Final Regulations Released: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Formally published on April 19, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released the final regulations and interpretive guidance implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). It will be published in the Federal Register 60 days later (June 18, 2024). The PWFA went into effect on June 27, 2023---the EEOC provides important clarifications and insights into how the EEOC will enforce the law. It requires employers with at least 15 employees and other covered entities to provide reasonable accommodations to a qualified employee's or applicant's known limitations related to, affected by, or arising out of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless the accommodation will cause undue hardship on the operation of the employer's business. JacksonLewis provides key PWFA requirements: Under the PWFA, an employee has two ways to establish they are a “qualified employee”: Like under the Americans with Dis...