Court Ruling Allows Women to Take Time Off Work for Infertility Treatments
Women who are suffering from problems with infertility will find that every single aspect of their lives is impacted by this struggle. One of the most difficult areas for many women to navigate is the issue of how to deal with full-time work while also trying to get pregnant using infertility treatments. The time that is needed to get the treatments and to recover from the impact that they have on the body can take a significant chunk of time away from a busy work schedule. Many women aren't sure whether they should be up front with their bosses about this or if they should just try to work through the problem silently.
A new
court ruling may make it easier for women to deal with infertility treatment issues on the job. A federal appeals court has ruled in a specific case which makes sweeping changes to how other women will be treated on the job in regards to infertility treatment.
The court ruling says that women who need to take time off from work due to infertility treatment schedules are protected under a couple of different laws. They can invoke their rights under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act as well as under the Sex Bias Act. In the past, it was said that infertility treatment issues were not a sex bias because of the fact that men also experience infertility but it has now been found that the amount of time required for treatment of women with the problem is significant enough to allow for the act to be considered.
This means that women can probably take time off of work while going through infertility treatments without having to fear the loss of their jobs. However, women will still need to navigate the tough question of whether or not to bring their fertility problems into the workplace with them.
Question of the Day: How will the court ruling on fertility treatment issues in the workplace impact the way that women deal with discussing their infertility problems at work?photo link
Posted by Kathryn on 8/13/2008 8:05:48 AM
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