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- May 18 2015
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Gender Identity in the Workplace: Part 2
How employers can ensure the workplace is inclusive for transgender employees
For the second installment in this series, we will focus on ways that employers can ensure that the workplace is an inclusive and welcoming environment for their transgender employees. Much of this seems obvious in a world that has been so shaped by laws protecting employees from discrimination and retaliation in …
- May 4 2015
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Microsoft to Pilot Program promoting inclusion for Individuals with Autism
Microsoft announces new pilot program focused on promoting inclusion for individuals with disabilities.
Tech giant Microsoft recently announced its launch of a new pilot program focused on hiring people with autism for full-time positions at the company’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington.
Mary Ellen Smith, Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President of Worldwide Operations, discussed the program on the company’s blog. Smith, who has a 19 year old son …
- Apr 8 2015
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Gender Identity in the Workplace: Part 1
Consideration for Transgender Employees
If your Facebook feed is anything like mine, I suspect you were met Monday morning with a huge number of posts and conversations about Bruce Jenner’s two hour interview with Diane Sawyer discussing his experiences as a transgender person. I admire Mr. Jenner (he asked that Ms. Sawyer continue to use male pronouns for now, so I will …
- Apr 1 2015
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- Blog, Firm News, Pregnancy Discrimination and Failure to Accommodate, Workplace Discrimination
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A Supreme Court Victory for Pregnant Employees
A Supreme Court Victory for Pregnant Employees
We have been watching the case of Young v. UPS for some time now. UPS refused to provide its pregnant employees who had physically demanding jobs with light duty work. The Plaintiff in this case was a delivery driver and was required to lift up to 70 pounds. When she became pregnant, her doctor told …
- Mar 23 2015
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Millennials and the Workplace
A closer look at Millennials and the Workplace
Millennials, those born between the early 1980s and early 2000s, have garnered special attention as a topic of study and discussion in that they are the largest and most dynamic cohort of the population since the Baby Boomers. The U.S. Census Bureau predicts that this year, Millennials, who comprise about one-third of the population …
- Mar 9 2015
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- Blog, Employee Pay and Compensation, Family Responsibility Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, Legislative Advocacy, Parental Leave, Pregnancy Discrimination and Failure to Accommodate, Sick Leave
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Advancing Equality for Women
Yesterday was International Women’s Day which was created to celebrate the achievements of women while calling for greater equality.
Women in the United States have a lot of achievements to celebrate–certainly more so than many other countries. That being said, the United States still has a ways to go with respect to women’s rights and that is most apparent in the employment …
Unequal Pay for Women in Hollywood, U.S.
Patricia Arquette’s Oscar speech highlights unequal pay for women
Last Sunday, over 36 million people in the U.S. tuned in to watch Hollywood’s biggest annual awards show – the Oscars. More than just a venue to celebrate film, we know the Oscars as an iconic world stage for celebrity fashion, pop culture, and even, at times, provocative social and political declarations.
This year, …
- Feb 16 2015
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- Blog, Legislative Advocacy, Pregnancy Discrimination and Failure to Accommodate, Workplace Discrimination
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Why it’s Better to be Pregnant in Illinois
On January 1, 2015, the new Illinois Pregnancy Accommodation Act went into effect and gives Illinois employees a wealth of fantastic protections.
It’s an important law and a hard-fought victory for the groups, including Women Employed, who lobbied for its passage. The Act, which amends the Illinois Human Rights Act, provides greater protections for pregnant women than the federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act …
Kate Sedey, Contributor to Bloomberg BNA’s New Treaties Called “Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Discrimination in the Workplace: A Practical Guide”
Kate Sedey was a contributor to Bloomberg BNA’s new treatise called “Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Discrimination in the Workplace: A Practical Guide” This was made available for purchase October of 2014!
- Feb 1 2014
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- Firm News, Firm Victories, Workplace Discrimination
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Defeated UPS’s Partial Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Age Discrimination Lawsuit
Defeated UPS’s partial motion to dismiss parts of Plaintiff’s Age Discrimination lawsuit. Plaintiff permitted to proceed on all theories of recovery in federal court.
