Tag: family status

Accommodation of Family Status on Same Footing as Other Human Rights

By Northern Exposure Nov 1, 2010 Northern Exposure

Updated: Nov 1, 2010

by Ralph Nero and Ida Martin Do parents of young children have the right to refuse a geographic transfer? In the case of three employees at the Canadian National Railway (CNR), the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) has recently answered “yes.” Last month, the CHRT released three decisions dealing with three CNR employees, Cindy Richards, […]

Are Single, Childless Workers Shortchanged by Benefit Plans?

By Virginia Employment Law Letter Aug 1, 2009 HR Hero Line

Updated: Aug 1, 2009

by Hillary J. Collyer Over the past two decades, the American workforce has enjoyed a significant increase in family-friendly policies in the workplace. Yet are those “family-friendly” benefits fair to all employees? Employees without children wonder whether they receive less valuable corporate benefits than their counterparts with children. Employers are prohibited from providing unequal benefits […]