San Diego Union-Tribune (Sep 12, 2026) - letter: Menopause should be protected

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Publisher: The San Diego Union-Tribune · Published: September 13, 2026 · Accessed: September 13, 2026

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• Employment lawyer Meghan Heesch (Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight) argues the proposed California law enshrining perimenopause and menopause as protected medical conditions should be celebrated rather than shamed.
• Heesch states that accommodations begin when a worker and her doctor identify substantial limitations, framed as a reasonable-accommodation dialogue plus job protection.
• Heesch writes that the initiative arrives 'at a time when women are fleeing workplaces in mid-life.'