Employer health plans routinely cover pregnancy costs for workers and their spouses—but not necessarily daughters. According to a handful of new complaints … Read more
Yahoo’s Upgraded Maternity Leave: Good, But Not Best in Silicon Valley
Although most observers are praising CEO Marissa Mayer and Yahoo’s upgraded maternity leave policy that gives 16 weeks of paid leaves to new Moms and … Read more
Knocked Up: The Conversation Most Managers Don’t Want to Have
I have to stand up and applaud Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg today. No, not for leaning in, but for finally saying what every HR and Operations person in … Read more
New Bill Would Require Accommodation for Pregnant Employees
By Eric B. Meyer Does an employer have to provide a reasonable accommodation to a pregnant employee to allow her to perform the essential functions her … Read more
Changing Attitudes: Why Employers Need to End Pregnancy Discrimination
In a 2008 interview with the Ladies Home Journal, Barack Obama stated that, “The best judge of whether or not a country is going to develop is how it … Read more
Some Employers Health Plans Deny Pregnancy Coverage For Dependents
The health care overhaul provides a safety net for young adult children, who can now stay on their parents’ health plans until they reach age 26. But … Read more
Five Questions About Yahoo’s New, Pregnant CEO
Well, now there’s a twist on the Yahoo-poaching-from-Google story: Marissa Mayer is having a baby. Kudos to Yahoo for hiring a pregnant woman to do the CEO … Read more
The Value of New Moms Returning to Your Workforce
I overheard on the radio about this Australian company who is rewarding returning mothers to their workforce by paying them double their salary when they … Read more
Why Does Congress Think We Need a Pregnant Workers Fairness Act?
By Eric B. Meyer Earlier this week, Representatives Jerrold Nadler, D-NY, Carolyn Maloney D-NY, Jackie Speier D-CA, and Susan Davis D-CA, introduced the … Read more