You're too big to be working right now." Pregnancy complications aren't limited to the expecting mother. Employers may face the need to alter scheduling and even job duties to help accommodate pregnant mothers in the workplace. But employers who are not aware of laws regarding pregnancy discrimination will find themselves facing "too big" a problem.
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Common Sense Advice On FRD.
"Family responsibility discrimination" has been claimed with increasing frequency over the past few years by parents and other caregivers who feel that they have lost job opportunities as a result of their responsibilities at home. Recently, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued guidelines on the subject, which will likely even further raise awareness of the issue among employees.
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Coach Wins Stunning Verdict In Title IX Retaliation Case.
A former women's volleyball coach at Fresno State University was awarded what is believed to be the largest ever jury award in a Title IX retaliation case, receiving over $5.8 million dollars almost $2 million more than her lawyers had even asked for. This case is a startling reminder to all educational institutions of the importance of compliance with Title IX, and more importantly, highlights some pitfalls that can lead to such a large verdict. Vivas v. Fresno State University.
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Changing Genders; Changing Laws, Part 2
In Part 1 of this article (Labor Letter, August, 2007) we looked at some of the sources of the expanding law of gender identity discrimination. In this conclusion, we'll deal with some of the specific protections that are out there and look at some of the concerns employers may face in dealing with this issue.
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Abortions are Covered by Title VII Pregnancy Discrimination Amendments, Appeals Court Holds.
Considering the issue for the first time, a federal appeals court in Philadelphia has ruled that female employees' right to be protected against sex discrimination under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prevents an employer from terminating an employee for having an abortion. Doe v. C.A.R.S. Protection Plus, Inc., No. 06-3625, (3d Cir. 2008). Title VII prohibits discrimination by covered employers on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. (The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has jurisdiction over Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.)
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Title IX: Beyond Athletics.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is best known in the realm of college athletics it requires that women be provided an equal opportunity with men to play sports; that female athletes receive athletic scholarship dollars proportional to their participation in athletics; and, that there be equitable quality of men's and women's athletic programs.
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