Family Responsibility Discrimination (FRD): Not a Law but Still a Threat

Family Responsibility Discrimination (FRD): Not a Law but Still a Threat http://hrdailyadvisor.blr.com/archive/2008/07/07/HR_Policies_and_Procedures_FRD_Family_Responsibility_Discrimination_Caregiving_Pregnancy_Sandwich_Generation.aspxFamily Responsibility Discrimination (FRD) is clearly one of the hot HR topics of the day, but what does it really mean? What should you do about it?en-USCommunityServer 2.0 (Debug Build: 60217.2664)re: Family Responsibility Discrimination (FRD): Not a Law but Still a Threat http://hrdailyadvisor.blr.com/archive/2008/07/07/HR_Policies_and_Procedures_FRD_Family_Responsibility_Discrimination_Caregiving_Pregnancy_Sandwich_Generation.aspx#1021Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:14:31 GMTd41f1d89-8bcd-45c6-82d9-dc5c7ed081a0:1021Cynthia CalvertKudos to Mr. Leh on a terrific column. A couple of observations:  While Mr. Leh is correct at the federal level that FRD is not expressly prohibited by statute, it is worth noting that the District of Columbia expressly prohibits FRD in employment