Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski on May 17 signed legislation that requires employers of 25 or more employees to provide unpaid rest periods to employees to express milk, so long as providing them does not cause undue hardship on the operation of the employer's business.
A panel of judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit has ruled 2-1 that an employer may exclude contraception coverage from its health plan without violating the Pregnancy Discrimination Act.
Maternity benefits vary widely around the world, even among countries in which the benefits are mandatory, according to an analysis conducted by Mercer Human Resource Consulting.
Wal-Mart has agreed to pay $220,000 to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) lawsuit in which a prospective employee alleged that company did not hire her because she was pregnant.
In a 3-2 decision handed down Wednesday, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that companies with fewer than three employees can legally fire pregnant women.
A federal judge in Seattle ruled on Tuesday that Bartell Drugs, the oldest family-owned drugstore chain in the nation, must cover prescription contraceptives in its employee medical plan.
the Department of Labor (DOL) issued its notice to create a regulation that would permit state agencies to use the Unemployment Compensation (UC) program to pay parents who take time off from employment after the birth or placement for adoption of a child.
