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No One Told Us

Rewind: How to Fight for Your Rights at Work with Daphne Delvaux

No One Told Us

Rachael Shepard-Ohta

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.9590 Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Rachael sits down with attorney and women’s rights advocate Daphne Delvaux to uncover what every working parent needs to know about their rights in the workplace. Known as The Mamattorney, Daphne has built her career fighting for fair treatment, equal pay, and family-friendly policies and she’s here to share the essential tools you need to advocate for yourself at work. Together, they dive into pregnancy and postpartum protections, how to navigate discrimination, and why knowing your rights is one of the most empowering things you can do as a parent. Inside this episode: What to line up before and after announcing your pregnancy at work How and when to share your pregnancy with your employer Your legal rights around maternity leave, partner’s leave, and pumping accommodations How to handle discrimination, unfair treatment, or wrongful termination Negotiating family-friendly policies for better work-life balance Tips for easing the transition back after maternity leave Why knowledge is power when it comes to planning your family and your career And so much more! Mentioned in this episode: The Mamattorney Academy membership Employment Rights Guide If you enjoyed this episode, please rate 5⭐️ and write us a review! ⬇️ ✨For sleep support and resources, visit heysleepybaby.com and follow @heysleepybaby on Instagram! 😴☁️🤎✨ Rachael is a mom of 3, founder of Hey, Sleepy Baby, and the host of this podcast. Instagram | Tiktok |  Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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us to save 20% on your first coterie order today. Welcome to No One Told Us, the podcast that

0:30.3

tells the truth about parenting and talks about all the stuff you wish you knew before having kids.

0:35.3

I'm your host, Rachel Shepard Otaugh, and today I am so excited

0:39.6

to have Daphne Delvo, who is an award-winning trial attorney and founder of Delvo Law,

0:46.8

a law firm devoted to women's rights at work. She's been recognized by major news outlets,

0:52.6

both nationally and internationally, as a leader of the women's rights movement.

0:57.4

And you have received the award of outstanding trial lawyer for winning an equal pay trial.

1:02.9

That's so amazing.

1:04.4

You're also the creator of Mama Attorney, a platform on a mission to educate women on their rights at work and to teach them how to advocate

1:11.2

for their needs so that they can receive more financial freedom and time freedom without

1:16.6

sacrificing career goals or ambitions. And Daphne, you're also routinely seen as the expert on

1:23.4

pregnancy and postpartum discrimination, as well as maternity leave regulations.

1:28.6

I am so excited to talk to you today.

1:31.6

I think this is going to be such an important episode, and it's going to be just so filled

1:35.9

with information that moms really need to know that you just, you don't even know where

1:40.5

to start when you're thinking about getting pregnant or when you are pregnant or have a young baby. It's just this whole system is so overwhelming for moms. So I'm really

1:48.8

excited to hear you kind of break down all the most important stuff that we need to know about to

1:53.4

make sure we're getting the most out of our employer, right? But before we dive into all of that,

1:58.4

first of all, welcome to the podcast. Thank you.

2:01.2

I'm so happy to be here.

2:03.5

Thank you so much for joining us and taking time out of I'm sure your schedule is absolutely crazy because you do so many things.

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