Category: Pregnancy Discrimination

Don’t Miss Your Chance to Publicly Comment   On August 7, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking with regard to the new Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. On the 11th, they published the notice for public comment. If you wish to comment on the proposed […]

Pregnant Workers Now Have Stronger Workplace Protections On June 27, 2023, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which was passed in December 2022, took effect in the workplace. This law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant workers unless that accommodation would cause an undue hardship, much as they would […]

Under the PDA, ADA, and FMLA When you’re pregnant, you have the right to certain protections at work. However, pregnancy discrimination is still a real problem in the United States. Despite the fact that the Pregnancy Discrimination Act has been in place since 1978, studies show that approximately 250,000 women […]

Pregnancy Discrimination Is a Common Problem Pregnancy discrimination involves facing adverse treatment at work because of pregnancy, childbirth, or a medical issue arising from either of those.  It’s unlawful under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), but it is unfortunately a common problem in workplaces across the country. What Constitutes Pregnancy […]

Some of These Might Surprise You According to the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, employers are forbidden from discriminating against pregnant employees when it comes to any aspect of their jobs—including hiring and firing, pay, job duties, training, health insurance, and more. Even so, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reports that […]