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Appendix D: Current Federal, State, and Local Policies to Support Family Caregivers
Appendix D: Current Federal, State, and Local Policies to Support Family Caregivers
Pages 195-204
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. Accessible leave -- leave that caregivers can take without significant adverse career, educational, or financial repercussions -- results in more equitable parenting throughout the lifespan and may ameliorate the negative impacts of caregiving on employee mental health and productivity (Heshmati et al., 2023)
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. The FMLA defines "serious health conditions" to include physical or mental health conditions requiring an overnight stay in hospital or similar facility; conditions that incapacitate the family member for more than 3 consecutive days and require ongoing medical treatment such as follow-up appointments and/or medication; chronic conditions that incapacitate and require treatment at least twice a year; or pregnancy.
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TITLE IX Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex and requires educational institutions to provide their students/trainees and employees with leave related to pregnancy.
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. PREGNANT WORKERS FAIRNESS ACT The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act is a federal law that requires employers to provide their employees affected by pregnancy and related conditions with accommodations to how, where, or when their job is done.
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TITLE IX Along with provisions for leave discussed earlier, Title IX also requires educational institutions to provide their students and nonemployee trainees with accommodations/academic adjustments when needed due to pregnancy and related conditions. Federal regulations state that pregnancy and related conditions such as termination of pregnancy and childbirth must be accommodated in the same manner that disabilities are accommodated (U.S.
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Title IX coordinators are responsible for ensuring that these adjustments/accommodations are effectively implemented. Particularly relevant for STEMM, such adjustments may be required in any educational setting, including field work, lab and clinical settings, and externships overseen by the institution.
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Title IX's prohibition of sex discrimination also requires educational institutions to provide comparable benefits regardless of sex; it would be illegal to provide baby-bonding leave to a student mother but not to a father. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination based on disability for all employers with 15 or more employees (Americans with PREPUBLICATION COPY -- Uncorrected Proofs
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2023. Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Related Medical Conditions: Com mon Workplace Limitations and Reasonable Accommodations Explained.
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n.d. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.
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