Family Responsibility Discrimination. Family responsibility discrimination (FRD) is a term that the U.S.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and legal professionals use to broadly refer to employment discrimination against employees who are family caregivers. To put that another way, FRD is employment discrimination against employees on the basis of their responsibilities to care for family members. For that reason, family responsibility discrimination is also referred to as caregiver discrimination. Typically, the underlying and unlawful discrimination that makes family responsibility discrimination illegal is on the basis of sex (gender), race, national origin or disability. Honda and Acura Rear Brake Pad Settlement.
Employer Best Practices For Workers With Caregiving Responsibili. The U.S.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission In 2007, EEOC issued guidance explaining the circumstances under which discrimination against workers with caregiving responsibilities might constitute discrimination based on sex, disability or other characteristics protected by federal employment discrimination laws.[1] This document supplements the 2007 guidance by providing suggestions for best practices that employers may adopt to reduce the chance of EEO violations against caregivers, and to remove barriers to equal employment opportunity.[2] Best practices are proactive measures that go beyond federal non-discrimination requirements.