Workplace Accommodations for Pregnant and Postpartum Workers
This new law aims to ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for employees who are pregnant, have recently given birth, or have related medical conditions. Employers will be required to adjust working conditions to meet their needs, unless doing so would cause undue hardship to the business. The act seeks to protect women from discrimination and promote their health and economic security.
Key points
Employers must provide reasonable accommodations for pregnant, postpartum, or related medical conditions, unless it causes undue hardship.
Prohibits employers from forcing alternative accommodations, denying job opportunities due to accommodation needs, requiring leave if other accommodations are possible, or retaliating against employees requesting accommodations.
The act provides employees with legal remedies for violations, including damages, with certain limitations if the employer made good faith efforts.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will issue detailed regulations and examples of reasonable accommodations within two years of the act's enactment.
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