Called the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), it requires employers with 15 or more employees to make reasonable accommodations when workers need them because of pregnancy, childbirth ...

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued guidance to assist health care providers in addressing ...

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide reasonable accommodations ...

As the conclusion of the lame-duck Congress approaches, there is mounting pressure on the Senate to pass the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). On its face, the PWFA fills a gap in employment ...

As the EEOC brings its first enforcement actions under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, Rebecca Lianos of AbsenceSoft ...

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), went into effect on June 27, 2023. On April 15, 2024, the EEOC issued its final regulation to carry out the law. The final regulation is effective as of June ...

After the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act took effect in June 2023, Publix granted the employee’s request to work from home, with breaks as needed, according to the lawsuit. Shortly before her due ...

The EEOC initiated a lawsuit to obtain its first subpoena under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, seeking information from a freight transportation and logistics services personnel provider accused ...

The regulation also gives the EEOC enforcement power on the issue. Prior to Congress passing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act in 2022, the agency had limited ability to investigate cases where ...

Yet that is what happened with the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The act passed by Congress in December 2022 fills a long-standing gap in employment-discrimination law. It requires ...

Starting today, employers will have to abide by the final guidance on how the EEOC will enforce the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Employers must accommodate abortions and birth control ...