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[Webinar] 2024 Labor & Employment Law Virtual Update - September 18th, 8:30 am - 11:00 am ET

It has been a particularly busy year on the labor and employment law front. To learn more about the major challenges employers face and developments your organization needs to address before year's end, we encourage you to...more

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Balancing Bumps and Business: What Employers Need to Know About the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which became effective on June 27, 2023, requires covered employers to provide a reasonable accommodation for a qualified employee’s limitations surrounding pregnancy and childbirth...more

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Federal Court Delays EEOC’s Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Abortion Accommodation in Louisiana, Mississippi

On June 17, 2024, a federal court in Louisiana issued a preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement in Louisiana and Mississippi of the portion of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) final rule...more

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Highlights of the EEOC's Final Regulations on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

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On April 15, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") issued its final regulations interpreting the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ("PWFA"). The PWFA became effective on June 27, 2023, and the regulations...more

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Federal and NY Worker Leave and Accommodation Developments

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EEOC Publishes Final Regulations on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. On June 18, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) final regulations clarifying the scope of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act...more

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Final Rule for Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Takes Effect as Scheduled for Most Employers, Despite Legal Challenges

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On June 18, 2024, the Final Rule implementing and interpreting the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA” or the “Act”) took effect as scheduled for most employers, despite several legal challenges that sought to block it....more

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New York State Takes the Lead in Introducing Paid Prenatal Leave for Medical Appointments of Pregnant Employees

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On April 20, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the state's Budget for the fiscal year 2025. This budget includes a new provision for paid prenatal personal leave, which is an amendment to Section 196-b of the New York...more

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Important Takeaways For Employers Following The EEOC’s Final Rule Implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)

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This is a follow-up to our May 9, 2023, alert regarding the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) which went into effect on June 27, 2023. Congress required the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to issue...more

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The Burr Broadcast: Key Differences Between PWFA and ADA

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In this episode of The Burr Broadcast, labor and employment attorney Gabriell Jeffreys discusses the final rules issued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)....more

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EEOC Issues Final Rule Implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

On April 15, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its Final Rule implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The Final Rule will go into effect on June 18, 2024, nearly a year after the...more

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EEOC Releases Final Rule on Pregnant Worker Protections, Updated Guidance on Worker Harassment

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In April, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released two long-awaited final documents aimed at strengthening worker protections: the final rule implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA, or...more

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Workplace Law Update: 12 Essential Items on Your May To-Do List

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more

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Changes in Workplace Protections: EEOC’s Finalized Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Regulations and New York State’s Paid Prenatal...

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Recent legislative developments at both the federal and state levels have extended workplace protections for pregnant individuals and new parents. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued a final regulation...more

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What’s New in Pregnancy and Parenting on Campus: New Regulations from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the...

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Over the last several years, we have seen an increase in focus on the rights of pregnant and parenting people on campus in higher education—from a string of recent Office for Civil Rights (OCR) resolutions, to new federal...more

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Lawsuit Attempts to Halt the EEOC's Final Regulations Implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

On April 19, 2024, EmployNews covered the EEOC's Final Regulations Implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which provided clarity to employers and workers about who is protected under the landmark statute, the...more

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PWFA Final Rule is Now Published — It Takes Effect June 18, 2024

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On April 15, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published a final rule to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) (the “Rule”). By way of background, the PWFA requires covered employers to...more

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EEOC Finalizes Rule for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

On April 19, 2024, the EEOC published its final rule regarding the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”). The PWFA requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified employees or candidates with a...more

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Pregnant Pause? Lawsuit Attempts to Halt the EEOC’s Final Rule to Implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

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To add to a very busy two weeks of employment law developments, on April 15, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its final rule and interpretative guidance to implement the Pregnant Workers...more

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EEOC Publishes Final Rule on Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

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On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) published its final rule and interpretive guidance (“Final Rule”) implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”). The Final Rule clocks in...more

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EEOC Finalizes Expansive Accommodation Requirements under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

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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

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EEOC Issues Final Regulations to the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA): Key Takeaways

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Last week, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released its 408-page final rule to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which provides key provisions for employers as to their duties to...more

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EEOC Issues Final Rule and Interpretive Guidance on Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

As noted in our May 3, 2023 and August 14, 2023 client alerts, Congress enacted the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) in late 2022, expanding protections for pregnant workers. Pursuant to the Act, the Equal Employment...more

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EEOC Announces Final Rule Providing Guidelines under the PWFA

On April 15, 2024 the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced its finalized regulations of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). Effective last year, the PWFA requires employers to provide reasonable...more

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EEOC Delivers Final Rule Implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) issued its much-awaited final rule implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) on April 15, 2024. The PWFA requires employers to provide pregnant workers or...more

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EEOC Adopts Final Rule on Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: What Employers Need to Know

On April 15, 2024, the EEOC published its Final Rule to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which was signed into law on December 29, 2022. The Rule goes into effect on June 18, 2024, and will govern all...more

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