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Article Index » title vii » caregiver discrimination
Report Link EEOC Issues Best Practices Guidance For Employers (pdf).
Ballard Rosenberg Golper & Savitt - July 29, 2009
Employees today are often beset with multiple caregiving responsibilities for children and aging parents. In recognition of the challenges faced by the so-called sandwich generation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued a new guidance for employers detailing best practices to prevent illegal discrimination against these employees.
Report Link AVOIDING CAREGIVER DISCRIMINATION: EEOC ISSUES BEST PRACTICES GUIDANCE FOR EMPLOYERS.
Ballard Rosenberg Golper & Savitt - July 01, 2009
Employees today are often beset with multiple caregiving responsibilities for children and aging parents. In recognition of the challenges faced by the so-called sandwich generation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued a new guidance for employers detailing best practices to prevent illegal discrimination against these employees.
Report Link EEOC Supplements Its 2007 Guidance Regarding Caregiver Discrimination.
Ogletree Deakins - May 13, 2009
In 2007, during a nationwide upsurge in pregnancy discrimination claims, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) released a set of guidelines advising employers on issues related to caregiver bias. On April 22, 2009, the EEOC further supplemented those guidelines with specific recommendations designed, it said, to help employers to “reduce the chance of EEO violations against caregivers, and to remove barriers to equal employment opportunity.” The document can be found at www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/caregiver-best-practices.html.
Report Link EEOC Releases Additional Guidance on Avoiding Discrimination Against Caregivers.
Jackson Lewis LLP - April 28, 2009
Supplementing 2007 guidance concerning discrimination against employees with caregiver responsibilities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued a best practices guidance entitled, “Employer Best Practices for Workers with Caregiving Responsibilities.” Caregiver responsibilities include child care, elder care and care for immediate family members with disabilities, among others.
Report Link Societal Stereotypes About Women May Support Title VII Discrimination Claim.
Ogletree Deakins - April 14, 2009
Title VII does not include “care-giver” as a separate category for purposes of protection against discrimination. However, in a decision involving the failure to promote a woman with four young children, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reminded us that one important premise of Title VII’s gender discrimination provision is that “women have the right to prove their mettle in the work arena without the burden of stereotypes regarding whether they can fulfill their [work-related] responsibilities.”

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