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Should Pregnancy Be Added to Protected Groups Under Anti-Discrimination Laws?
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British Dads Likely To Get Maternity Leave Job Protection
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Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg Wants More Baby Talk on the Job
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Employers Do Discriminate Against Pregnant Employees
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Aussie Government Debating Prosecution, Restraint Laws for Women Drinking...
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51 Baby Names Outlawed in Saudi Arabia; Other Nations Have Baby Name Bans, Too
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Hawaii Considers Expanding Insurance Coverage for Infertility Treatment
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Parents Pushing for Expanded, Streamlined Autism Coverage from Obamacare
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Hands OFF My Belly!
What is it about a perfectly pregnant tummy that leads total strangers to reach out and rub it? Some expectant mothers don’t mind the touchy-feely intimacy when it’s the hand of a friend or family...
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Should Pregnancy Be Added to Protected Groups Under Anti-Discrimination Laws?
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) just turned 35 years old but many feel it’s not being utilized properly. Too many loopholes allow employers to minimize a pregnant woman’s position in the...
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British Dads Likely To Get Maternity Leave Job Protection
No, no, no. The Queen isn’t advocating that blokes become mothers nor is Parliament. The British powers that be are, however, recognizing that fathers are instrumental to the family unit and that...
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Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg Wants More Baby Talk on the Job
In November 2013, Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Facebook, was interviewed on stage at the Dreamforce conference a company called Salesforce hosted for its current and potential...
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Crime or Choice: UK Explores Law Against Drinking While Pregnant
Lawmakers in the United Kingdom (UK) will soon be called upon to determine if drinking alcoholic beverages while pregnant is a crime or merely a reckless exercise of personal choice. Legal...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Employers Do Discriminate Against Pregnant Employees
It’s against federal law and many state laws to discriminate against pregnant employees but employers are a crafty lot, according to Reginald Byron. Byron says employers get away with firing pregnant...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Aussie Government Debating Prosecution, Restraint Laws for Women Drinking...
Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a "real problem" in the Northern Territory (NT), according to its attorney-general, John Elferink. He places blame for the rising rate of FAS on "a passive welfare...
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51 Baby Names Outlawed in Saudi Arabia; Other Nations Have Baby Name Bans, Too
In sandy Saudi Arabia, parents can no longer name their children after all that desert dirt. The name Sandi has been banned, along with 50 others, in the latest update to the Saudi government's running...
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Hawaii Considers Expanding Insurance Coverage for Infertility Treatment
In Hawaii, state law requires insurers to cover the cost of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) but only to a select few. State legislators are considering proposed upgrades to the legislation so that...
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Parents Pushing for Expanded, Streamlined Autism Coverage from Obamacare
Approximately 1.2 million children in the United States younger than 21 are affected to some degree by the autism spectrum disorder (ASD), or autism, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and...
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