Blog entries by Cynthia Thomas Calvert Cynthia Thomas Calvert, an employment lawyer, is the principal of Workforce 21C and senior advisor at the Center for WorkLife Law for family responsibilities discrimination. Some State and Local Laws Protect Family Caregivers at Work, More Are Needed By: Cynthia Thomas Calvert, Jessica Lee, Susan Reinhard, June 04, 2021 One day, with no warning and no prior history of discipline, Theatrice Ann Coats was fired from her job, allegedly for eating food at her desk. But the real reason may have been something that happened weeks earlier. When...