Legal Protection For Workers
When you or an immediate family member needs to attend to significant health conditions, welcomes a new child into the home or experiences pregnancy complications, you may legally request leave from your job in order to care for your family or your health. The Family...
The National Academy of Sciences has a membership that consists of around 2,000 individuals who all contribute in great ways to the scientific community and the world on a whole. In a recent move, the Academy has moved to put some power behind a recently adopted code...
The Family and Medical Leave Act provided many benefits for employees when it became law in 1993. The main provision of the law entitled eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks off from work, in an unpaid status, for specified family and medical conditions. The Act...
Workplaces must treat their staff in a respectful and dignified manner at all times. Along with avoiding other types of discriminatory behavior, workplaces must also avoid pregnancy discrimination. According to employment laws, discriminating against pregnant women is...
Pregnant workers make up a portion of the workforce that faces an unfair and continued rate of discrimination to this day. This happens in spite of many attempts at a legal level to put a stop to this behavior. "Ice out" tactics continue to be a prominent tool used...
Discrimination against protected parties occurs in almost every work level across the nation. Despite reforms and more attention-getting drawn to the topic, it continues to make the lives of workers everywhere more miserable. This includes the lives of pregnant...
Sexual harassment has made headlines in recent years as workplaces across the country try to crack down on it. With the shift toward virtual and digital workplaces lately, some may think that a solution to sexual harassment has finally come to fruition. But...
There is nothing more exciting than having a baby. Becoming a mother or having more children does not mean you have to stop working. Workplace accommodations are necessary for lactating moms-to-be. Be aware of the law as it pertains to your situation. Laws about...
Regardless of how long you have been in the workforce, you realize sexual harassment is offensive, harmful and downright icky. While moving from an in-office arrangement to a work-from-home one may take you physically away from a harasser, telework can make sexual...
You, like many California workers, may be aware that you can take paid family leave to care for a newborn or seriously ill family member. However, what you may not be aware of is the fact that you can use paid leave to attend your child’s school functions, volunteer...
