MY SPECIALTY IN WORK FAMILY BALANCE AND MATERNITY/PATERNITY/PARENTAL RIGHTS IN THE WORKPLACE

One of my greatest interests and areas of specialty is work family balance and maternity/paternity/parental rights in the workplace. In this regard, I have:

• Helped many employers understand and apply such work/family laws as the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Pregnancy Discrimination Act and The Massachusetts Maternity Leave Act

• Represented employees who have been fired because they were pregnant or took parental leave, and provided advice to employees about their workplace parental rights

• Advised employers about the many different types of work/family balance policies that can be adopted without adversely affecting the bottom line, such as flex time and telecommuting, and helped them select the options most suitable for their particular type of business (Many studies have shown that family friendly workplace policies are among the most attractive benefits to employees, and that adopting such policies helps employers attract and retain the best employees).

• Spoken on the topic of work/family balance laws and policies to professional organizations, businesses and on the radio. (To hear my appearance on the popular Rhode Island WNRI radio show of Career/Life Coach Dawn Quesnel, known as “Coach DQ”, please click here).

• Monitored proposed work/family balance legislation and advocated for laws that maximize workplace parental accommodation without unduly burdening employers

• Researched and written articles providing information about workplace maternity/parental rights and work family balance policies. To read some of these articles, please go to the FAQs section of this website.

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