Sex Discrimination

Plain Speaking About Really Bad “Fair Pay” Bill

About a month ago, I wrote a post on the gender-pay gap for the Recruiting Blogswap, which was published by CollegeRecruiter.com under the title “The Gender-Pay Gap: How Much Progress from Sixty Cents on the Dollar? Is Legal Reform Needed?” I... (Continue reading)

EEOC Issues Guidance on Family Responsibilities Discrimination

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

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 this... (Continue reading)

A maternity clothing store discriminating against pregnant women?

At first glance, this story about a pregnancy discrimination claim against maternity clothier Mothers Work, Inc. is just one of those delightful ironies of employment law. I mean, surely such a company would always have the best interests of... (Continue reading)

Family Responsibilities Discrimination?

Subtitle: F.R.D. — “you can call it FRED." Apologies to my regular readers for being scarce on this blog lately. I’ve been busy, with billable work and otherwise — and maybe also needed a break from the blogging routine. One activity has... (Continue reading)

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