Did you know that: - 90.7 % of families with children under 18
have at least one working parent - 1 in 10 workers cares for
both children and an elderly relative It's well documented that
most of that burden falls on women who continue to serve as the
primary caregivers for children and sick or disabled relatives.
The result is that because of these responsibilities, women have
suffered widespread discrimination in employment for as long as
they have been working. That's why it was really good news last
week when the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
(EEOC) issued a document on best practices to avoid
discrimination against workers with caregiving responsibilities.
The Work Life Law Center at UC Hastings College of the Law
describes "caregivers discrimination" this way: Family
Responsibilities Discrimination (FRD) is employment
discrimination against workers based on their family caregiving
responsibilities. Pregnant women, mothers and fathers of young
children, and employees with aging parents or