Yet the reality remains that a vast majority of large employers do not go beyond what the law requires when it comes to parental benefits. Carol Robles-Román, the president and CEO of nonprofit legal advocacy organization for women, Legal Momentum, said that companies typically fall into two categories: those that offer “bare bones” benefits that are strictly in compliance with the law, and those that are instituting “best practices” in order to attract and attain top talent.
Pregnancy and Paid Leave
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Legal Momentum is waiting with bated breath for the outcome of today’s oral arguments in the U. S. Supreme Court in the case of Young v. UPS, which could have a significant impact on working women—especially those in low-wage or manual-labor jobs.
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In an article titled "Special Delivery", the Economist's Democracy in America blog discusses the Young v. UPS pregnancy discrimintation case. The article both links to and quotes from legal Momentum's Amicus Curiae brief petitioning for a Writ of Certiorari in the case.
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New York, NY, September 10th, 2014 – This morning Legal Momentum filed an amicus curiae brief in Young v. UPS, the case that will require the Supreme Court to decide whether the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (“PDA”) requires employers to accommodate pregnant workers if such accommodations are already available to workers under other circumstances.
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Today, Legal Momentum teamed up with top law professors and women’s rights groups to file a “friend of the court” brief supporting a pregnant truck driver in an important case in the United States Supreme Court, explaining that women in traditionally male-dominated occupations are especially susceptible to pregnancy discrimination on the job.
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A review of the state of pregnancy rights and our impact litigation on pregnancy discrimination in 2008.
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New York City employers are clearly and explicitly on notice
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A fact sheet on New York City's new law, the “Pregnant Workers Fairness Act” (PWFA), which clarifies an employer’s responsibilities towards employees with special needs arising from pregnancy or childbirth.
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On Tuesday, January 22, New Jersey's Governor signed a law protecting
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Peggy Young had been working at UPS as a truck driver for about five years when her medical team told her she should avoid lifting
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NYC Council Passes Pregnancy Discrimination Bill
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A letter to the Department of Labor applauds their proposal to collect updated information about the Family and Medical Leave Act and suggests minor changes to enhance the quality and clarity of the information collected.
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