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Knowing Your Rights

Protect yourself from workplace discrimination by taking control and learning your legal rights in the workplace.

Expert Guest: Shruti Kulkarni, Principal Attorney at Sequel Legal/ Aimed Alliance

Protect yourself from workplace discrimination by taking control and learning your legal rights in the workplace.

Questions Answered in this Webcast:

  • – Migraine, for the most part, is an invisible disease. How does this present a problem in the perception of migraine in the workplace?
  • – Some people use migraine as an excuse to call out sick.  Others never mention migraine as the real reason for calling out sick. Is it difficult for employers to understand their true migraine burden?
  • – What are some barriers that employees with migraine face in accessing their treatments?
  • – Should an employee tell their employer about their migraine and when?
  • – People may be afraid that if they share about migraine with their employer that they will either be let go in the next reduction in force or they will be sidetracked for a promotion. Is an employer legally permitted to take these actions?
  • – When should we speak to H.R. about issues that we might be facing with discrimination or accommodations?
  • – Does migraine classify as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
  • – What is the FMLA, and how can it help people who have migraine at work?
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Shruti Kulkarni, J.D.

Ms. Kulkarni provides counsel to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies. She offers insight on federal and state legal, legislative, regulatory, and enforcement matters. In this capacity, she has analyzed existing and proposed legislation, regulation, and policies; drafted legislative and regulatory language, testimony, and white papers; and educated state and federal legislators and policy makers.

Ms. Kulkarni has more than 10 years of experience in the health care industry, including working for pharmaceutical companies in government affairs and sales positions. Immediately prior to joining the firm, she completed a legal internship at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Policy in the Office of the Commissioner where she provided input on First Amendment-related matters; and worked on Food Safety Modernization Act’s Proposed Rule for Produce Safety.

Ms. Kulkarni obtained her Juris Doctor degree from George Mason University School of Law, where she served as a Writing Fellow, teaching first-year law students legal research, writing, and analysis. She also served on the school’s Moot Court Board and represented the school on the Moot Court Board’s National Team. She received her bachelor’s degree magna cum laude from Saint Joseph’s University.