Employers operating in South Carolina are now required to post the new Employment Discrimination notice supplied by the Human Affairs Commission to fulfill the South Carolina Pregnancy Accommodations Act poster requirement. The Pregnancy Accommodations Act is a new law already in effect which requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to job applicants and employees who Read more
Colorado has enacted a new Pregnancy Accommodation Law prohibiting discrimination in employment based on pregnancy, childbirth, and related health conditions. The law also requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to job applicants and employees affected by pregnancy-related conditions. An employer is not required to provide accommodations that would impose an undue hardship on the employer’s Read more
Last January 1, Illinois’ Pregnancy Accommodation Act, also known as the “Pregnancy Fairness Act”, went into effect protecting pregnant workers from employment discrimination and requiring employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees, and job applicants, for conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or medical or common conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth. New administrative rules implementing Read more
by Kathleen White, Research & Compliance Attention District of Columbia employers – DC has finally released the Protecting Pregnant Workers Fairness Act(PPWFA) mandatory workplace posting. The PPWFA requires employers to provide reasonable workplace accommodations for employees whose ability to perform the functions of a job is limited by pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or a related medical condition, unless the accommodation Read more
Summer is just around the corner and already employers are planning for the arrival of unpaid interns to join their workplace ranks. As defined under federal, state and local law, the term “unpaid intern” generally refers to a closely supervised individual who works for an employer on a temporary basis and the work provides training Read more
The Illinois Human Rights Act was recently amended to strengthen the protection of pregnant women in the workplace and to require all Illinois employers to post the new notice of pregnancy rights to inform employees of the employer’s obligation to make pregnancy accommodations. The law goes into effect January 1, 2015. The law provides that Read more
The EEOC has just released its Enforcement Guidance: Pregnancy Discrimination and Related Issues, adopting new and substantive changes to the way federal law impacts workplace treatment of pregnancy. The guidance is divided into four sections: The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) – The PDA requires accommodations for pregnant women, regardless of the severity of their pregnancy-related Read more
Pregnancy Discrimination & Accommodation New Jersey recently enacted legislation prohibiting employers from discriminating against female employees on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions. The law also requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to female employees affected by pregnancy or a related medical condition. Reasonable accommodation may include: bathroom breaks water breaks periodic Read more
Federal Law When an employer is notified that an employee is pregnant or has a pregnancy-related limitation or disability, three federal laws often come to mind: the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Under these laws, an employer may have to accommodate a Read more
New York City’s mayor has amended the Human Rights Law expanding protections against discrimination for pregnant employees. The amendment broadens pregnancy protections beyond accommodation as a disability. It requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to an employee based on the needs of her pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition. The amendment is effective January 30, Read more
