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The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978: Who and What is Covered?
Many pregnant women are curious about the specific laws that protect pregnant women in the workplace. An amendment to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 called the Pregnancy Discrimination Act was approved...
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According to the EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, pregnant employees or potential employees cannot be treated unfavorably because of the pregnancy. According to the EEOC, Equal Employment...
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By: Susan L. Pollet, Esq.How has the legal system dealt with the problem of women’s substance abuse during pregnancy? There is no state which criminalizes drug use during pregnancy. The Supreme...
View ArticleGay Parenting - Know Your Legal Rights Before IVF Procedures
As an attorney and as a gay parent of 4 kids my first advice for parents is to know your rights and that of your children. As an attorney and as a gay parent of 4 kids my first advice for parents is to...
View ArticleEgg Freezing and Divorce
An unnamed 38-year-old woman in New Jersey is divorcing her her husband of 8 years. What separates this story from an otherwise common tale, is that the woman is asking her husband for $20,000 in the...
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Hands OFF My Belly!
What is it about a perfectly pregnant tummy that leads total strangers to reach out and rub it? Some expectant mothers don’t mind the touchy-feely intimacy when it’s the hand of a friend or family...
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Should Pregnancy Be Added to Protected Groups Under Anti-Discrimination Laws?
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) just turned 35 years old but many feel it’s not being utilized properly. Too many loopholes allow employers to minimize a pregnant woman’s position in the...
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British Dads Likely To Get Maternity Leave Job Protection
No, no, no. The Queen isn’t advocating that blokes become mothers nor is Parliament. The British powers that be are, however, recognizing that fathers are instrumental to the family unit and that...
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Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg Wants More Baby Talk on the Job
In November 2013, Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Facebook, was interviewed on stage at the Dreamforce conference a company called Salesforce hosted for its current and potential...
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Crime or Choice: UK Explores Law Against Drinking While Pregnant
Lawmakers in the United Kingdom (UK) will soon be called upon to determine if drinking alcoholic beverages while pregnant is a crime or merely a reckless exercise of personal choice. Legal...
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Employers Do Discriminate Against Pregnant Employees
It’s against federal law and many state laws to discriminate against pregnant employees but employers are a crafty lot, according to Reginald Byron. Byron says employers get away with firing pregnant...
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Aussie Government Debating Prosecution, Restraint Laws for Women Drinking...
Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a "real problem" in the Northern Territory (NT), according to its attorney-general, John Elferink. He places blame for the rising rate of FAS on "a passive welfare...
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51 Baby Names Outlawed in Saudi Arabia; Other Nations Have Baby Name Bans, Too
In sandy Saudi Arabia, parents can no longer name their children after all that desert dirt. The name Sandi has been banned, along with 50 others, in the latest update to the Saudi government's running...
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Hawaii Considers Expanding Insurance Coverage for Infertility Treatment
In Hawaii, state law requires insurers to cover the cost of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) but only to a select few. State legislators are considering proposed upgrades to the legislation so that...
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Parents Pushing for Expanded, Streamlined Autism Coverage from Obamacare
Approximately 1.2 million children in the United States younger than 21 are affected to some degree by the autism spectrum disorder (ASD), or autism, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and...
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The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978: Who and What is Covered?
Many pregnant women are curious about the specific laws that protect pregnant women in the workplace. An amendment to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 called the Pregnancy Discrimination Act was approved...
View ArticlePregnancy Discrimination in the Workplace
According to the EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, pregnant employees or potential employees cannot be treated unfavorably because of the pregnancy. According to the EEOC, Equal Employment...
View ArticleLegally Speaking: Substance abuse and Pregnancy
By: Susan L. Pollet, Esq.How has the legal system dealt with the problem of women’s substance abuse during pregnancy? There is no state which criminalizes drug use during pregnancy. The Supreme...
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View ArticleEgg Freezing and Divorce
An unnamed 38-year-old woman in New Jersey is divorcing her her husband of 8 years. What separates this story from an otherwise common tale, is that the woman is asking her husband for $20,000 in the...
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