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Get the facts on Family Responsibilities Discrimination (FRD)Families Responsibilities Discrimination (FRD) is workplace discrimination based on workers’ care giving responsibilities. While
a patchwork of federal employment law, state leave and
anti-discrimination laws provide some protection, there is no state
legislation in North Carolina specifically addressing discrimination
against caregivers.
Protection from Discrimination, including Family Responsibilities Discrimination, is a civil right.
- Protection from discrimination
is a civil right, and workers need to know that they will be able to
work without being subjected to negative employment outcomes based on
their caregiving responsibilities.
Family Responsibilities Discrimination is a growing problem.
- In
many workplaces, discrimination against workers who have family
responsibilities is open and blatant, and overall,FRD has been
recognized as a growing problem.
- Over
the last 10 years the number of lawsuits filed by caregivers has
increased almost 400 percent, at the same time that overall employment
discrimination claims have decreased. Click here to learn more...
Taking steps to reduce caregiver discrimination benefits both workers and employers.
- Clear guidance to employers can save employers from expensive legal liability. Click here to learn more...
- Moreover,
similar to workplaces that lack work-life policies, the lack of FRD
protection can lead to higher turnover and lost productivity, increasing
employer costs. Click here to learn more...
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Check out our comprehensive work-family report -want to read a blueprint for making North Carolina's 20th Century workplace policies match our 21st Century workforce? Then check out our vision-setting new report here.
Know Your Rights trainings across the state-We've been traveling around the state to present Know Your Rights' trainings for workers. We've been from the mountains to the sea building support for family-friendly workplace policies. Want us to come to you? Contact us by email.
Tell us your stories: We’re collecting stories from people across the state about their experiences juggling caregiving and work. Share your experience—good, bad, or ugly.
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