Fairness in the Workplace - A Better Balance Blog

Expecting the Unexpected—When the Stork Says “You’re Fired”

by A Better Balance Thursday, 17 May 2012 Category Fairness in the Workplace

Check out our new video and hear real stories from people whose lives were turned upside down by outdated laws and workplace policies that pushed them out of the jobs they needed to support their growing families. Tags: Untagged

This Mother's Day, Stand Up for Expecting Moms

by Dina Bakst, Co-President Tuesday, 08 May 2012 Category Fairness in the Workplace

Across the country, pregnant women who request minor adjustments are forced out of their jobs unnecessarily and denied the minor modifications to workplace duties, rules, or policies that would enable them to continue working and supporting their families. Tags: Pregnancy

Debunking Myths About Motherhood and Equal Pay

by Elizabeth Gedmark, Law Fellow Tuesday, 17 April 2012 Category Fairness in the Workplace

For Equal Pay Day, A Better Balance interviewed Professor Benard to learn the facts about equal pay and the motherhood penalty. Tags: Untagged

A Supreme Court Setback for State Workers

by Jared Make, Staff Attorney Friday, 23 March 2012 Category Fairness in the Workplace

State workers who are pregnant or seriously ill have lost critical rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Tags: FMLA, Supreme Court, Pregnancy, Fairness in the Workplace

Barefoot and Pregnant: What This “War on Women” is Really About

by Phoebe Taubman, Senior Staff Attorney Thursday, 08 March 2012 Category Fairness in the Workplace

Women’s History Month is arriving this year in the midst of a “War on Women.” Many of the battles in today’s war are being fought on familiar ground—around women’s reproductive health and choice—but the surrounding context is quite different from that of wars gone by. Tags: Untagged

EEOC Meeting on Pregnancy & Caregiver Discrimination

by Elizabeth Gedmark, Law Fellow Friday, 24 February 2012 Category Fairness in the Workplace

A Better Balance headed to Washington, D.C. earlier this month to attend an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) meeting on pregnancy and caregiver discrimination. We are thrilled that the EEOC held the meeting to raise awareness of this important issue, but now the federal government must take action. Tags: Untagged

Serve With Care

by Cari Jackson, Director of Parent Organizing Monday, 23 January 2012 Category Fairness in the Workplace

Recent food writing has made much ado about how our food travels from the farm to our kitchens. But far less has been written about the journey from the restaurant kitchen to your dining table. While we’re cheerfully indulging in a delicious meal, craning for quick service, and self-righteously contemplating whether our server earned a 15 or 25 percent tip, the restaurant workers have most likely been toiling under poverty level wages, with no benefits, and little chance for promotion. Tags: Restaurant Workers, Living Wage, Paid Sick Time, Paid Sick Days, Fairness in the Workplace

Discrimination Against Pregnant Women and New Mothers Is Not a Work-Life Balance Issue

by Dina Bakst, Co-President Wednesday, 24 August 2011 Category Fairness in the Workplace

Last week, Judge Loretta Preska of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed a class action suit alleging that Bloomberg L.P. discriminated against pregnant women and mothers returning from maternity leave. Tags: Untagged

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