by Ralph Somma | Mar 26, 2015 | The Legal Workplace Grind
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), enacted in 1978, made it clear that discrimination in employment based on pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions violates the prohibition on sex discrimination found in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964....
by Ralph Somma | Mar 12, 2015 | The Legal Workplace Grind
So starts the non-joke of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito during oral argument on February 25th in a case involving the conflict between a hijab and the “Look Policy” of preppy clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch. Wait for the punchline… I don’t know...
by Ralph Somma | Feb 27, 2015 | The Legal Workplace Grind
As Black History Month 2015 comes to an end and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 approaches its 51st anniversary, the realization that the American workplace has yet to grasp the golden ring of equal employment opportunity can be discouraging. I would venture to say that...
by Ralph Somma | Feb 14, 2015 | The Legal Workplace Grind
Every February Dunkin Donuts bombards us with television commercials touting their heart-shaped sprinkle covered donuts and lattes. In one such spot, a love-struck casualty awkwardly blurts out, “I Love you” as his smiling co-worker offers one of these sweet...
by Ralph Somma | Jan 26, 2015 | The Legal Workplace Grind
Who doesn’t know a working mom who’s sent a sick child to school because she couldn’t afford to miss a day of work? Who hasn’t dragged their own sickly butt to the office for the same reason? And what family needs to add to the concerns that accompany pregnancy, the...
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