Can I be arrested for that?

The answer depends on whether your actions violate the law.  So how many laws are there? We don’t actually know. In 1982, the Justice Department commissioned a study to determine how many criminal laws actually exist, and the result was complete and total frustration: In a project that lasted two years, the Department compiled a… read more…

How employers fire pregnant women – and get away with it

Because the Pregnancy Discrimination Act does not protect pregnancy complications, employers can terminate pregnant employees who cannot perform certain job functions because of a pregnancy. For example,  if an employer would fire a non-pregnant employee for missing work to visit the doctor, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act will not protect a similarly-situated pregnant employee just because… read more…