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Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act aka the EEOC’s New Baby

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

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Mother's Day "pregnancy" quiz!

A lot has changed since Mother's Day 2023. Happy Mother's Day weekend, all, including you dads and kids (we couldn't have done it without you)! How much do you know about pregnancy in the workplace in 2023? Take our quiz...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: EEOC Regulations Finalized

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On December 9, 2022, President Biden signed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) into law. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued proposed regulations on August 11, 2023, and stakeholders had sixty (60)...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

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 (“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

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New Federal Law Adds Protection for Pregnant Workers

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On June 27, 2023, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) became effective. It impacts employers with fifteen or more employees and provides protections that are distinct from, and in addition to, benefits provided to FMLA...more

McGlinchey Stafford

EEOC Accepts Charges Under New Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

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On June 27, 2023, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) went into effect. According to the House Committee on Education and Labor Report, “when pregnant workers do not have access to reasonable workplace accommodations,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Ready, Set, Go – It’s Time for the PWFA

It’s time for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). We’ve been warning you that the PWFA is coming and in less than a week, on June 27, the PWFA goes into effect. We’re still waiting on the EEOC’s proposed regulations but...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Review and Revise: Prepare for PWFA’s June 27 Effective Date

You may recall that the Pregnant Works Fairness Act (PWFA) is modeled after the Americans with Disabilities Act and we blogged about the coming changes here. Given that the effective date is June 27, we’re back with an update...more

Franczek P.C.

Drafting a Parental Leave Policy? Learn from the Estée Lauder Story or You'll Risk Smelling Stinky

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Parental leave policies are on the rise. Maternity. Paternity. Caregiver. You name it. I am drafting more of these policies than ever before. So, you can imagine my interest when, last year, the EEOC sued skin...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

The ADA: Four Issues To Watch In 2018

Last month, I had the pleasure of speaking to the Federal Bar Association about hot topics under the Americans with Disabilities Act with my blogging buddy Bill Goren, proprietor of the Understanding the ADA blog. If you...more

Franczek P.C.

Why Should Employers Take Pregnancy Discrimination and Accommodation Seriously? Here Are More Than 500,000 Reasons Why.

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Doris worked for the Chipotle restaurant chain. And she was pregnant. After she announced her pregnancy to her supervisor, Doris claimed her boss began monitoring her bathroom breaks (then berated her for taking too long),...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

The Workplace is Not Immune: Guidance for Employers on the Zika Virus Outbreak

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On April 22, 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) jointly issued new guidance aimed at protecting workers from occupational exposure to the...more

Franczek P.C.

DOL and EEOC Offer Insight into How They Will Approach FMLA and Reasonable Accommodation Enforcement

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This week, I had the pleasure of presenting with Department of Labor and EEOC officials on key developments out of Washington with respect to leave management and accommodations.  Our presentation was part of the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The ‘interactive process’ for handling work restrictions during pregnancy

Our first segments in our six-part series on pregnancy in the workplace focused on how the ADA, FMLA and PDA apply in the workplace to employees before, during, and after pregnancy and child birth. In this segment, we narrow...more

Baker Donelson

Wait A Minute? Is Pregnancy a Disability Now?

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On July 14, 2014, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued guidance relating to pregnancy discrimination. Since that time, in federal courts around the country the EEOC has filed multiple lawsuits on behalf of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - September 2014

In This Issue: - SEC Pays First Whistleblower Award to Audit and Compliance Professional - Supreme Court Allows Affordable Care Act Contraceptives Religious Exemption - EEOC Adopts New Pregnancy...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

EEOC Releases Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination Laws

Guidance Does Not Address State-specific Laws and Requirements - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released its new enforcement guidance on pregnancy discrimination issues. This is the first time in...more

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Pregnant Employees Become the Subject of Heightened Attention and New Legislation

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Over the past decade, the number of claims pregnant workers have filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has risen by almost 50 percent, according to the National Women’s Law Center (“NWLC”). Most of...more

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