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What Every Business Needs To Know About The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

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employers with 15 or more employees to provide reasonable accommodations for known limitations associated with pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. employers with 15 or more employees to provide reasonable accommodations for known limitations associated with pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.

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How Discrimination in the Workplace Impacts Black Women’s Health & Well-Being

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Watson, a licensed social worker who works for a federal agency, was diagnosed with clinical depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. She was put on medication and had to take a few weeks off from work. Frye says DEI work has to be more than coming up with a policy. The experience took a toll on her mental health.

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Top 10 Most Innovative Companies to Watch in 2024

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They are large and small companies that have us fired up about the cool ways they are innovating and leveraging technology. Flipboard Photo courtesy of Flipboard Who they are: From health care to fashion, getting news you care about without looking up dozens of individual media sources can be daunting. Fast forward to now, and No.

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How Companies Can Support Moms in–and Returning to—the Workplace

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As the founder and president of a Florida-based public relations and branding agency, she had spent her pre-kid days making the most of the fun parts of her job, even attending events well into the evening. In fact, “11 states have passed paid family and medical leave laws,” according to The Center for American Progress.

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Never Broken: How Singer-Songwriter Jewel Became a Mental Health Advocate

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How do I have agency? She decided to focus on shoplifting—one of her most painful behaviors—knowing that if she didn’t, she would likely end up in jail, becoming a statistic instead of a success story. Watching them show up for themselves,” she says, “watching them show up for their own lives, is constantly awe-inspiring.”

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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Dr. Rajinder Atwal Medical Director, CEO, Founder, Family Physician, M.D., She is the founder, CEO and medical director of Bathurst Walk-in Clinic and Family Practice, which serves marginalized communities. How Will You Show Up? , Bathurst Walk-in Clinic and Family Practice Atwal is a trailblazer in the health care industry.

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Canary Wharf Group shifts its focus to life sciences sector

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The development of a major life science cluster at Canary Wharf continues to build momentum with a range of life sciences focused start-ups and scaleup businesses joining the growing community of technology businesses at its specialist co-working and office hub, Level39 , according to a new statement from Canary Wharf Group.

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