Pregnancy Discrimination
The EEOC's final regulations made modest changes from the proposed version issued last summer, adding some examples of possible accommodations and clarifying questions around the law's scope.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) expects to issue final regulations implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) by the end of 2023, according to the agency's latest regulatory agenda.
The EEOC has unveiled proposed regulations to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, a landmark federal law expanding employees' rights to obtain reasonable accommodations at work for pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions.
In a case with potentially significant implicants for employers, a federal district court has ruled that a Texas law criminalizing abortion does not prohibit organizations from helping people seeking abortions to travel out of state to access the procedure.
The Senate voted decisively today in favor of a pair of amendments to the year-end omnibus spending bill that will require covered employers to make reasonable accommodations for employees affected by pregnancy and childbirth.
Convenience store chain Circle K will pay $8 million to resolve allegations that it denied reasonable accommodations to pregnant employees and employees with disabilities as the result of a nationwide settlement with the EEOC.
Possibly foretelling a trend in protected labor protests following the Supreme Court's ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, Activision Blizzard workers walked off the job recently to pressure the game design company to end gender inequity.
In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which held that the Constitution does not protect a right to abortion, employers face challenges in areas ranging from benefit plans to social media to off-duty conduct policies and more.
News: HR guidance on how to confront the legal challenges in managing an employee who is pregnant and preventing discrimination based on pregnancy.