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New Nevada Law Expands Protections for Breastfeeding: What Employers and Businesses Need to Know

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Thanks to a new law that just took effect, Nevada businesses that qualify as places of public accommodation are now prohibited from discriminating against individuals who are breastfeeding. As of July 1, breastfeeding is now...more

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[Webinar] Workplace Accommodations and Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Mothers: New Federal Law Requirement as of June 2023 -...

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Adams and Reese Partner Margaret Myers will lead a complimentary, one-hour CLE webinar to discuss Workplace Accommodations and Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Mothers: New Federal Law Requirement as of June 2023....more

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New Hampshire Adopts Workplace Accommodations for Nursing Mothers

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New legislation in New Hampshire will guarantee the right of nursing mothers to an unpaid break of 30 minutes to pump for every three hours of work beginning July 1, 2025. This new state law comes in the wake of the 2022...more

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Baby on the Way!… And So Are Accommodations for Pregnant Workers

Pregnant workers seeking workplace accommodations can expect a less bumpy ride ahead, due to the delivery of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The PWFA protects employees and applicants who have known limitations...more

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What to expect (from the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act) when you’re expecting

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Since 1978, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, has prohibited discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions.  However, for 45 years, the...more

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Understanding the New Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and Full Scope of Pregnancy-Related Discrimination Laws for Schools

On June 27, 2023, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) went into effect. This new law requires covered employers to provide “reasonable accommodations” for the known limitations of a worker relating to pregnancy,...more

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New “Pregnant Workers Fairness Act” and “Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act” Require Employers to...

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Under the new Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which took effect on June 27, 2023, employers are now required to provide “reasonable accommodations” to nursing and pregnant employees....more

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Employers Will Face More Pregnancy Accommodation Requests Under New Federal Law

The new Federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”), effective June 27, 2023, purports to expand current federal protections by requiring certain employers to provide “reasonable accommodations” to a worker’s known...more

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Minnesota Extends Protections and Accommodations for Pregnant and Lactating Employees

On May 24, 2023, Governor Tim Walz signed into law legislation that further expands protections for nursing and pregnant employees in Minnesota. The amendment, included in Senate File (SF) 3035, builds on the changes that...more

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Department of Labor Issues Guidance on New PUMP Act

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On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (“PUMP”) for Nursing Mothers Act into law. The law went into effect immediately, as we previously reported.  The United States Department...more

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Pregnancy rights for college and university employees

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On December 29, 2022, as part of the omnibus spending bill, Congress signed into law the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (“the PUMP Act”)....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Review and Revise: Prepare for PWFA’s June 27 Effective Date

You may recall that the Pregnant Works Fairness Act (PWFA) is modeled after the Americans with Disabilities Act and we blogged about the coming changes here. Given that the effective date is June 27, we’re back with an update...more

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New Protections for Working Mothers: The PUMP Act

Nursing mothers now have pumped up rights at work. Congress recently passed the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers (PUMP) Act which went into effect on December 29, 2022, and expands the employment...more

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President Biden Signs PUMP Act into Law, Increasing Employers’ Privacy Obligations to Pregnant Employees

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In late December of 2022, President Joe Biden signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (“the Act”). The Act contains a new privacy law called the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act,...more

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Congress Enacts New Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Workers

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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

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What do the PUMP Act and PWFA mean for employers?

Congress recently passed two pregnancy-related acts, the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers (PUMP) Act and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). While some of the Acts' provisions overlap with...more

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New Year, New Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Employees

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On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP) into law. Passage of these laws means that this coming...more

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New Federal Pregnancy Protections for Employees

As part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, Congress passed two new pregnancy-related laws requiring covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees due to pregnancy, childbirth, and related...more

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Congress Supports Pregnant and Breastfeeding Mothers with Two New Acts

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On December 29, 2022, Congress signed a $1.7 trillion bipartisan spending bill, which contains two noteworthy acts: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers...more

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An Expansion of Federal Protections For Pregnant and Nursing Workers

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On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (“PUMP Act”) as part of the Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Spending Bill....more

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Pregnant Employees Will Now Be Treated as “Disabled” Under Federal Law for Purposes of Reasonable Accommodation

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Historically, a pregnant woman with a “normal” pregnancy was not considered “disabled” under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), and, therefore, there was no requirement for employers to provide her with a reasonable...more

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Biden Signs into Law New Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Employees

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On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed the 2023 Omnibus Spending Bill into law. Buried in the legislation were two new laws providing additional protection for pregnant and nursing employees in the workplace: the...more

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Georgia Expands Lactation Break Law

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Georgia’s recent passage of a new lactation break law earlier this month has taken many employers by surprise – or may even be news to you. Over the past weeks, news headlines have been saturated with coverage on an array of...more

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South Carolina's New Lactation Support Act

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South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has signed into law the South Carolina Lactation Support Act (SC Lactation Act or the Act), which requires all South Carolina employers to provide reasonable break time, paid or unpaid,...more

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South Carolina Passes New Lactation Break Law

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Governor Henry McMaster recently signed the South Carolina Lactation Support Act into law, soon requiring all employers in South Carolina to make reasonable efforts to provide workers with reasonable break time and space to...more

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