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Pregnancy
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San Francisco Criminal Lawyer Blog
Pregnancy is not grounds for termination from work release program
In re LATASHA RILEY on Habeas Corpus. (Cal. Ct. App., Dec. 12, 2025, No. A174426) 2025 WL 3563320 Summary: Latasha Riley was sentenced to four years of probation and a…
Disability Insurance Blog
Can I File a Disability Claim for Pregnancy? Part II
As explained in our previous post, some disability insurance policies indicate that they won’t pay benefits due to pregnancy or childbirth, but that they will cover a disability due to…
Disability Insurance Blog
Can I File a Disability Claim for Pregnancy? Part I
Can you file a successful disability insurance claim if you are not able to work due to pregnancy? The answer is, it depends on the provisions of your specific policy.…
Regulatory Oversight
Eighth Circuit Finds State Standing to Challenge EEOC’s Pregnancy Accommodation Rules
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team, Jeff Johnson, Lauren Hancock Miller
Last week, in Tennessee v. EEOC, the Eighth Circuit reversed a district court's decision and reinstated a lawsuit by 17 states (led by the Tennessee and Arkansas attorneys general (AGs)),…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
New Book on the History of the Invention of the Pregnancy Test
By Tracy Thomas
Karen Weingarten, Pregnancy TestIn the 1970s, the invention of the home pregnancy test changed what it means to be pregnant. For the first time, women could use a technology in…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
The Reasonable Pregnant Worker under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
By Tracy Thomas
Madeleine Gyory, The Reasonable Pregnant Worker, 113 Calif. L. Rev. ___ (forthcoming 2025)Pregnant workers often need changes to their work responsibilities to stay healthy during pregnancy while earning a needed…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
The Future of Sex Discrimination Law in Cases of Pregnancy and Sport
By Tracy Thomas
Katharine K. Baker, Gender (Discrimination) Trouble, South Carolina L. Rev. (forthcoming) The LGBTQ civil rights movement has upended traditional understandings of what it means to be male or female. Building on…
Davis+Gilbert PERKS
PWFA Regulations Take Effect: What Employers Need to Know
Ahead of the June 18 effective date for the EEOC’s implementing regulations under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, Davis+Gilbert LLP Labor + Employment attorneys Sharon Cohen and Caroline Libby outline…
The Energy Law Blog
Greater Protections for Pregnant Workers Borne Out of the EEOC’s Final PWFA Rule
By Thomas J. McGoey II, Ellen D. George
The EEOC recently issued its final regulations interpreting the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (the “PWFA”). The final rule, which becomes effective June 18, 2024, provides clarity regarding: (1) who and…
Davis+Gilbert PERKS
New York Expands Leave Rights for Pregnant Employees
New York becomes the first state to require paid prenatal leave for pregnant employees. Beginning January 1, 2025, employers in New York will be required to provide up to 20…