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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency tasked with enforcing anti-discrimination laws, has been increasingly active in addressing compliance with regulations affecting pregnant workers. This...more
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), the newest member of the family of federal anti-discrimination laws, is almost one year old! Instead of inviting employers over for cake and photo ops, after one year of accepting...more
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) unveiled final regulations and guidance on the new federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The final regulations and guidance contain detailed guidance to help...more
On April 19, 2024, the EEOC published its final rule Implementation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”), which will take effect on June 18, 2024 (the “Final Rule”). The Final Rule details how employers are required...more
Agency Recovers Record $665 Million for Workers; a Nearly 30% Increase for Workers Over Fiscal Year 2022 - WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released its report on the agency’s...more
...NLRB Issues Final Rule on ‘Joint Employer’ Standard On - October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a final rule titled “Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status,” which rescinds and...more
As year-end approaches, companies, both large and small, are busy closing out 2023 and putting plans in place for 2024. A key priority that should not be neglected as you make preparations to close out an old year and start a...more
Periodically, the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) lets us know what to watch out for. On September 21, the EEOC released its Strategic Enforcement Plan for years 2024-2028 (“SEP”), which tells us where the...more
Plan Sets Forth Agency’s Priorities for Fiscal Years 2024 - 2028 - WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) for Fiscal Years 2024 –2028. The...more
This week, we’re analyzing the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB’s) recent Stericycle decision, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC’s) proposed rule on pregnant workers’ rights, and the EEOC’s first-ever...more
As of June 27, 2023, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) is in effect. The PWFA requires covered employers to provide employees with reasonable accommodations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical...more
As we discussed in our annual update back in December, employers continue to see extensive developments on the labor and employment front as they progress through 2023. Aside from the minimum wage increases, pay...more
Congress passed two laws related to pregnant workers and nursing mothers in December 2022. First, Congress passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which requires employers with at least 15 employees provide...more
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) on December 29, 2022. These two...more
On May 14, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1065, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), bipartisan legislation that would require employers to provide reasonable accommodations for pregnant workers. The...more
Husch Blackwell’s Labor & Employment team is launching a series of employment and labor alerts and labor law podcasts that discuss the expected changes in labor and employment laws under the Biden administration and provide...more
Pregnancy discrimination has been in the news quite a bit lately. Recently, Walmart agreed to pay $14 million as part of a settlement in response to accusations that it systematically discriminated against pregnant employees...more
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (the PWFA) goes into effect on April 1, 2018. It amends G.L. c. 151B § 4, the Massachusetts employment anti-discrimination statute. The PWFA prohibits employers from discriminating against...more