The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently joined the Second, Sixth, and Tenth Circuits in holding that where an employer shows that it had legitimate
Category: Pregnancy Discrimination
Break Time for Nursing Mothers at Work – A Right or a Privilege?
Many businesses routinely face the question of what to do when a nursing employee asks that she be allowed to take a break to express
A Major Victory for Pregnant Working Women in the US Supreme Court – Young v. UPS
This week, the United States Supreme Court issued a long-awaited ruling in Young v. UPS addressing how employers should treat pregnant employees under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. The
Firing a Mother for Breast Feeding is, Indeed, Sexual Discrimination
Seems like a no-brainer, right? Well, a Texas District Court judge did not think so, so the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals had to step