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Perspective

Jan. 16, 2013

What to expect when your employees are expecting

Employers need to become knowledgeable about what the laws require, and much savvier in the way they treat this increasingly larger portion of their workforce: the child bearers. By Laura P. Worsinger


By Laura P. Worsinger


Unlike years past, women no longer consider pregnancy a reason to marry, much less leave the workplace - at least not on a permanent basis. This means that there are many more women of childbearing age comprising the workforce. In addition, myriad state and federal discrimination and leave laws have been enacted to protect pregnant employees. In fact, California, which already has five separate laws providing additional job protection for pr...

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