Connecticut has joined a growing trend of states and municipalities expanding the protections afforded to pregnant employees and applicants. Connecticut’s new law, effective October 1, 2017, entitled An Act Concerning Pregnant Women in the Workplace, Public Act No. 17-118, amends the state’s anti-discrimination law, the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act (CFEPA), to include specific accommodations that must be made with regard to pregnancy, childbirth, and related conditions as well as other protections. CFEPA applies to employers with three or more employees. Prior to the new law, and similar to its federal counterpart, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), CFEPA prohibits discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, among granting other rights. The amended CFEPA, however, is significantly broader and more precise.