So, many of us were surprised that Peggy Young convinced the Supreme Court that she deserves a trial. It is never a good idea to bet on a Supreme Court case.
The short story of Peggy Young goes like this. Ms. Young worked for UPS delivering packages on its early morning shift. She unload...
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Pregnant Worker Protection through the Land
If you click on the link above, you see a map of states and whether each has a law governing discrimination, and protection...
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Even Batgirl Suffered from Unequal Pay
Emily’s List and Open Culture are rerunning a public service announcement dating from 1964. Yes, the Equal Pay Act is 50 years old. But while some progress has been made, the underpayment of female employees continues.
If Batgirl were to have brought her case against Batman, for paying her less than Robin, Batman would...
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Breast Feeding on the Job — Is a Mother Protected?
The federal courts are struggling with what would seem to be a simple proposition. Taking adverse action against an employee because she needs to pump breast milk is discrimination based on pregnancy and sex.
This idea has not been so simple for a couple of trial courts. In a case brought by the EEOC for a...
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