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How Employers Can Minimize the Risk of Family Responsibilities Discrimination (FRD): Developing a Prevention Plan

Written on 12 Oct, 2010 at 18:14

Introducing the WorkLife Law Family Responsibilities Discrimination (FRD) Prevention Plan, a/k/a “How to Minimize Risk Before Your Company, in Legal Trouble, Asks You: ‘How Did We Get Here? What Do We Do Now?’” Here is a useful exercise: Imagine that... (Continue reading)

“The Company You Keep”: Association Discrimination under the ADA

Written on 31 Aug, 2010 at 11:22

Avoiding Discrimination against Employees Who Care for Disabled Family Members Most employers and HR managers understand the discrimination laws in terms of protecting people based on “protected characteristics,” such as race, national origin, religion, gender, age, or disability. A protected... (Continue reading)

Authoritative Summary of Law on Family Responsibilities Discrimination

Written on 9 Jul, 2007 at 17:08

We’ve written before about the increased interest in what is being called “Family Responsibilities Discrimination”: Family Responsibilities Discrimination? EEOC Issues Guidance on Family Responsibilities Discrimination Mommified: Social Science Evidence of Discrimination Against Mothers Legally speaking, family responsibility discrimination does not... (Continue reading)

EEOC Issues Guidance on Family Responsibilities Discrimination

Written on 25 May, 2007 at 0:06

Family Responsibilities Discrimination has been in the news a lot lately. I’ve been skeptical of the concept, drawing some interesting comments. Katie Rice touched on a similar topic in her first post as an intern on this Blawg: Mommified: social... (Continue reading)

Mommified: Social Science Evidence of Discrimination Against Mothers

Written on 17 May, 2007 at 11:47

Several weeks ago, “Equal Pay Day” rekindled discussions of pay inequality between men and women, highlighted by the release of a new study of the extent to which the pay gap reflects unlawful, gender-based discrimination. George wrote a post on... (Continue reading)