New Lawsuits Challenge "Family Resposibility Discrimination"

USA Today reports on an increase in lawsuits filed by employees claiming discrimination on the job due to their family caregiving obligations. The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a guidance for employers, giving them examples of how bias can occur. The EEOC website also includes a fact sheet for employers which ". . .illustrates circumstances under which discrimination against a working parent or other caregiver constitutes unlawful disparate treatment under the federal EEO statutes."