In article <7BEA5F16B8 at cellbio.emory.edu>, DENISE at cellbio.emory.edu
wrote:
> Did anyone see "Ally McBeal" last night? What did you think about the case
> against the law
> firm who removed their female associate from the "partner track" after
> returning from
> maternity leave because she just wasn't going to be able to "put in the
> hours"?
This would be a completely unacceptable action by the employer.
> I guess I bring this up because my husband and I had some diverging views on
> this. While I
> can understand that if one was an employer for a job that requires around the
> clock "on call"
> status, a devoted mom might not be my first choice-candidate for the job, but
> I think that
> situation is a far cry from the prevailing "time" requirement that we put on
> other jobs.
Frankly, I don't accept that any job requires around the clock
availability. Certainly, not every type of law would require such
time.
B. Martin
