But now, according to a recent NBC News report, these two Silicon Valley giants will cover the
costs for female employees to freeze their eggs for non-medical reasons (medical reasons would include cancer or some other fertility - damaging health condition).
After all, the case for providing bona fide maternity leave is overwhelming — not just for teachers, but
for female employees in every occupation.
I was intrigued when news surfaced that, in January, Apple will start footing some of the
bill for female employees to freeze their eggs, and that Facebook has already begun doing this.
Most employers understand that sex discrimination involves such incidents as firing a male employee for something that the boss would
overlook for a female employee, or keeping women from taking jobs because of the belief that men are better at them.
One of the most interesting lessons from the Schlumberger experience is that when a company takes steps to improve the
situation for its female employees «the first to benefit are men,» says Bismuth.
Another good option is mobile learning (aka mLearning) that focuses on providing bite - sized learning content which can go a long way in creating anytime - anywhere learning
moments for female employees.
I mean for example, it's
typical for a female employee to quit her job in order to get married and take about 15 years to raise children before re-entering the work force and it is entirely expected and certain companies even help out with a little severance.
Divided three - judge Eighth Circuit panel holds that Union Pacific Railroad is not liable for sexual discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 by failing to cover prescription
contraception for its female employees: You can access today's ruling at this link.
A covert questionnaire by and
for female employees at Nike that hinted at a culture of sexual harassment and gender discrimination has already led to the departure of at least six top male executives.
Google has announced that it will
pay for female employees to freeze their eggs, a sure sign that the great corporate engines of capitalism are now allied with it.
For over two years scores of litigants have been challenging the HHS mandate, which forces nearly all non-grandfathered employee health plans to change their terms, if they do not already cover sterilization, contraception, and abortifacient pharmaceuticals as «free preventive care»
for female employees and dependents.