A recent Alberta Court of Appeal decision (Alberta Health Services v. Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, July 5, 2013) has taught an employer a vital lesson about time limits in a collective agreement. The collective agreement in question said that “disciplinary action” “will be taken within fifteen (15) days… of the date the Employer first became aware of, or reasonably should have become aware of the occurrence of the act.” The employer fired the […]

An EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Act (“PDA”) lawsuit was just filed against a North Carolina restaurant on behalf of a  job applicant who was refused hiring because she was six months pregnant.

During the hiring interview, the applicant was asked how many months she had been pregnant, when she expected to deliver, her childcare plans, and how much maternity leave she planned to take. Three days later she was told that she was not hired, and “to call back after […]