Related statutes and other grounds for relief

• Author: Aaron B. Maduff
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RELATED STATUTES

AND OTHER

GROUNDS FOR RELIEF

2-1 LITIGATING SEXUAL HARASSMENT & SEX DISCRIMINATION CASES §2.1

CHAPTER 2: RELATED STATUTES AND OTHER GROUNDS FOR RELIEF

§2.1 FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT

Various federal statutes, in addition to Title VII (see Chapter 1, infra.), may be of use to the sexual harassment

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your client is in need of a leave due to the seriousness of the sexual harassment and, if so, whether the employer

  

client took a leave because of the sexually harassing situation, on the advice of his or her doctor, but is not sub-

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as Title VII violations.

§2.1.1 Congressional Findings and Governing Principles

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   

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 

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to discriminate against employees and applicants for employment who are of that gender.

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  -

crimination on the basis of sex by ensuring generally that leave is available for eligible medical reasons

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

That this is an anti-discrimination statute is critical because it permitted Congress to pass it pursuant to the

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 Nevada Dept. of Human Resources v.

Hibbs

   

     

single-income families were far more ubiquitous than they are today, and it was typically the woman of the house

   

pressure to take leave from work and risk employment fell on women.

    

    

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of employment policies to accommodate working parents can force individuals to choose between job security

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