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Where is the line between teaching children independence and engaging in child endangerment and neglect? — Boston Lawyer Blog
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Published By Zalkind Duncan and Bernstein LLP. April 16, 2015. Where is the line between teaching children independence and engaging in child endangerment and neglect? And her child was taken into state custody when she let her nine-year-old play alone in a park while the mother worked her shift at McDonald’s. Recently parents subscribing to a free range parenting philosophy were investigated. For example, no child under 6 can be left alone unsupervised in a car, but only if the car is on, the keys are i...
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Parental Leave Archives — Boston Lawyer Blog
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Published By Zalkind Duncan and Bernstein LLP. April 7, 2015. Massachusetts’ Expanded Parental Leave Law Provides Equal Parental Leave to Men and Women and Increases Protections for Employees Who Take Leave. Massachusetts’ expanded parental leave law, An Act Relative to Parental Leave. By the law’s reinstatement requirement. The amended parental leave act clarifies that an employee is entitled to reinstatement. April 7, 2015. May 19, 2015 3:54 pm. November 13, 2014. On pregnancy discrimination, explainin...
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US DOJ Adds its Interpretation of Title VII to List of Federal Entities Recognizing Protection for Transgender Rights — Boston Lawyer Blog
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Published By Zalkind Duncan and Bernstein LLP. January 12, 2015. US DOJ Adds its Interpretation of Title VII to List of Federal Entities Recognizing Protection for Transgender Rights. The United States Justice Department (DOJ) recently announced that it will interpret Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as protecting transgender employees from discrimination in the workplace. In a December 15, 2014 memo. The DOJ’s new Title VII interpretation brings it in line with various other federal entities’ r...
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Supreme Court Will Decide Scope of Protection for Pregnant Workers in Young v. UPS — Boston Lawyer Blog
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Published By Zalkind Duncan and Bernstein LLP. December 3, 2014. Supreme Court Will Decide Scope of Protection for Pregnant Workers in Young v. UPS. The Supreme Court today hears oral argument in. Young v. UPS. Young’s case alleging that UPS violated the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. 8220;PDA”) by failing to provide her with the same accommodations it provided non-pregnant workers who were similar to Young in their ability to work. (The many briefs in the case are here. The outcome of Young is important ...
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Massachusetts’ Expanded Parental Leave Law Provides Equal Parental Leave to Men and Women and Increases Protections for Employees Who Take Leave — Boston Lawyer Blog
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Published By Zalkind Duncan and Bernstein LLP. April 7, 2015. Massachusetts’ Expanded Parental Leave Law Provides Equal Parental Leave to Men and Women and Increases Protections for Employees Who Take Leave. Massachusetts’ expanded parental leave law, An Act Relative to Parental Leave. By the law’s reinstatement requirement. The amended parental leave act clarifies that an employee is entitled to reinstatement. Extended its paid maternity leave from twelve weeks to five months, the attrition rate for new...
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Transgender rights Archives — Boston Lawyer Blog
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Published By Zalkind Duncan and Bernstein LLP. May 26, 2016. States sue Federal Government over Prohibitions on Discrimination Based on Gender Identity. The lawsuit challenges two recent documents from federal agencies. On May 3, 2016, the EEOC released a fact sheet. May 26, 2016. May 26, 2016 2:10 pm. September 28, 2015. Judge’s Discovery Order in EEOC Transgender Litigation: Right Result, But Reason for Caution. I have written previously. September 28, 2015. September 28, 2015 3:04 pm. May 11, 2015.
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Employment Law Archives — Boston Lawyer Blog
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Published By Zalkind Duncan and Bernstein LLP. August 5, 2016. Getting a Jump Start on the Competition: Implementing the Equal Pay Act. On August 1, 2016, Massachusetts passed an historic revision to its Equal Pay Act. The new law, called An Act to Establish Pay Equity. The Act ), strengthened the existing legislation in a number of key ways, as we discussed in detail in a previous blog posting. August 5, 2016. August 8, 2016 4:11 pm. April 19, 2016. More than one in six American employees. That employee...
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Title XII Archives — Boston Lawyer Blog
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Published By Zalkind Duncan and Bernstein LLP. May 11, 2015. EEOC’s Litigation on Behalf of Transgender Employees Reveals Reach (and Limits) of Federal Anti-Discrimination Law. In September 2014, the EEOC filed its first employment discrimination lawsuits on behalf of transgender employees. (Rachel Stroup previously wrote about those suits, and related moves by the federal government to recognize antidiscrimination protection for transgender individuals, here. May 11, 2015. May 19, 2015 4:53 pm.
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Pregnancy Discrimination Archives — Boston Lawyer Blog
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Published By Zalkind Duncan and Bernstein LLP. March 31, 2015. Supreme Court: Employers Cannot Exclude Pregnant Women from Broad Accommodation Policies. Young sued, asserting that UPS violated the Pregnancy Discrimination Act ( PDA ) by treating her differently than other similarly situated employees because of her pregnancy. Her case was heard by the Supreme Court in December 2014; we discussed the case, its factual background, and its possible outcomes, here. March 31, 2015. May 19, 2015 4:00 pm.
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EEOC’s Litigation on Behalf of Transgender Employees Reveals Reach (and Limits) of Federal Anti-Discrimination Law — Boston Lawyer Blog
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Published By Zalkind Duncan and Bernstein LLP. May 11, 2015. EEOC’s Litigation on Behalf of Transgender Employees Reveals Reach (and Limits) of Federal Anti-Discrimination Law. In September 2014, the EEOC filed its first employment discrimination lawsuits on behalf of transgender employees. (Rachel Stroup previously wrote about those suits, and related moves by the federal government to recognize antidiscrimination protection for transgender individuals, here. I]f the EEOC’s position prevails, neither th...
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