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Protecting Family Caregivers from Employment Discrimination

08/01/2012 | 3329 Requests *

Summary

This report covers the issues of eldercare and the workplace. It identifies discrimination in the workplace encountered by workers with eldercare responsibilities as an emerging trend and highlights the limited protections for working caregivers. The report calls for developing public and private solutions to ensure that workers with eldercare responsibilities receive equal employment opportunity and are protected from workplace discrimination.

Author

Williams, Joan; Devaux, Robin; Petrac, Patricia; Feinberg, Lynn

Available Files

Policy brief Off-site link

Keywords

Caregiving; Eldercare; Employment discrimination; Family responsibilities discrimination; FRD; Family and Medical Leave Act; FMLA

Topic

Aging Issues, State/Agency Information

Type/Tool

Policy alerts, briefs, letters & papers

Source

AARP Public Policy Institute

State

Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin, All States/Territories

Date Created

09/06/2012

Contact

AARP Public Policy Institute

ppi@aarp.org
202-424-3890

Short URL

www.hcbs.org/moreInfo.php/doc/3945

Permission to use any element of this document should be obtained by the above named contact person. Always name the originator as the source of this material.

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