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workplace accommodations
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Employment Law Watch
New York Federal Appeals Court shifts standard for assessing workplace accommodations
By Mark S. Goldstein, Dylan Lembo
The workplace accommodation process associated with employee health conditions can be one of the trickiest HR issues for U.S. businesses to navigate. For employers in New York, Connecticut, and Vermont,…
Women's Rights NY
Is a High-Risk Pregnancy Considered a Disability Under the Law?
High-risk pregnancies can present significant medical challenges that may require workplace accommodations, including more frequent medical appointments, increased breaks, and activity restrictions. Many employees in New York and across the…
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
Eighth Circuit First to Consider EEOC Rule Including Abortion-Related Worker Accommodations
By Tracy Thomas
Bloomberg, First Appeals Court to Mull EEOC Abortion Accommodation Rule17 states to argue on appeal for injunction on pregnancy ruleUS Supreme Court’s Loper Bright decision likely to be raisedThe EEOC’s inclusion of…
Employment Law Watch
EEOC’s final rule on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act in flux
By Cindy Schmitt Minniti, Alexandra Manfredi, Corrie Buck
As we previously reported, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) final rule on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) went into effect on June 18, 2024. The final rule…
Religion Clause
Court Says EEOC Exceeded Its Authority in New Rules Under Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
In State of Louisiana v. EEOC, (WD LA, June 17, 2024), a Louisiana federal district court granted a preliminary injunction to the states of Louisiana and Mississippi, as well as to…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Federal Court Enjoins Part of the EEOC Regulations on Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act Regarding Abortion
By Tracy Thomas
The cases are State of Louisiana v. EEOC, et al., No 2:24-cv-00629 (W.D. La. June 17, 2024), and U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops v. EEOC, et al., No. 2:24-cv-00691 (W.D. La. June 17,…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
EEOC Releases Final Regulations for Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
By Anne Hall
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued final regulations for implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The final regulations come following a 60-day public comment period in…
HR Law Watch
New EEOC Pregnant Workers Rule Adds Requirements This Month
The U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission has issued its final regulations for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”), providing guidance for employers on implementing the PWFA in their workplaces and understanding…
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…