A guide to having a baby, taking leave and returning to work
By Courtney Robertson and Alexandra Grayson|04 March 2021
Thinking about having a baby? This is what you need to know about your rights and as a legal professional, write Courtney Robertson and Alexandra Grayson.
Workplace rights are likely the last thing on your mind when you start thinking about having a baby. However, given that – according to the Human Rights Commission – one in two Australian mothers report experiencing discrimination in the workplace at some point during their pregnancy, parental leave or upon their return to work, it is important to know what pregnancy and related discrimination is, what your rights are, and what you can do if you experience pregnancy and/or related discrimination.
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Men in Black sci-fi comedy movies, we learn that the Earth has been infiltrated by a startling array of aliens who live among us in disguise. But we also learn that the public is kept in ignorance of this covert occupation.
Because whenever a member of the civilian population happens to witness an outbreak of alien activity, the men in black whip out a special little gizmo about the size of a fat pen, tell the civilian to look at it, then set off a flash that wipes the memory. The gadget is called a neuralyser.
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Grand Rapids Business Journal
Rhoades McKee attorneys Jackie Gordon and Patrick Sweeney were elected as shareholders of the firm.
They are among 44 shareholders in the firm’s three offices that are located in Grand Rapids, Hastings and Holland, which has a total of 47 practicing attorneys.
Gordon focuses on employment litigation, professional liability litigation, probate litigation and the H-2A nonimmigrant visa program. She specializes in issues relating to agricultural labor shortages, defending against malpractice claims, and obtaining conservatorships and guardianships for clients in need.
Gordon serves as a board member for the University of Michigan Alumni Club of Grand Rapids and the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan and also is a member of the Grand Rapids Bar Association and the State Bar of Michigan.
Court Convicts Defiler in Chikwawa
The First Grade Magistrate’s Court in Chikwawa has referred the case file of a 38-year-old man to the Chief Resident Magistrate’s in Blantyre for sentencing after as it convicted Mr. Lenald Kanyama on two counts of defilement and abduction.
First Grade Magistrate Gladstone Chirundu on Friday concurred with the state that the 14 years which the First Grade Magistrate can impose as a maximum is not enough to sentence Kanyama who defiled 11-year-old girls in Maseya area in October last year.
The defilement incident attracted a lot of public outcry which made the Women Lawyers Association of Malawi to join the case in court.