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Maternity Leave and Gender Discrimination: Recent Settlement Underscores Need for Gender Neutral Parental Leave Policies

JPMorgan recently reached a settlement agreement to pay $5 million to a class of male employees who alleged they were discriminated against based on their gender under a leave policy that granted longer parental leave to mothers than fathers. The...
By: Poyner Spruill LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/maternity-leave-and-gender-44081/

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