January 2008

The Rise in Family Responsibility Discrimination Cases. Part One of a Two-Part Article.

The majority of employers know that employment discrimination based on gender is illegal. Many employers, however, are unaware that discrimination based on stereotypical views of women as “mothers” and men as “fathers” may also be actionable. Although caregivers are not a protected class under federal anti-discrimination statutes, courts are recognizing with increased frequency that inappropriate considerations and decisions about “caregivers” might constitute unlawful treatment under various federal laws.

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