Last week I told you about the phone call I’ve had hundreds of times. Pregnant woman. Employer who thought the FMLA was their only obligation. An argument that took twenty years to become federal law.
What I didn’t tell you was where that argument came from.
The Case That Proved It All
Peggy Young was
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The Maternity Leave You’re Entitled To – Even Without the FMLA
Nearly half of all working women in America have no FMLA protection. For most of the last thirty years that meant one thing: no guaranteed right to take maternity leave when their baby was born. Until June 2023, when that changed.
The Myth Most Women Believe
The Family and Medical Leave Act, the law most
What Happened to You Wasn’t Normal. It Was Illegal.
She was the Global Head of Human Resources for a large multinational corporation. She had built the HR function herself, from the ground up, across multiple countries and markets. She knew employment law. She had spent her entire career advising executives
Think You’re Being Underpaid? NYC’s New Pay Reporting Laws Could Prove It
You’ve suspected it for a while. Maybe you found out a coworker makes more than you for the same job. Maybe you saw a job posting for your role – or one just like it – at a higher salary than you’re earning. Maybe you’ve just watched who gets the raises and who doesn’t, and
When Do Microaggressions Become Illegal Discrimination?
You’re not crazy. You’re not “too sensitive.” And you’re not imagining it.
When you’re consistently talked over in meetings, when your ideas get ignored until someone else repeats them, when you’re asked, “where are you really from,” when you’re the only one who gets scrutinized for coming in five minutes late, when you’re left off
Hired by an Algorithm, Fired by Bias: When AI Screening Tools Discriminate
You applied for a job. You never got an interview. You never talked to a human. You were just…rejected.
Welcome to hiring in 2026. By some estimates, over 80% of employers now use automated systems to screen applicants before a human ever looks at a resume. These tools promise efficiency and objectivity. What they often
The Death of “I Didn’t Mean To”: New York’s New Disparate Impact Law
For decades, employers have gotten away with discrimination by hiding behind a simple defense: “We didn’t mean to.”
In New York, that defense just died.
On December 19, 2025, Governor Hochul signed a law that formally codified “disparate impact” protections under the New York State Human Rights Law. This wasn’t an accident. It was a
The Feds Just Told Nurses They Aren’t Professionals. Here’s What That Means for New York.
The Feds Just Told Nurses They Aren’t Professionals. Meanwhile, 15,000 NYC Nurses Are on Strike.
Let’s be clear about what’s happening right now.
The U.S. Department of Education just decided that graduate nursing programs – the training required to become a nurse practitioner, nurse anesthetist, or nurse educator – do not qualify as professional degrees
The Pregnancy Fairness Act: What Every Working Mom Needs to Know in 2026
If you are pregnant, planning to get pregnant soon, or have recently announced your pregnancy at work, you may already be worrying about how your employer will respond. Many women fear being treated differently, losing their job, or being disciplined for attending medical appointments. The good news is that federal law is on your side.
Can You Be Fired for Discussing Your Salary? Understanding Wage Transparency Rights
Can You Be Fired for Discussing Your Salary?
In many workplaces, employees still believe that talking about pay is off-limits. Some employers even discourage salary discussions by calling them “unprofessional” or “confidential.” But under federal and New York law, your right to discuss wages is protected.
Pay transparency laws were designed to close gender and