Although you are not guaranteed to receive paid paternity leave like new fathers in some other countries around the world receive, American fathers ... Read More
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More Gay and Transgender Characters Are on TV
Cable TV and streaming media have been on the forefront of including characters from the LGBTQ community in their shows, according to a recent New ... Read More
Pregnancy Discrimination Case: Supreme Court Rules Against UPS
Earlier this month the United States Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of a former UPS worker who claimed pregnancy discrimination when the company ... Read More
2013 saw sharp increase in FMLA lawsuits
The Family Medical Leave Act is a protection workers throughout the nation rely upon to hold on to their job when life dictates that they spend time ... Read More
Understanding how FMLA protects pregnant employees
As federal law indicates, most employers cannot discriminate against employees simply because they are pregnant. This means that pregnant workers ... Read More
FMLA rights and same-sex couples: rule to extend coverage
One of the most important threads in this blog is the protections granted to employees under federal law by the Family and Medical Leave Act ... Read More