Pregnancy Discrimination

This article explains an employee’s legal rights to maternity and pregnancy disability leave.

Beginning or expanding a family is often a goal for individuals and couples in California. Thus, employees will often have to take time away from work to welcome the birth or adoption of a child. Federal and state laws protect an employee’s job when they are eligible...

California employers were already required to provide employees with a reasonable break time and a reasonable room or other location, "other than a toilet stall," for the purposes of expressing milk. That, however, is no longer enough thanks to the passage of Assembly...

Every person is unique and so is their pregnancy. Some pregancies are more difficult than others. While pregnant, many women are diagnosed with a pregnancy-related disability, such as pregnancy-induced hypertension, morning sickness, or gestational diabetes. Women who...

You were more than excited to share the news with your colleagues that you were going to have a baby. Most people responded positively, some even suggested a baby shower at work. The people who weren't happy, though, were those in charge. You couldn't understand why...

A parent shouldn't have to choose between caring for a sick child and earning enough to put food on the table. A mother should be able to spend time with a newborn without sacrificing her weekly wages. And a seriously ill individual shouldn't be putting himself and...

In a pregnancy discrimination case scheduled to be heard by the Supreme Court on December 3, Young v. United Parcel Service could resolve a circuit split regarding what accommodations a pregnant employee must be given. While some circuits are willing to find...