) courts accepted the argument that telework is not a reasonable accommodation. That will be far less convincing in the future.also is hearing from pregnant workers in"essential" jobs who are seeking leave in response to medical evidence that pregnant women and very young children may experience more severe COVID-19 outcomes.
A mother with her two daughters wearing protective masks and gloves walk together on an empty street amid the coronavirus pandemic on April 17 in New York City., a partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP who represents employers, stressed the effects of the current crisis down the line.
One silver lining of the pandemic has been the widespread recognition of the hard work and sacrifice of the"essential workers" keeping the rest of us safe and fed and educated. Let's extend the same outpouring of appreciation to mothers, who are doing a highly disproportionate amount of that work, unpaid, at home. Eighty percent
say they are doing more homeschooling than their partners; moms are also carrying more than their fair share of sharply increased loads of housework and child care.in the pandemic. I wonder if we can all agree not just to stop firing mothers but to give them what they really want for Mother's Day. Not flowers. Not chocolate. Equality.
Joan Williams is a distinguished professor of law, Hastings Foundation chair and founding director of the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California, Hastings Law.
Wtf is up with your guys headlines today
You guys are pro re-open economy, so even more jobs aren't lost? Good for you! Tell your friends. 👍🏼
Equal rights now?
Mom wants her mom.
Same as original Mother's Day. Stop sending their children to war.
I just got her flowers...