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Reasonable Accommodation
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EEOC Issues New Rules for Pregnant Workers
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act is now in effect, as of June 27, 2023. It applies to most employers with 15 or more employees. It requires employers to grant reasonable…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
Not all reasonable accommodation standards are created equally
Consider this example, and then let's talk. Lydia works as a cellar person in a brewery. The essential functions of her job include the ability to lift up to 40…
Labor & Employment Law Perspectives
EEOC’S Proposed Regulations Interpret the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
By Taylor Appling, Carrie Hoffman
As our readers may be aware, President Biden ended 2022 by signing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) into law. The PWFA requires employers with at least 15 employees to provide…
Vedder Works
EEOC Proposes Regulations for Implementation of Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
On August 7, 2023, the EEOC announced its proposed regulations relating to the enforcement of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”). Passed in 2022, the PWFA requires employers to provide…
Davis+Gilbert PERKS
EEOC Proposes Regulations Implementing Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Further to our previous PERKS post on the federal Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act -- Yesterday, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released proposed regulations (2023-17041.pdf) for implementing the Pregnant…
Tucker Arensberg Blog
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: What Employers Need to Know
Ashley J. Puchalski, Esq. apuchalski@tuckerlaw.com, (412) 594-5509 The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) is a new federal law that went into effect on June 27, 2023, requiring covered employers to provide reasonable…
FB Employment Discrimination Blog
Employers Should Not Turn A Blind Eye To Employees With Vision Disabilities
Picture this: a young adult gets a new job at an upscale fish market. The adult, let’s call him Sam, tells his supervisor that while he wears contacts, he has…
Levy Employment Law Blog
EEOC Guidance Provides Pathways and Considerations for Accommodating the Hearing Disabled
By Tracey Levy
I currently stand on a precipice, as the waning days of Disability Pride Month this July also represent a final countdown to when a cochlear implant surgery will make me…
Davis+Gilbert PERKS
EEOC Issues New Guidance on Visual Disabilities and the ADA
This week, the EEOC issued an updated technical assistance document titled: Visual Disabilities in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This guidance explains how the ADA protects job applicants…
Hiring To Firing Law Blog
Accommodation Requirements for Pregnant Employees Are Similar to ADA Protections
By Tracey Diamond, Patrick DeSabato*, Jennifer Ciccarelli
Q: Does the federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) require workplaces to change their accommodation and leave practices in a significant way? A: Potentially. The PWFA requires covered employers to…