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Pregnancy In the Workplace...Hot Off the Press
On April 15, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the EEOC) published its final Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) regulation requiring covered employers to provide qualifying employees and applicants...more
In a recent employment law webinar, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd's Chris Gantt-Sorenson discussed the federal and state laws applicable to pregnant, postpartum and nursing employees. It is important for employers to understand the...more
Adams and Reese Partner Margaret Myers will lead a complimentary, one-hour CLE webinar to discuss Workplace Accommodations and Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Mothers: New Federal Law Requirement as of June 2023....more
New legislation in New Hampshire will guarantee the right of nursing mothers to an unpaid break of 30 minutes to pump for every three hours of work beginning July 1, 2025. This new state law comes in the wake of the 2022...more
Pregnant workers seeking workplace accommodations can expect a less bumpy ride ahead, due to the delivery of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The PWFA protects employees and applicants who have known limitations...more
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) took effect on June 27, 2023, and requires that employers with 15 or more employees provide reasonable accommodations to qualified employees and applicants with known limitations...more
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) was passed as part of the December 29, 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, a new federal law that went into effect on June 27, 2023. This federal legislation requires covered...more
Since 1978, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, has prohibited discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions. However, for 45 years, the...more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued proposed regulations (NPRM) to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The PWFA requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to a qualified...more
On June 27, 2023, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) went into effect. This new law requires covered employers to provide “reasonable accommodations” for the known limitations of a worker relating to pregnancy,...more
Understanding the New Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and Full Scope of Pregnancy-Related Discrimination Laws for Schools - On June 27, 2023, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act went into effect. This new law requires covered...more
On June 27, 2023, the federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) went into effect. The law requires employers with 15 or more workers to provide “reasonable accommodations” to a worker’s known limitations related to...more
It is time, again, to update your workplace posters. Coinciding with the effective date of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released a revised “Know Your...more
Under the new Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which took effect on June 27, 2023, employers are now required to provide “reasonable accommodations” to nursing and pregnant employees....more
Welcome to FP Snapshot on Manufacturing Industry, where we take a quick snapshot look at the most significant workplace law developments over the past month with an emphasis on how they impact manufacturers. This edition is...more
The wait is over! The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) took effect June 27. Employers who haven’t already done so should familiarize themselves with the law’s requirements and take any steps necessary to ensure they are...more
As of June 27, 2023, employers must offer additional protections to employees affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition under a new federal law—the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”). The PWFA...more
Employers take note: a new law creates a request for accommodation framework for employees with known limitations due to pregnancy, childbirth or related conditions that is similar to the Americans with Disabilities Act...more
Over the last ten years, 57% of women aged 16 and older worked outside the home. Of these working women, 72 percent will become pregnant while employed at some time in their lives. And yet, no federal law guaranteed pregnant...more
Currently, workers are protected from discrimination based on pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 (PDA), which amended Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964....more
The new Federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”), effective June 27, 2023, purports to expand current federal protections by requiring certain employers to provide “reasonable accommodations” to a worker’s known...more
The federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) is a landmark piece of legislation requiring employers with fifteen or more employees to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant workers, much as they are required to do...more
On May 24, 2023, Governor Tim Walz signed into law legislation that further expands protections for nursing and pregnant employees in Minnesota. The amendment, included in Senate File (SF) 3035, builds on the changes that...more
On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (“PUMP”) for Nursing Mothers Act into law. The law went into effect immediately, as we previously reported. The United States Department...more
On December 29, 2022, as part of the omnibus spending bill, Congress signed into law the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (“the PUMP Act”)....more