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New FAQs Provide Employers With Insight on Pregnancy Discrimination and Managing Pregnant Employees

Author: Beth P. Zoller, XpertHR Legal Editor

To provide an employer with guidance on how to prevent pregnancy discrimination and manage pregnant employees, the following FAQs have been added:

What laws prohibit pregnancy discrimination?

Is pregnancy considered a disability under federal law?

What kind of medical conditions might be related to pregnancy or childbirth?

Is an employer required to accommodate a pregnant employee?

Are only workers who are currently pregnant protected under federal law?

Is a pregnant employee or applicant entitled to special treatment?

May an employer ask an employee if she is pregnant or plans to start a family?

May an employer refuse to hire an applicant if the employer learns that the applicant is pregnant?

What are some reasonable accommodations that an employer may want to or be asked to provide to a pregnant employee?

May an employer change a pregnant employee's job duties because the employer or the employer's co-workers or colleagues fear the employee will get hurt?

How can an employer minimize the risk of a pregnancy discrimination claim?

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