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Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) Update
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Employment Law Now VIII-152 - Part 2 of 2 on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (Attorney Interview)
Employment Law Now VIII-151 - EEOC Commissioner Interview: Part 1 of 2 on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
The Burr Morning Show: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Employment Law Now VII-136 - Summer 2023 Wrap-Up Part 2
The Burr Broadcast Aug. 2023: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Employment Law Now VII-130- An Interview With EEOC Commissioner (Vice Chair) Jocelyn Samuels
DE Under 3: EEOC & DOJ Technical Guidance for Employer’s AI Use; Upcoming EEOC Hearing; Event for Mental Health in the Workplace
Top Three Pregnancy Pitfalls for Employers
Hot Spots in Employment Law 2022
Illegal or ill-mannered? Title VII meets Ms. Manners
Employment Law This Week®: DOL’s RFI on Overtime Rule, NLRA Doesn’t Preempt NYSHRL, SF’s Salary History Law, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Part 1 of 2: My Sit-Down Interview With Former EEOC General Counsel David Lopez
Episode 10: Pregnancy Discrimination Insights (Hint: It's Not Just About The FMLA)
Pregnancy In the Workplace...Hot Off the Press
As everyone in Human Resources knows by now, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) requires employers to reasonably accommodate employees because of pregnancy and conditions related to pregnancy. In case you missed it, we...more
A (not so) perfect cluster. Happy new year, everybody. During the holidays, a federal judge in Wisconsin ruled that an employee’s pregnancy discrimination claim will go to a jury. The plaintiff (we’ll call her “Katy”) was...more
In this second of Michael Schmidt's two-part series on the federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), he is joined by his Cozen O'Connor colleague, Debbie Friedman, to discuss the scope of the PWFA from a practicing...more
On September 10, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed the first-ever lawsuit under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The EEOC filed suit in the Western District of Kentucky claiming Wabash...more
This spring, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a press release that its Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) would be published in the Code of Federal Regulations in April and become effective in...more
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant workers and protects workers from discrimination and retaliation for seeking accommodations. The PWFA has been in...more
A federal judge in Louisiana granted a temporary injunction that prevents the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) from enforcing protections for workers seeking an abortion....more
On April 19, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) finalized its rule implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). Congress passed the PWFA to require employers to reasonably accommodate employees...more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its final regulations and interpretative guidance implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) on April 15, 2024. The Guidance will be effective on June 18,...more
The final rule and Guidance issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) this week on the Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act of 2023 (PWFA) answers the question of “what took so long?”...more
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published proposed regulations on August 11, 2023, regarding the recently enacted Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). Those regulations will be subject to a sixty-day...more
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
On August 11, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for enabling rules to the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). Congress passed the PWFA to address gaps...more
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
As reported in our January 10 alert, the federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) goes into effect on June 27. While our prior alert contained the details of this new law, here are a few practical steps to...more
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
While You Were Sleeping (or Traveling or Watching Football) During the Holidays. . .Two New Federal Laws Affecting Pregnant Workers Were Passed - Two updates to start the New Year include the Providing Urgent Maternal...more
While the final days of 2022 may have been quiet for some, Congress pushed forward a significant win for pregnant and nursing workers, thanks to two pieces of legislation included in the federal Consolidated Appropriations...more
Now that the Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) went into effect April 1, 2018, it is time for employers to confirm that they are taking steps to ensure compliance with the PWFA....more
• The Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (the Act), signed into law on July 27, 2017, becomes effective on April 1, 2018. • The Act expressly forbids discrimination against employees due to pregnancy or...more