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New Federal Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Workers

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During the 2022 holiday season, the U.S. Congress passed, and President Joe Biden signed, a bipartisan omnibus spending bill, the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act. This bill included two particularly notable measures relating to workplace accommodation: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP for Nursing Mothers … Continued

New Guidance on Pregnancy Enforcement From The EEOC – It Impacts Leaves of Absence and Workplace Accommodations

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By Megan Holstein and Lori Welty The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) just updated its guidance regarding pregnant employees. We’ve been waiting for this: on June 14th, the EEOC announced its issuance of a new guidance for employers regarding pregnancy discrimination and accommodations for pregnancy-related conditions under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) and the Americans with Disabilities … Continued