The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides 12 weeks of unpaid job-protected leave to qualified, eligible employees who, because of a serious health condition, may find themselves unable to perform one or more of their essential job functions temporarily. While infertility is not a considered a “serious health condition” in and of itself, under FMLA [...]
Life doesn’t stop when you are dealing with issues of infertility. If you have questions about how your treatments are affecting your work life, it may be time to speak to an attorney. There are three laws in particular that may have an impact on you and your family during this time, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), [...]
When anyone embarks in Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) for family formation, one of the forgotten legal areas is that of cryopreserved/stored sperm, eggs and embryos. Many clinics do not necessarily recommend that your documents be reviewed by an attorney prior to execution, so it’s important for an attorney to review your documents to ensure what your wishes [...]
During your infertility process, you encounter many consent forms for your review and execution. The reason for the consent forms during the assisted reproductive technology (ART) process is not only to protect you as the patient, but also to protect your Health Care Provider as well. This originates from the legal and ethical concept that [...]
One common question that I often encounter in my practice is the idea of using a known donor for assisted reproductive technology as a way to minimize costs. However, what many individuals or couples seeking to use such a donor do not realize are the legal ramifications of a child born to a known donor, [...]
The facilities that provide egg cryopreservation services are relatively mainstream IVF clinics or private agencies, and uniformly are members of the Society for Assistive Reproductive Technology (SART). Since there is very little legislation currently, a woman giving her informed consent to egg freezing should consider legal advice on issues such as medical procedural risks, disposition [...]
