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What Every Business Needs To Know About The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

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29, 2022, and it was recently passed by Congress as an amendment to the FY23 Federal Spending Bill. employers with 15 or more employees to provide reasonable accommodations for known limitations associated with pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. This pivotal piece of legislation instructs U.S.

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How To Design Impactful Offices? Prioritize ESG Goals

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Designing spaces that promote the well-being of people and the planet can be challenging. Yet, designing spaces that promote the well-being of people and the planet can be challenging. In full transparency, we did not achieve our targets in 2021 and 2022, but our internal tracking enabled us to easily identify the gaps.

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How Discrimination in the Workplace Impacts Black Women’s Health & Well-Being

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She was put on medication and had to take a few weeks off from work. In June 2022, the organization noted that Black pregnant women are “ likely to face greater racism , discrimination and harassment at work. Six years after reporting her sexual harassment, she got a promotion and was moved to a different department in 2015.

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The significance of women’s health is increasingly acknowledged in the modern workplace

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Here is why: Recent data reveals a concerning trend of discrimination against women aged 35-50 in the workplace (source: HBR, 2022 ). Issues such as the “maternity penalty” and a lack of support for women’s health issues contribute to a gap in pay, promotion, and overall workplace equality.

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How My Experience as a Black Entrepreneur Shaped My Views on Building Financial Freedom

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After visiting a specialist, taking medication and undergoing hours of electrostimulation, I learned it was all stress-related. So today, though I can proudly afford specialized medical or wellness services, therapy or to take an unpaid leave of absence, the majority of people in my community can’t.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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She is a 2023 CNN Hero, a 2022 Soros Justice Fellow and a 2019 JustLeadershipUSA Leading with Conviction Fellow Alumna. Dr. Rajinder Atwal Medical Director, CEO, Founder, Family Physician, M.D., She is the founder, CEO and medical director of Bathurst Walk-in Clinic and Family Practice, which serves marginalized communities.

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Two in five people are working extra hours as cost-of-living crisis bites

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A new poll suggests that the continuing cost-of-living crisis is now affecting a greater proportion of employees, with more people working extra hours, more struggling to buy food or pay their bills, and fewer being able to afford to take sick days, compared to mid-2022. This is the second time that Ciphr has run its Cost of li v ing survey.