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Plain Speaking About Really Bad “Fair Pay” Bill

Written on 5 Jun, 2007 at 22:26

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

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 this... (Continue reading)

A maternity clothing store discriminating against pregnant women?

Written on 14 Jan, 2007 at 20:58

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?

Written on 14 Oct, 2006 at 22:37

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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