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Washington and Lee University School of Law

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Taking Away An Employer's Free Pass: Making The Case For A More Sophisticated Sex-Plus Analysis In Employment Discrimination Cases, Heather M. Kolinsky Jan 2011

Taking Away An Employer's Free Pass: Making The Case For A More Sophisticated Sex-Plus Analysis In Employment Discrimination Cases, Heather M. Kolinsky

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In this article the author advocates for a broader interpretation of sex-plus theory to encompass the concept of mother as a gender identified category.


Respecting Working Mothers With Infant Children: The Need For Increased Federal Intervention To Develop, Protect And Support A Breastfeeding Culture In The United States, Heather M. Kolinsky Jan 2010

Respecting Working Mothers With Infant Children: The Need For Increased Federal Intervention To Develop, Protect And Support A Breastfeeding Culture In The United States, Heather M. Kolinsky

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The author argues that the benefits of breastfeeding are overwhelming and that more needs to be done to ensure that all women have a viable option to continue breastfeeding upon returning to work, particularly the working poor and minorities. Those least likely to breastfeed are more likely to be part of an at risk population in terms of health. Most significantly, the lack of a cohesive policy in the workplace has had a disparate impact on the most vulnerable populations of breastfeeding mothers and their children. The lack of federal protection and a patchwork of protection in the states have …