Legal Rights in the Workplace During Pregnancy with The Mama Attorney

The Birth Experience with Labor Nurse Mama

Trish welcomes Daphne Delvaux, also known as the Mama Attorney, about the complexities and rights surrounding pregnancy and employment.

Daphne Delvaux, Esq. is an award-winning trial attorney and Founder of Delvaux Law, a firm devoted to women's rights at work.

Daphne is also the creator of the Mamattorney, a platform on a mission to educate women on their rights at work and teach them how to advocate for their needs so they can receive more financial freedom and time freedom without sacrificing their career goals.

She is routinely seen as the expert on pregnancy and postpartum discrimination as well as maternity leave regulations. Daphne is on a mission to help ambitious moms achieve professional homecoming.

As an employment attorney, Daphne emphasizes the importance of understanding your rights as a pregnant or postpartum mother in the workplace. Key points include the Pregnant Workers' Fairness Act, accommodation rights, and the significance of educating both employers and employees about these rights.

The conversation covers practical advice for handling pregnancy-related work issues, the importance of early communication with employers, and how dads can also navigate paternity leave and workplace accommodations.

00:00 Introduction to Trish Ware and Her Mission

00:57 Meet Daphne Delvaux: The Mama Attorney

01:24 Understanding Your Rights as a Pregnant Employee

05:55 Navigating Workplace Accommodations

22:31 Supporting Dads in Parental Leave

28:13 Final Thoughts and Resources

28:33 The Importance of Early Pregnancy Announcements

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Next Steps with LNM:

If you are ready to invest in your pregnancy & postpartum journey, you are in the right place. I would love to take your hand and support you in your virtual labor room!

If you are ready to dive into a birth class and have your best and most powerful birth story, then Calm Labor Confident Birth or The VBAC Lab is your next step.

If you have a scheduled cesarean, take our Belly Birth Masterclass and own that experience.

If you are a newly pregnant mama or just had the babe, you want to join our private pregnancy and postpartum membership, Calm Mama Society.

Remember, my advice is not medical advice. Always discuss what you learn with your team. See my Disclaimer here! Also, We make a small commission from some of the links (you don’t pay any more for using our links); however some of the recommendations, we do not earn anything; we love ’em and want you to know about them.