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Pregnant then Screwed, American Style

Pregnant then Screwed, American Style

Jack Tuckner

Women face numerous sex-based challenges unique to working while female; especially when pregnant. This podcast will explore the many facets of this relentless form of sex discrimination and offer empowering guidance and tips for protecting yourself, your job and your income at a time in your life when you can't afford to get fired or quit.
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Pregnant then Screwed, American Style - We're back in the saddle weekly on Friday's at 9 am!

We're back in the saddle weekly on Friday's at 9 am!

Pregnant then Screwed, American Style

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02/20/24 • 29 min

Deborah O'Rell and I (and guests in the women's rights and health space) will be recording this podcast again on Fridays at 9 am.

We'll be chatting and riffing about women's workplace rights in terms of pregnancy protections, what to do about your perimenopausal and menopausal symptoms if they're interfering with your performance, how to advocate to be paid what your worth, and what to do when you're being sexualized at work.

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Pregnant then Screwed, American Style - Are they messing with you at work just because you’re pregnant?
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10/17/22 • 9 min

Let me tell you a story about a current pregnant client who’s enduring wild discriminatory hostility just because she’s with child. I discuss what her (and your) rights are under the pregnancy protective federal and state statutes.
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Under federal and most state and city anti-discrimination laws, almost ALL employers are required to show compassion and flexibility* to its pregnant employees during their pregnancies, after their babies are born, and even after they return to work and require accommodations for lactation and breast feeding purposes.

Any differential or hostile workplace treatment because of pregnancy is illegal sex, gender, and pregnancy discrimination and often disability discrimination, too.

Document in writing any requests for flexibility and pregnancy-related accommodations, as well as complaints about discriminatory treatment you're experiencing due to your pregnancy, related medical conditions, and your need for OB/Gyn appointments and testing, and requests for temporary light duty.

Step up and fight for your right to be equal! And don't quit your job due to discrimination, as that's like throwing out the baby with the bath water! 🙄🤓

Put the company on notice about your requests and complaints, and let them investigate and do the right thing to hook you up, as they're required to do.

If your company treats you worse, or refuses to implement a reasonable request for flexibility of your pregnancy, then you can chat with an employment lawyer.

*Compassion and flexibility is better known in legal parlance as reasonable accommodations of the natural limitations of pregnancy, or its related medical issues.

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If you're treated differently in the workplace because of pregnancy throughout your gestational cycle, including through maternity leave and your return to work, it's illegal sex, gender, pregnancy and often disability discrimination. This sex-based differential treatment includes failure to promote because of pregnancy.

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Pregnant then Screwed, American Style - Lactation, Breastfeeding and Expressing Breast Milk in the Workplace.
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10/01/22 • 8 min

YES! You ARE entitled to breastfeed your baby and/or pump breast milk in the workplace postpartum, for one year after childbirth under federal law and for three years after childbirth under New York and Connecticut laws, and ALL 50 states have their own laws on breastfeeding and expressing milk at work.

Listen to a brief summary of your lactation rights presented by Jack Bryant Tuckner, Esq., Women's Rights in the Workplace lawyer based in New York.

Find your particular state law on postpartum breastfeeding and milk pumping at work at this link.

Jack Tuckner can be reached for questions at @jacktuckner on Twitter and Jack Tuckner on LinkedIn and Facebook. Email [email protected]

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Pregnant then Screwed, American Style - Yes, you are entitled to maternity leave.

Yes, you are entitled to maternity leave.

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09/28/22 • 12 min

There are a mix of confusing federal and state laws governing maternity leave, but the bottom line? YOU ARE ENTITLED TO MATERNITY LEAVE.
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Pregnant then Screwed, American Style - Pregnancy discrimination. Don’t take it lying down. Stand up for yourself.
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09/23/22 • 17 min

Pregnancy discrimination cases are on the rise again, in part because federal, state, and city laws have expanded pregnant employees’ workplace rights. Learn what to do initially to ensure the greatest protection against unlawful and sexist pregnancy discrimination. (spoiler alert, it involves written notification to your company)!
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Most employee rights pregnancy discrimination attorneys will take your case on a contingent-fee basis, meaning that they’ll only get paid if and when the case resolves. Join Jack and Deborah and learn what to look for when hiring a lawyer for your pregnancy discrimination claim.

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I’m pregnant, due in May and incredibly anxious about giving birth in a NYC hospital during this coronavirus crisis.

I’m having a hard time concentrating at work and my boss is harassing me. Do I have any recourse?

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Coronavirus and pregnant employees: Workplaces are imploding, employees are being laid off, and pregnant women have been told to take an early maternity leave, for their own safety, and they have been fired due to their pregnancies, as they’re perceived as more vulnerable—either way, it’s illegal. You can’t be fired because of anything to do with your pregnancy, and your employer cannot force an early maternity leave. That decision is yours alone. Pregnancy discrimination is illegal. Even during a pandemic.
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How many episodes does Pregnant then Screwed, American Style have?

Pregnant then Screwed, American Style currently has 15 episodes available.

What topics does Pregnant then Screwed, American Style cover?

The podcast is about Podcasts, Business and Careers.

What is the most popular episode on Pregnant then Screwed, American Style?

The episode title 'We're back in the saddle weekly on Friday's at 9 am!' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Pregnant then Screwed, American Style?

The average episode length on Pregnant then Screwed, American Style is 23 minutes.

How often are episodes of Pregnant then Screwed, American Style released?

Episodes of Pregnant then Screwed, American Style are typically released every 13 days, 17 hours.

When was the first episode of Pregnant then Screwed, American Style?

The first episode of Pregnant then Screwed, American Style was released on Dec 24, 2019.

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