On April 15, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued its long-awaited final regulations and interpretative guidance on the implementation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The EEOC states in its press release that the final rule is intended to offer “important clarity that will allow pregnant workers the ability to work and maintain... View Article
On September 28, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published new proposed guidance for employees and employers on navigating and preventing workplace harassment. “Enforced Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace” highlights and upholds existing federal employment discrimination laws and precedence, such as the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Supreme Court’s Bostock... View Article
On August 7, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a proposed rule to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The proposed rule provides a framework for how the EEOC plans to enforce protections granted to pregnant workers under the PWFA. In December, the PWFA was signed into law through the Consolidated Appropriations Act... View Article
On January 14, the House Education and Labor Committee held a markup and voted on H.R. 2694, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. The bill, introduced in May 2019 by Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), would require employers with 15 or more employees to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant workers, workers who just had a child, or... View Article
Members OnlyPregnancy discrimination involves treating an applicant or an employee unfavorably because of a pregnancy, the potential for pregnancy, childbirth or medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth. Discrimination is most often seen in an employer’s perception of the pregnant worker’s inability to work but in some cases, an employer may discriminate against an employee’s ability to work (such... View Article