by Cynthia Calvert | Apr 25, 2024 | Blog
I am pleased to introduce to you Work+Family Insight, formerly known as Workforce 21C. We are still HR’s trusted partner for managing today’s changing workforce, providing practical advice and tools and assisting with initiatives to adapt the workplace to new...
by Cynthia Calvert | Apr 23, 2024 | Challenge Solver
Challenge: I am the only HR professional for our small company. One of our managers recently told me that he plans to terminate a pregnant employee on his team. He says that her performance has fallen off since she became pregnant. I am concerned about terminating a...
by Cynthia Calvert | Apr 22, 2024 | Insight Briefings
Overview Caregiver discrimination, also called Family Responsibilities Discrimination (FRD), is discrimination against employees because they care for family members. Caregiving employees include mothers and fathers of young children, pregnant and lactating employees,...
by Cynthia Calvert | Apr 1, 2024 | Blog, FRD
Sometimes it is easy to know if family responsibilities discrimination lurks in your workplace: the company has been sued for pregnancy discrimination or FMLA retaliation or interference with lactation accommodations. Most times, though, it isn’t easy....
by Cynthia Calvert | Mar 25, 2024 | Blog
Family responsibilities discrimination rarely springs from spite and malice. Almost always, as I am quick to point out in FRD prevention trainings, supervisors are trying to do the right thing for their companies and even for their employees when they cross the line...
