Protecting Family Caregivers from Employment Discrimination

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Article Publication Date: 
8/1/2012
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.
Article Author: 
Williams, Joan; Devaux, Robin; Petrac, Patricia; Feinberg, Lynn
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Populations: 
Aging/Older Adults
Programs/Initiatives: 
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Eldercare; Employment discrimination; Family responsibilities discrimination; FRD; Family and Medical Leave Act; FMLA

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