Topic
Menopause
46 published works
Agricultural Law & Rural Practice | Solo Small Firm & General Practice Section
Illinois Employers Face New IHRA Compliance Obligations in 2027: Disparate Impact Liability and Menopause Accommodations
By Hailey Golds
Beginning January 1, 2027, Illinois employers will face expanded obligations under the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA). New amendments increase potential liability for employment policies that disproportionately affect protected groups…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Evolving Legal Protections and Benefits for Employees Experiencing Menopause
By By: Lucas J. Asper, Leslie E. Wallis
Quick Hits A growing number of states and localities are passing laws to prohibit workplace discrimination based on menopause or perimenopause. Menopause symptoms may be covered under the ADA, depending…
Labor & Employment Insights
Press (Meno)Pause and Consider Accommodations for Women’s Health and Related Symptoms
By Timia A. Skelton, Jennifer M. Trulock
For years, menopause and its related symptoms have been treated as a taboo subject. That is changing fast. Celebrities and public figures have put their own experiences with menopause and…
Agricultural Law & Rural Practice | Solo Small Firm & General Practice Section
Illinois Broadens Workplace Protections Through the Menopause Equity and Care Act
By Hall Render
On August 7, 2026, Illinois joined a growing number of jurisdictions expanding legal protections to employees experiencing menopause-related conditions by signing into law the Illinois Menopause Equity and Care Act…
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Five Labor and Employment Developments to Know – August 2026
Employer Takeaways Illinois employers must prepare for expanded menopause accommodation requirements by January 1, 2027. Employers should ensure employees affirmatively sign arbitration agreements. The NLRB may revisit several Biden-era labor…
Davis+Gilbert PERKS
New Illinois Law Requires Accommodations for Menopause-Related Conditions
Governor Pritzker has signed the Illinois Menopause Equity and Care Act. In doing so, Illinois has followed Rhode Island and Philadelphia, in including menopause-related conditions as a protected status under the…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Illinois’ Menopause Equity and Care Act Expands Employment Protections
By Sarah J. Gasperini, Alison B. Crane, John Cratty
On August 7, 2026, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the Illinois Menopause Equity and Care Act, making Illinois one of the first states to include menopause-related conditions as a protected…
The Employer Handbook Blog
A New Bill Would Make Menopause Its Own Protected Category. Here’s What It Requires
Menopause is about to get its own line in the U.S. Code, if two House members get their way. Water bottles, bathroom breaks, and sit-or-stand accommodations would become presumptively reasonable…
Women's Rights NY
Finally! The Federal Menopause Protection at Work Bill is Here!
By Jack Tuckner, Esq. Finally! For two years I’ve been telling you, in my newsletter and from every social media platform, podcast and stage that would have me, that federal…
Women's Rights NY
Menopausal Workers’ Fairness Act to Protect Women in the Workplace Introduced
Reps. Dingell and Clarke Introduce Menopausal Workers’ Fairness Act to Protect Women in the Workplace On July 14, 2026, U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Yvette Clarke (D-NY) introduced the…