Family responsibility discrimination, also called caretaker discrimination, is an emerging area of employment law and a concern for employers that seek to comply with a complex series of evolving laws. To assist in preventing or defeating claims of family responsibility discrimination, prudent employers should follow this How To.
Pregnant women are protected from workplace discrimination by both federal and state laws. As a result, an employer has specific obligations with which it must comply when it becomes aware of a pregnancy discrimination complaint. This How To explains how an employer can comply with its legal obligations if a pregnant employee claims pregnancy discrimination.