A Message for Women: Taking Back Your Pregnancy Rights | Renee Coover | TEDxOakParkWomen

It has been almost 40 years since passage of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, but despite the laws in place to protect pregnant women and mothers, pregnancy discrimination is on the rise. The U.S. has fallen far behind the rest of the world in terms of accommodations and rights for pregnant women and working moms. Employment attorney Renee E. Coover addresses this growing issue and asks the question - how do we move women forward in the workplace and change the current biases and stereotypes that plague pregnant women and moms? Renee E. Coover practices employment law and has extensive experience representing businesses and individuals in employment discrimination, harassment, and breach of contract matters and counseling businesses on employment matters and polices. She has handled all aspects of employment and commercial litigation and prepared cases for hearing and trial in both Federal and State Court. Renee regularly handles employment matters before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Illinois Department of Human Rights. In addition to her employment practice, Renee serves as Associate General Counsel for the American Medical Spa Association (AmSpa) and also regularly lectures at local and national conferences and seminars on regulatory matters in the medical spa industry. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx