The new year brings new laws for employers. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP For Nursing Mothers Act) were adopted when President Joe Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 on Dec. 29, 2022. Read our full article for practical guidance for employers.
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Amount of Paid Leave Dramatically Increased Under D.C. Universal Paid Leave Law
By Teresa Burke Wright on
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 July 1, 2022.
Read more here.
Louisiana to Require Employers to Provide Reasonable Accommodations for Pregnancy
By Tara K. Burke on
Posted in Pregnancy
Beginning August 1, 2021, Louisiana employers will be required to provide reasonable accommodations to employees who need such accommodations due to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless it would pose an undue hardship on the employer. Read more about these developments from our Louisiana colleagues.
Minnesota Legislature Amends Lactation Breaks and Pregnancy Accommodation Provisions
By Gina K. Janeiro & Hadley M. Simonett on
Posted in Lactation Accommodation, Pregnancy
As part of the Omnibus Jobs and Economic Growth Finance and Policy Bill, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has approved an amendment relating to pregnancy accommodations and barring reducing compensation for lactation breaks, among other changes. The amendment goes into effect on January 1, 2022.
Under Minnesota law, employers must provide employees who need to express…
Connecticut Adds Additional Protections for Breastfeeding Workers
By Sally Welch St. Onge on
Posted in Lactation Accommodation, Pregnancy
Governor Ned Lamont has signed into law additional protections for breastfeeding workers. Connecticut law already requires all employers to “make reasonable efforts to provide a room or other location, in close proximity to the work area, other than a toilet” where an employee can express milk in private and also prohibits discrimination or retaliation against…
Indiana Enacts Pregnancy Accommodations Law, Effective in July 2021
Posted in Pregnancy
Understanding CFRA: How CFRA Works for Pregnant Employees
By Jennifer S. Grock on
On January 1, 2021, the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) expanded in several ways, including that small employers (those with 5 or more employees) must now provide up to 12 workweeks of CFRA leave within a 12-month period to eligible employees. With the expanded applicability of CFRA, it’s important for California employers to be aware…
Arizona Expands Employment Discrimination Laws to Prohibit Pregnancy Discrimination
By Stephanie M. Cerasano & Monica M. Ryden on
Posted in Pregnancy
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed into law a bill that prohibits employers from discriminating against workers based on pregnancy or childbirth.
Amending the Arizona Civil Rights Act, the bill (House Bill 2045) defines discrimination “because of sex” and “on the basis of sex” to include discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical…
DFEH Releases Family and Medical Leave Tool Kit
By Clarisse C. Petersen on
The Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), the administrative agency charged with enforcing the California Family Rights Act (CFRA), has released new documentation for Family and Medical Leave that reflects the expansion of CFRA which went into effect on January 1, 2021.
These new documents include the required poster for employers for both Family…
Tennessee Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
By Craig A. Cowart & Jennifer C. Kellett on
Posted in Pregnancy
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. The new law goes…