What to Expect: What You Need to Know About Paid Leave if You Work for a Small Company

September 18. 2024

Deborah Vagins, ERA National Campaigns Director and Director of Equal Pay Today, was featured in a What to Expect article about paid family and sick leave for those who work for small employers:

The first step to planning your parental leave if you work for a small business is to read up on your individual rights.”Until we have national, uniform federal protections, the advice is so dependent upon where you are,”  says Deborah Vagins, a civil rights lawyer and national campaign director for Equal Rights Advocates.

But if you think you’re experiencing pregnancy discrimination or being denied a leave you’re entitled to under state law, “document what’s happening. Then consider seeking legal advice if you think your rights are being violated,” Vagins says.

“Your rights as an employee should not depend on your zip code or whether you won the employer lottery,” Vagins says.

Read the article here.