As of June 27 the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act PFWA took full effect and the EEOC can penalize employers found in violation. The law requires employers with more than 15 workers to provide reasonable accommodations for workers who are pregnant or recently gave birth.
We have seen dramatic change in the makeup of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) under President Biden. Two former counsels to the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) – David Prouty, and Gwynne Wilcox – were named to the NLRB while Peter Ohy was named NLRB general counsel and Jennifer Abruzzo became permanent general counsel. Abruzzo immediately began encouraging the board to reinstitute the Joy Silk Mills doctrine, which allows organizing elections to be decided by card-check instead of needing to go to a full vote, providing a real boost for organizing efforts.