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On May 14, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) in a 315-101 vote, moving the bill to the Senate for consideration. If passed, private sector employers with 15 or more employees and public sector employers will be required to make reasonable accommodations for pregnant workers (i.e., employees and job applicants with known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions). However, employers are not required to make an accommodation if it imposes an undue hardship on the employer’s business.
The PWFA makes it illegal to deny pregnant workers employment opportunities, retaliate against pregnant workers for requesting reasonable accommodations, and to force pregnant workers to take paid or unpaid leave if another reasonable accommodation is available. Private sector employees who are denied a reasonable accommodation under the PWFA w
The Act adds “sex” to some titles like “public accommodations,” and adds “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” in nearly all federal law, while also greatly expanding the scope of public accommodations. Originally and narrowly limited to restaurants, hotels, theaters, and other establishments (a function of efforts to prevent the rejection of racial minorities in public places during the dark days of segregation), the definition of public accommodation under the Act would be unilaterally expanded to include “any establishment that provides a good, service, or program.” And it would include “a store, shopping center, online retailer or service provider, salon, bank, gas station, food bank, service or care center, shelter, travel agency, or funeral parlor, or establishment that provides health care, accounting, or legal services.”
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