Pregnancy Discrimination

A lawsuit was recently filed against a real estate firm that allegedly discriminated against workers who were pregnant. Specifically, the firm terminated a minimum of three pregnant women. Those in the Bay Area who experience pregnancy discrimination, which...

A police officer in another state claims that she was mistreated due to being pregnant. She has therefore filed a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit against her department. Anyone in the Bay Area who faces negative treatment in the workplace due to a pregnancy has the...

A police officer in another state recently claimed she was discriminated against on the basis of her being pregnant. She has therefore filed a pregnancy discrimination against her employer, the town for which she worked. Anyone who is mistreated in the Bay Area simply...

Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg famously urged women to "lean in" at work and move into leadership positions. That is certainly a worthy goal. Yet for many women who work in the tech industry and become pregnant, it can be hard to take the leave you are entitled to under...

NETFLIX FINALLY PAYS MOMS AND DADS In a move that may have significant ramifications throughout California, Netflix announced this week that it will offer its employees up to a year of paid leave after  the birth or adoption of a child, a testament to the...

What is Pregnancy Disability Leave?There are several laws in place in California that protect the rights of pregnant women. These protections extend beyond just maternity leave. In fact, California, pregnant mothers are entitled to maternity leave for reasons beyond...

The ProblemWhile the days of shameless sex discrimination depicted in the AMC Series Mad Men may be a thing of the past, pregnancy and other forms of sex discrimination in the workplace continue to present female workers with a very pervasive, significant, and...

What Are My Rights to Pregnancy Leave? There are two principal statutes involved in determining a family's rights with respect to pregnancy leave. The first of these is the Fair Employment and Housing Act ("FEHA"). As it related to pregnancy, it applies only to women...