Job discrimination for pregnant women is also well-known as pregnancy discrimination. Sounds unfair? But this becomes a common thing in a company where a woman must be treated unfairly by her boss because of her pregnancy, or other case like childbirth and a medical condition related to this condition. Fact about About the Job Discrimination … Read more
As a starting point one thing should be made very clear: You cannot be discriminated against for being pregnant! You cannot be fired. You cannot be refused employment. You cannot be demoted. You cannot be docked pay. Unfortunately, it seems to be a fairly common occurrence that once a woman becomes pregnant her formerly nice … Read more
Employer Retaliation is Illegal One major problem with respect to California workplace rights is employer retaliation. Retaliating against an employee in California is against the law if the employer does so for protected employee activity. Protected activity under state laws creates specific safeguards for workers who make a report about activity which the employee believes … Read more
Pregnant women are now refused home loans for mortgages due to of their pregnant status. Till an additional rung to include onto the ladder of maternal distress. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) was an amendment added in 1978 to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In circumstances of the mortgage collapse debacle, the rules of … Read more
Pregnant Women Right at Work – There are so many women can no longer work due to pregnancy complication. In the last fiscal year, government agencies received 5,370 charges alleging pregnancy discrimination in the workplace. The most common complaint is, Employers fired them because they became pregnant. National statistics indicate that there is still much … Read more
Pregnancy Discrimination Claims. Pregnancy discrimination can be found in any country. It can be happened because the women position is often underestimated and considered as the weakest person. Sometimes, they can be treated unfavorably and unequally by their employers. It can happen when the women are on pregnancy, having sickness relates to their pregnancy, taking … Read more
How to Avoid Pregnancy Discrimination – Dismissal for reasons related to pregnancy, childbirth or maternity is automatically unfair. To avoid pregnancy discrimination, employers should develop a policy against discrimination and provide employees and supervisors with training so that pregnant employees receive fair and equal treatment. Further, an employer needs to understand that it is required … Read more