The validity of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) is being questioned less than one year after it went into effect. On February 27, 2024, a federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas...more
3/4/2024
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Breastfeeding ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Employee Rights ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Pregnancy ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Private Right of Action ,
Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (“PUMP Act”) ,
Quorum ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Title VII ,
Undue Hardship
Congress recently passed two pregnancy-related acts, the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers (PUMP) Act and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), both of which create new legal rights and remedies...more
2/21/2023
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Breastfeeding ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
New Legislation ,
Pregnancy ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (“PUMP Act”) ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Title VII
In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization the United States Supreme Court overturned years of precedent started by Roe v. Wade and conferred the right to regulate abortions to individual states. This marked change has...more