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EEOC Issues Final Regulations to Implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

Jai HookerApril 17, 2024Legislative Updates

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued final regulations and Interpretative Guidance to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The PWFA went into effect on June 27, 2023.

Appellate Court Addresses How Much Information Employee Must Submit to Support an Accommodation Request

Tasha PattersonDecember 15, 2022Legislative Updates

One of the many difficult issues employers face under the ADA is determining what information a disabled employee must provide to an employer to trigger the employer’s duty to accommodate a disability. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit addressed that question for the first time in Owens v. Georgia.

Amount of Paid Leave Dramatically Increased Under D.C. Universal Paid Leave Law

Tasha PattersonMarch 11, 2022Legislative Updates

Due to a surplus in the District of Columbia’s Universal Paid Leave Fund, the number of weeks of paid leave available to D.C. workers under D.C.’s Universal Paid Leave Act will significantly increase on Jul. 1, 2022.

Indiana Enacts Pregnancy Accommodations Law, Effective in July 2021

Tasha PattersonApril 23, 2021Legislative Updates

A new Indiana statute sets out the process for pregnant workers to seek a reasonable accommodation from their employers. The new law applies to employers with at least 15 employees. It goes into effect on Jul. 1, 2021.

Understanding CFRA: How CFRA Works for Pregnant Employees

Tasha PattersonFebruary 24, 2021Legislative Updates

On Jan. 1, 2021, the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) expanded in several ways, including that small employers (those with five or more employees) must now provide up to 12 workweeks of CFRA leave within a 12-month period to eligible employees.

Arizona Expands Employment Discrimination Laws to Prohibit Pregnancy Discrimination

Tasha PattersonFebruary 19, 2021Legislative Updates

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed into law a bill that prohibits employers from discriminating against workers based on pregnancy or childbirth.

Tennessee Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

Tasha PattersonJuly 2, 2020Legislative Updates

The “Tennessee Pregnant Workers Fairness Act” (Senate Bill 2520) requires every employer with at least 15 employees to make a reasonable accommodation for an employee’s or prospective employee’s medical needs arising from pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless such accommodation would impose an undue hardship on business operations.

Pregnancy Accommodation Case Turns on Similar Ability to Do the Job, Not “Similarly Situated” Test

Tasha PattersonApril 23, 2020Legislative Updates

In Durham v. Rural/Metro. Corp., the Eleventh Circuit held that a pregnant employee, who was denied light duty after being placed on lifting restrictions, satisfied the fourth prong of the prima facie case by establishing that her employer had accommodated others who could not lift due to on-the-job injuries.

Governor Planning Big Changes to California Leave Laws

Tasha PattersonFebruary 7, 2020Legislative Updates

As California employers continue to grapple with recent legislation effective Jan. 1, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom is releasing his plans for even more employment legislation.

Pittsburgh Issues Guidance on Pregnancy Accommodation

Tasha PattersonApril 29, 2019Legislative Updates

The Pittsburgh pregnancy accommodation ordinance has been in effect since Mar. 15, 2019.

Pittsburgh Now Requires Pregnancy Accommodations for Employees and Partners

Tasha PattersonMarch 12, 2019Legislative Updates

In major news for employers in Pittsburgh, the City Council unanimously passed a new ordinance greatly expanding protections for pregnant employees and imposing several new requirements on private employers, much like those under the federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, and related EEOC guidance.