I just listened to a very good webinar by Constangy’s Brooke Nixon about the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Participants submitted many thoughtful questions. I’m going to expand on Nixon’s answers to some of them here. Q: When can medical documentation be requested...
I am grateful to HBR for publishing the article I wrote with Liz Morris of the Center for WorkLife Law about the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. There is an urgent need to inform employers about the new law because many are unintentionally violating the law. The...
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act hasn’t been in effect for even a year, but already employees are taking legal action alleging that their employers are not in compliance. Three areas that are giving some employers particular trouble arise because they are treating...
I had a wonderful conversation last week with Karla Miller, Washington Post columnist. I have long admired her practical, compassionate, business-forward solutions to the workplace problems of employees and employers. We talked about a question she had received from a...
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...
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....